“However, we continue to hear truly inspirational stories of wizards and witches risking their own safety to protect Muggle friends and neighbors, often without the Muggles’ knowledge. I’d like to appeal to all our listeners to emulate their example, perhaps by casting a protective charm over any Muggle dwellings in your street. Many lives could be saved if such simple measures are taken.”
“And what would you say, Royal, to those listeners who reply that in these dangerous times, it should be ‘Wizards first’?” asked Lee.
“I’d say that it’s one short step from ‘Wizards first’ to ‘Purebloods first,’ and then to ‘Death Eaters,'” replied Kinglsey. “We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.”
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
Buffy: How is he?
Willow: He’s shot! Are you okay?
Oz: I, uh, I’m shot! Y’know. Wow! It’s odd! And painful.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 10 – “What’s My Line, Part 2”
Ever since Stephen Maturin had grown rich with their first prize he had constantly laid in great quantities of asafetida, castoreum and other substances, to make his medicines more revolting in taste, smell and texture than any others in the fleet; and he found it answered — his hardy patients knew with their entire beings that they were being physicked.
Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian
Hi everyone! My regular readers (yes I know who you are, yes I appreciate you more than I have the words to express) will have noticed that I didn’t post a recap/reaction to last week’s Agents of SHIELD, and this post isn’t one for this week’s episode. Honestly, I’ve just been too busy to post much of anything lately, and as such you haven’t seen new reviews, trailers, or any other articles in the past few weeks. I still haven’t finished my review of Insurgent. However, this isn’t going to last, and I’ll be back to posting more regularly soon.
Quark: Whatever happened to survival of the fittest? Whatever happened to the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Whatever happened to pure, unadulterated greed?
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 24 – “The Dogs of War”
“What about Luna?”
“Well, if they’re telling the truth and she’s still alive —” began Ron.
“Don’t say that, don’t say it!” squealed Hermione. “She must be alive, she must!”
“Then she’ll be in Azkaban, I expect,” said Ron. “Whether she survives the place, though . . . Loads don’t. . . .”
“She will,” said Harry. He could not bear to contemplate the alternative. “She’s tough, Luna, much tougher than you’d think. She’s probably teaching all the inmates about Wrackspurts and Nargles.”
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
Oz: Hey.
Willow: Hey! Your hair! Is brown!
Oz: Oh, yeah, sometimes. So, uh, did you decide? Are you gonna be a Corporate Computer Suit Guy?
Willow: Oh. Uh, well, I-I think I’m gonna finish high school first. What about you?
Oz: I’m not really a computer person, you know. Or a work of any kind person.
Willow: They why’d they select you?
Oz: Oh, I sorta test well. Y’know, which is cool. E-except that it leads to jobs.
Willow: Well, don’t you have some ambition?
Oz: Oh, yeah! Yeah. E-flat, diminished ninth.
Willow: Huh?
Oz: Well, the E-flat, it’s, it’s doable, but that diminished ninth, y’know, it’s a man’s chord. Now, you could lose a finger.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 10 – “What’s My Line, Part 2”
The Love Pirate 