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{{quote|''"Don't worry. A violent death is the last thing that'll happen to you."''|'''[[Psychopathic Manchild|Teatime]]''', ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Hogfather|Hogfather]]''}}
{{quote|''"Don't worry. A violent death is the last thing that'll happen to you."''|'''[[Psychopathic Manchild|Teatime]]'''|''[[Hogfather]]''}}


{{quote|'''Lawyer''': Can you describe your job?<br />
{{quote|'''Lawyer''': Can you describe your job?
'''Veronica''': Yes.<br />
'''Veronica''': Yes.
'''Lawyer''': How would you describe your job?<br />
'''Lawyer''': How would you describe your job?
'''Veronica''': ''Cleverly''.|''[[Better Off Ted]]''}}
'''Veronica''': ''Cleverly''.
|''[[Better Off Ted]]''}}


{{quote|'''Jacob''': Hey, Elspeth. Does that look like lunch to you? ''[points at a restaurant]''<br />
{{quote|'''Jacob''': Hey, Elspeth. Does that look like lunch to you? ''[points at a restaurant]''
'''Elspeth''': That looks like a building to me, but it probably contains something that looks like lunch.|''[[Luminosity (Fanfic)|Luminosity]]''}}
'''Elspeth''': That looks like a building to me, but it probably contains something that looks like lunch.
|''[[Luminosity]]''}}


{{quote|''"Titania has already laid down the law. We've obeyed it. Not our fault if what she decreed was not what she wanted."''|'''Lily''', ''[[The Dresden Files]]: Proven Guilty''}}
{{quote|''"Titania has already laid down the law. We've obeyed it. Not our fault if what she decreed was not what she wanted."''|'''Lily''', ''[[The Dresden Files]]: Proven Guilty''}}


{{quote|'''Voice of the Bug''': Place... projectile weapon... on the ground.<br />
{{quote|'''Voice of the Bug''': Place... projectile weapon... on the ground.
'''Edgar''': You can have my gun ''([[Dramatic Gun Cock|cocks it]])'' when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.<br />
'''Edgar''': You can have my gun ''([[Dramatic Gun Cock|cocks it]])'' when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
'''Bug''': Your proposal is acceptable. |''[[Men in Black (Film)|Men in Black]]''}}
'''Bug''': Your proposal is acceptable.
|''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''}}


{{quote|'''Batman''': [[Unhand Them, Villain!|Let her go.]]<br />
{{quote|'''Batman''': [[Unhand Them, Villain!|Let her go.]]
'''[[The Joker]]''': Very poor choice of words. *drops Rachel Dawes out of a window*|''[[The Dark Knight]]''}}
'''[[The Joker]]''': Very poor choice of words.
''drops Rachel Dawes out of a window''
|''[[The Dark Knight]]''}}


{{quote|'''Mapleshade''': Remember your promise? Remember the ''exact words''? You vow to put your clan above everything else you want? Your mother, father, mate, kits, and leader! From that one promise, I could take everything precious to you!|''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|Warrior Cats]]''}}
{{quote|'''Mapleshade''': Remember your promise? Remember the ''exact words''? You vow to put your clan above everything else you want? Your mother, father, mate, kits, and leader! From that one promise, I could take everything precious to you!|''[[Warrior Cats]]''}}


{{quote|"The Emperor wants the thaumaturge alive; everyone else can die," Berne said simply.<br />
{{quote|"The Emperor wants the thaumaturge alive; everyone else can die," Berne said simply.
This particular instruction had been carefully planned; he had to be able to say truthfully to Ma'elKoth that he didn't ''order'' a massacre.|''[[The Acts of Caine (Literature)|Heroes Die]]''}}
This particular instruction had been carefully planned; he had to be able to say truthfully to Ma'elKoth that he didn't ''order'' a massacre.|''[[The Acts of Caine|Heroes Die]]''}}


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Latest revision as of 21:51, 12 August 2023
"Don't worry. A violent death is the last thing that'll happen to you."
—Teatime, Hogfather

Lawyer: Can you describe your job?
Veronica: Yes.
Lawyer: How would you describe your job?
Veronica: Cleverly.

—Better Off Ted

Jacob: Hey, Elspeth. Does that look like lunch to you? [points at a restaurant]
Elspeth: That looks like a building to me, but it probably contains something that looks like lunch.

—Luminosity
"Titania has already laid down the law. We've obeyed it. Not our fault if what she decreed was not what she wanted."
—Lily, The Dresden Files: Proven Guilty

Voice of the Bug: Place... projectile weapon... on the ground.
Edgar: You can have my gun (cocks it) when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
Bug: Your proposal is acceptable.

—Men in Black

Batman: Let her go.
The Joker: Very poor choice of words.
drops Rachel Dawes out of a window

—The Dark Knight
Mapleshade: Remember your promise? Remember the exact words? You vow to put your clan above everything else you want? Your mother, father, mate, kits, and leader! From that one promise, I could take everything precious to you!
—Warrior Cats

"The Emperor wants the thaumaturge alive; everyone else can die," Berne said simply.

This particular instruction had been carefully planned; he had to be able to say truthfully to Ma'elKoth that he didn't order a massacre.
—Heroes Die
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