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{{quote|''"[[The Heart|Shepherd]] [[Badass Preacher|Book]] always said, "if you can't [[Shoot the Dog|do something smart]], [[Honor Before Reason|do something]] '''[[Honor Before Reason|right]]'''"."''|'''Jayne Cobb''' ([[Sociopathic Hero|ironically]]), ''[[Serenity]]''}}
{{quote|''"Everyone was guilty of something. Vimes knew that. Every copper knew it. That was how you maintained your authority. Everyone, talking to a copper, was secretly afraid you could see their guilty secret written on their forehead. You couldn't, of course. [[The Fettered|But neither were you supposed to drag someone off the street and smash their fingers with a hammer until they told you what it was.]]"''|[[Terry Pratchett]]|''[[
{{quote|''"Optimism is what gets us out of bed in the morning. People with depression aren't pessimistic, they're realistic. That's why they're depressed."''|'''Dr Richard Wiseman'''}}
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{{quote|''"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears this is true."''|'''James Branch Cabell''', ''The Silver Stallion''.}}
{{quote|''"A cynic is what an idealist calls a realist."''|'''[[The Humphrey|Sir Humphrey Appleby]]'''
{{quote|''"[[Ernest Hemingway]] once wrote, 'The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.' I agree with the second part."''|'''Somerset''', ''[[Se7en]]''}}
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{{quote|''"Daniel and I both want to resolve this peacefully. It's just that only one of us believes that's possible."''|'''[[Implacable Man|Joshua Graham]]''', ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''}}
{{quote|''"You think there are the good people and the bad people. You are wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides."''|'''Vetinari''', ''[[
{{quote|''"My queen, all you say is true. But Rhaegar lost on the Trident. He lost the battle, he lost the war, he lost the kingdom, and he lost his life. His blood swirled downriver with the rubies from his breastplate, and Robert the Usurper rode over his corpse to steal the Iron Throne. Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought honorably. And Rhaegar '''died'''."''|'''Ser Jorah Mormont''', ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire|A Storm of Swords]]''}}
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