‘I say these damned things,’ Jack went on, musing as they drank their bottle, ‘and don’t quite understand at the time, though I see people looking black as hell, and frowning, and my friends going “Pst, pst”, and then I say to myself, “You’re brought by the lee again, Jack.” Usually I make out what’s amiss, given time, but by then it’s too late.’
Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian
Rom: You’re my brother.
Quark: And you’re an idiot! But I love you.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 24 – “The Dogs of War”
“‘Rapier,’ could you please give us your take on the various stories we’ve been hearing about the Chief Death Eater?”
“Yes, River, I can,” said Fred. “As our listeners will know, unless they’ve taken refuge at the bottom of a garden pond or somewhere similar, You-Know-Who’s strategy of remaining in the shadows is creating a nice little climate of panic. Mind you, if all the alleged sightings of him are genuine, we must have a good nineteen You-Know-Whos running around the place.”
“Which suits him, of course,” said Kingsley. “The air of mystery is creating more terror than actually showing himself.”
“Agreed,” said Fred. “So, people, let’s try and calm down a bit. Things are bad enough without inventing stuff as well. For instance, this new idea that You-Know-Who can kill with a single glance from his eyes. That’s a basilisk, listeners. One simple test: Check whether the thing that’s glaring at you has got legs. If it has, it’s safe to look into its eyes, although if it really is You-Know-Who, that’s still likely to be the last thing you ever do.”
For the first time in weeks and weeks, Harry was laughing: He could feel the weight of tension leaving him.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
Spike: Who the hell is this?!
Buffy: It’s your lucky day, Spike.
Kendra: Two Slayers!
Buffy: No waiting!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 10 – “What’s My Line, Part 2”
Indignation at the Sophie‘s treatment was not confined to the sloop, but naturally it was strongest there, and as the crew heaved the capstan round to unmoor they sang a new song, a song that owed nothing whatever to Mr Mowett’s chaste muse.
Fuck old Harte, Fuck old Harte,
That red-faced son of a dry French fart.
Hey ho, stamp and go,
Stamp and go, stamp and go,
Hey ho, stamp and go.
The cross-legged fifer on the capstan-head lowered his pipe and sang the quiet solo part:
Says old Harte to his missis
O what do I see?
Bold Sophie’s commander
With his fiddle-dee-dee.
Then the deep cross rhythmical bellow again
Fuck old Harte, Fuck old Harte,
That one-eyed son of a blue French fart.
– Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian
Miles O’Brien: [on Bashir and Dax] I don’t get it. He’s interested, she’s interested… What’s the problem?
Worf: He is an overgrown child, and she is very… confused.
Miles O’Brien: It could still work.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 24 – “The Dogs of War”
“And what would you say to Harry if you knew he was listening, Romulus?
“I’d tell him we’re all with him in spirit,” said Lupin, then hesitated slightly. “And I’d tell him to follow his instincts, which are good and nearly always right.”
Harry looked at Hermione, whose eyes were full of tears.
“Nearly always right,” she repeated.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K.Rowling
Giles: There are forty-three churches in Sunnydale? That seems a little excessive.
Willow: It’s the extra evil vibe from the Hellmouth. Makes people pray harder.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 10 – “What’s My Line, Part 2”
Captain Harte saluted the quarter-deck with a sketchy motion towards his hat and stared with elaborate disgust at the grubby sideboys, the marines with their crossbelts awry, the heap of water-butts and Mr Dalziel’s little fat meek cream-coloured bitch, that had come forward into the only open space, and that there, apologizing to one and all, her ears, and whole person drooping, was in the act of making an immeasurable pool.
Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian
Quark: Did you know this Congress of Economic Meddlers actually passed legislation, making monopolies illegal? What’s the point of being in business if you can’t corner the market, gouge your customers?
Rom: There’s something to be said for keeping prices down by ensuring healthy competition. So – what’re you gonna do with the bar?
Quark: You can’t even dump industrial waste anymore because it might harm the natural habitat. I’m supposed to start worrying about animals now. Look how they live, wallowing in dirt, sleeping in trees. That’s not natural!
Rom: I suppose you could argue that Ferenginar’s biodiversity is a precious resource that belongs to everyone. So… what are you going to do with the bar?
Quark: And don’t even get me started about this whole ‘labor rights’ thing. What have we come to if you can’t demand sexual favors from the people in your employ?
Rom: Unharassed workers are productive workers. So, what-are-you-going-to-do-with-the-bar?
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 24 – “The Dogs of War”
The Love Pirate 