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# Bonus points if a character [[Title Drop|quotes the title in the work itself]].
Despite the name, the quote need not come from literature ''per se''. The most common non-literary sources for titles are probably songs (see also [[Titled After the Song]]) and political speeches. Many of these quotes will be [[Stock Quotes]]. A subtrope of [[Shout
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[
** ''In The Beginning'' (movie made from the pilot) (Genesis 1:1 or John 1:1)
** "Revelations"
** "Passing Through Gethsemane" (allusion to Matthew 26:36 or Mark 14:32)
* ''[[
** "Valley of Darkness" (Psalms 23:4)
** "Exodus"
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** "Brother's Keeper" (Genesis 4:9)
* ''[[Quantum Leap]]''
** "The Right Hand of God'' ([
** "Thou Shalt Not" (Exodus 20 or Deuteronomy 5)
** "Deliver Us From Evil" (Matthew 6:13)
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* Kate Wilhelm
** ''[[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]'', novel (Sonnet 73)
* [[Philip K. Dick (Creator)|Philip K Dick]]
** "Time Out Of Joint", novel (Hamlet, I.v)
* "The Fault in our Stars", novel by John Green (Julius Ceasar)
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** "Star-Crossed" (''[[Romeo and Juliet (Theatre)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' I.i)
** "Be All My Sins Remembered" (''[[Hamlet (Theatre)|Hamlet]]'' III.i)
* ''[[
** "The Quality of Mercy" (''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' IV.i)
** "The Paragon of Animals" (''[[Hamlet (Theatre)|Hamlet]]'' II.ii)
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* ''... Nothing Like the Sun'', double album by Sting (Sonnet 130)
* "The Dogs of War", song by Pink Floyd (''[[Julius Caesar (Theatre)|Julius Caesar]]'' III.i)
* ''[[
== Lord Acton ==
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** And the ''[[Ashes to Ashes|Life On Mars]]'' [[Ashes to Ashes|spinoff]] named after it.
* "Ashes to Ashes", Season Six Episode of ''[[Star Trek Voyager (TV)|Star Trek Voyager]]''
* "Dust to Dust", ''[[
* "Dust to Dust", ''[[War of the Worlds (TV)|War of the Worlds]]'' episode
* ''An Excellent Mystery'', [[Brother Cadfael (Literature)|Brother Cadfael]] novel by [[Ellis Peters]] (The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony)
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== Ray Bradbury ==
* ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' - The [[Michael Moore]] documentary about the presidency of [[George W. Bush]], referencing Bradbury's classic ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]''. Mr. Bradbury accused Mr. Moore of "stealing" his title, though he himself has invoked the [[Literary Allusion Title]] several times in his career.
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* "O Little Town...", ''[[Eureka]]'' episode ("O Little Town of Bethlehem", Christmas carol)
* ''The Silent Stars Go By'', a science fiction novel by James White, 1991.
* ''The Silent Stars Go By'', a [[
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== Child Ballads / folk songs ==
* "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place", episode of ''[[
* ''[[Lord Peter Wimsey|Strong Poison]]'' by [[Dorothy L Sayers]] ("Lord Randall", [[Child Ballad]] #12)
* "When the Bough Breaks", episode of ''[[Castle]]'' ("Rockabye Baby", traditional lullaby)
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* "The Mystery of the Old Curio Shop", ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' episode (an allusion to Dickens' ''The Old Curiosity Shop'')
* ''He Do The Time Police In Different Voices'', collection of [[David Langford]]'s parody work (alluding to the line "he do the Police in different voices" in ''Our Mutual Friend'')
* "A Christmas Carol", ''[[
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* "Miles to Go Before I Sleep", song recorded by Celine Dion ("Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening", poem)
* ''Perish Twice'', novel by Robert B. Parker ("Fire and Ice", poem)
* "Road Less Traveled", ''[[
* "Road Not Taken", ''Stargate: SG-1'' episode ("The Road Not Taken", poem)
* "Road Not Taken", ''[[MacGyver]]'' episode ("The Road Not Taken", poem)
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== John F. Kennedy ==
* "Long Twilight Struggle", ''[[
* ''[[Twilight Struggle]]'', board game
* ''[[Justice League the New Frontier]]'', DC comic book by Darwyn Cooke ("New Frontier" speech, 1960)
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* "The Bug, the Witch, and the Robot", ''[[Sluggy Freelance (Webcomic)|Sluggy Freelance]]'' arc (play on ''[[The Lion the Witch And The Wardrobe]]'', novel)
* "The Toad, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", ''[[X-Men Evolution (Animation)|X-Men Evolution]]'' episode
* "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe", ''[[
* "The Lyin', the Watch, and the Wardrobe", ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' episode
* "The Great Divorce", a short story by Kelly Link (title of [[The Great Divorce|an allegory]])
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== Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ==
* ''The Children's Hour'', play by Lillian Hellman (title of poem)
* ''The Children's Hour'', novelette and later novel from the Man-Kzin Wars series, by Jerry Pournelle and [[
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** ''The Crimson Petal and the White'', novel by Michael Faber ("The Princess", poem)
* Live Action TV
** "[[Doctor Who
* Movies
** ''[[Kind Hearts and Coronets]]'' ("Lady Clara Vere de Vere", poem)
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== Mark Twain ==
* Live Action TV
** "The War Prayer", episode of ''[[
** "Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics", episode of ''[[The West Wing]]'' ("Chapters from My Autobiography", essay)
* Western Animation
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