“Oh, why don’t we have a night off?” Said Hermione brightly, as a silver-tailed Weasley rocket zoomed past the window. “After all, the Easter holidays start on Friday, we’ll have plenty of time then. . . .”
“Are you feeling all right?” Ron asked, staring at her in disbelief.
“Now you mention it,” said Hermione happily, “d’you know . . . I think I’m feeling a bit . . . rebellious.”
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J. K. Rowling
Worf: We consider Klingon women our partners in battle. They’re the mothers of our children.
Jadzia Dax: And a lot of fun at parties too.
Worf: True.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 4: Episode 22 – “To The Death”
She said nothing, but marched Harry and Marietta to the door. As it swung closed behind them, Harry heard Phineas Nigellus’s voice.
“You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts . . . but you cannot deny he’s got style. . . .”
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling
Tears are curious things, for like earthquakes or puppet shows they can occur at any time, without any warning and without any good reason.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window – Lemony Snicket
Omet’iklan: They’ll never succeed as long as they value their lives more than victory.
Weyoun: There’s something to be said for soldiers who aren’t afraid to die.
Benjamin Sisko: I don’t know, I found that nothing keeps me alert quite like a healthy fear of death.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 4: Episode 22 – “To The Death”
Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies, since I’ve always found them to be fascinating.
People either tend to love or hate Wes Anderson movies. Even his detractors will probably admit a grudging respect for some of his earlier films (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, or The Royal Tenenbaums), but he lost some of his early followers as his films got more bizarre (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Darjeeling Limited). But recently he has had a bit of a resurgence, and Moonrise Kingdom was considered by many to be his best film yet. With all that in mind, I give you a trailer you’re likely either to love or hate. Take a look at The Grand Budapest Hotel, and read on for my thoughts:
“Ah,” said Dumbledore gently, “yes. Yes, I thought we might hit that little snag.”
“Snag?” said Fudge, his voice still vibrating with joy. “I see no snag, Dumbledore!”“Well,” said Dumbledore apologetically, “I’m afraid I do.”
“Oh really?”
“Well — it’s just that you seem to be laboring under the delusion that I am going to — what is the phrase? ‘Come quietly.’ I am afraid that I am not going to come quietly at all, Cornelius. I have absolutely no intention of being sent to Azkaban. I could break out, of course — but what a waste of time, and frankly, I can think of a whole host of things I would rather be doing.”
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling
Oftentimes, when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too. But it never helps.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window – Lemony Snicket
Benjamin Sisko: There’ll be a joint briefing session at 1900 hours.
Miles O’Brien: …followed by a get-to-know-you buffet at 1930.
Jadzia Dax: And I forgot my dress uniform.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 4: Episode 22 – “To The Death”
