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‘A bearded vulture! It is a bearded vulture!’ he cried. ‘A young bearded vulture.’

‘Well,’ said Jack instantly — not a second’s hesitation — ‘I dare say he forgot to shave this morning.’ His red face crinkled up, his eyes diminished to a bright blue slit and he slapped his thigh, bending in such a paroxysm of silent mirth, enjoyment and relish that for all the Sophie‘s strict discipline the man at the wheel could not withstand the infection and burst out in a strangled ‘Hoo, hoo, hoo,’ instantly suppressed by the quartermaster at the con.

Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian

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Julian Bashir: There must be some way to retrieve that data.

Miles O’Brien: Maybe we should just let him die in peace.

Julian Bashir: Miles… I need a multitronic engrammatic interpreter.

Miles O’Brien: Or maybe I’ll find you a multitronic engrammatic interpreter.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 23 – “Extreme Measures”

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“It was a ball of light, kind of pulsing, and bluish, like that light you get around a Portkey, you know?”

“Yeah,” said Harry and Hermione together automatically.

“I knew this was it,” said Ron. “I grabbed my stuff and packed it, then I put on my rucksack and went out into the garden.

“The little ball of light was hovering there, waiting for me, and when I came out it bobbed along a bit and I followed it behind the shed and then it . . . well, it went inside me.”

“Sorry?” said Harry, sure he had not heard correctly.

“It sort of floated toward me,” said Ron, illustrating the movement with his free index finger, “right to my chest, and then — it just went straight through. It was here,” he touched a point close to his heart, “I could feel it, it was hot. And once it was inside me I knew what I was supposed to do, I knew it would take me where I needed to go.”

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling

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Buffy:  I wish we could be regular kids.

Angel:  Yeah. I’ll never be a kid.

Buffy:  Okay, then a regular kid and her cradle robbing, creature-of-the-night boyfriend.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 9 – “What’s My Line, Part 1”

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‘James Dillon and I walked out beyond Ulla to view the ancient stone monuments — druidical, no doubt — and two peasants called out to one another from a distance, alluding to us. I will relate the conversation. First peasant: Do you see those heretics walking along so pleased with themselves? The red-haired one is descended from Judas Iscariot, no doubt. Second peasant: Wherever the English walk the ewes miscarry and abort; they are all the same; I wish their bowels may gush out. Where are they going? Where do they come from? First peasant: They are going to see the navetta and the taule d’en Xatart: they come from the disguised two-masted vessel opposite Bep Ventura’s warehouse. They are sailing at dawn on Tuesday to cruise on the coast from Castellon up to Cape Creus, for six weeks. They have been paying four dollars a score for hogs. I, too, wish their bowels may gush out.’

‘He had no great fund of originality, your second peasant,’ said Jack, adding in a pensive, wondering tone, ‘They do not seem to love the English.’

Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian

 

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Worf: And in truth, I understand his position. It is the duty of every soldier to support their leaders in time of war. Asking Martok to stand against Gowron was a foolish error.

Ezri Dax: So what are you going to do?

Worf: Try to convince Gowron to discontinue these attacks. You have said very little.

Ezri Dax: Look, I’m just not sure that I should be giving you advice on what to do in this situation. It’s a Klingon matter.

Worf: You are still a member of the House of Martok.

Ezri Dax: This is the first that I’ve heard of it.

Worf: The General and I talked about it weeks ago. He likes you. And he considers you an honourable woman, a worthy successor to Jadzia, and so do I.

Ezri Dax: That’s very sweet of him.

Worf: Sweet?

Ezri Dax: Not a very Klingon word, is it?

Worf: No.

Ezri Dax: It’s very honourable.

Worf: Better, albeit a little obvious. Now, tell me what you think.

Ezri Dax: Okay. But I’m not sure you’re going to like it.

Worf: Tell me.

Ezri Dax: I think that the situation with Gowron is a symptom of a bigger problem. The Klingon Empire is dying. And I think it deserves to die.

Worf: You are right. I do not like it.

Ezri Dax: Don’t get me wrong, I’m very touched that you still consider me to be a member of the House of Martok, but I tend to look at the Empire with a little more scepticism than Curzon or Jadzia did. I see a society that is in deep denial about itself. We’re talking about a warrior culture that prides itself on maintaining centuries old traditions of honour and integrity, but in reality it’s willing to accept corruption at the highest levels.

Worf: You are overstating your case.

Ezri Dax: Am I? Who was the last leader of the High Council that you respected? Has there even been one? And how many times have you had to cover up the crimes of Klingon leaders because you were told it was for the good of the Empire? I know this sounds harsh, but the truth is, you have been willing to accept a government that you know is corrupt. Gowron’s just the latest example. Worf, you are the most honourable and decent man I’ve ever met, and if you’re willing to tolerate men like Gowron, then what hope is there for the Empire?

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 22 – “Tacking Into the Wind”

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“The Deluminator?” she asked, so surprised she forgot to look cold and fierce.

“It doesn’t just turn the lights on and off,” said Ron. “I don’t know how it works or why it happened then and not any other time, because I’ve been wanting to come back ever since I left. But I was listening to the radio really early on Christmas morning and I heard . . . I heard you.”

He was looking at Hermione.

“You heard me on the radio?” she asked incredulously.

“No, I heard you coming out of my pocket. Your voice,” he held up the Deluminator again, “came out of this.”

“And what exactly did I say?” asked Hermione, her tone somewhere between skepticism and curiosity.

“My name. ‘Ron.'”

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling

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I'll always be stupid

Willow:  I’m kinda curious to find out what sort of career I could have.

Xander:  What, and suck all the spontaneity out of being young and stupid? I’d rather live in the dark.

Willow:  You’re not gonna be young forever.

Xander:  Yes, but I’ll always be stupid.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 9 – “What’s My Line, Part 1”

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Jack had always liked the young, and in any case he felt that a guest was entitled to consideration at his table, so having invited Ellis to drink a glass of wine with him, he smiled affably and said, ‘You people were reciting some verses in the foretop this morning. Very capital verses, I dare say — Mr Mowett’s verses? Mr Mowett turns a pretty line.’ So he did. His piece on the bending of the new mainsail was admired throughout the sloop: but most unhappily he had also been inspired to write, as part of a general description:

White as the clouds beneath the blaze of noon
Her bottom through translucent waters shone.

For the time being this couplet had quite destroyed his authority with the youngsters; and it was this couplet they had been reciting in the foretop, hoping thereby to provoke him still further.

‘Pray, will you not recite them to us? I am sure the Doctor would like to hear.’

‘Oh, yes, pray do,’ said Stephen.

The unhappy boy thrust a great lump of mutton into his cheek, turned a nasty yellow and gathered to his heart all the fortitude he could call upon. He said, ‘Yes, sir,’ fixed his eyes upon the stern-window and began,

‘White as the clouds beneath the blaze of noon Oh God don’t let me die

‘White as the clouds beneath the blaze of noon
Her b — ‘ His voice quavered, died, revived as a thin desperate ghost and squeaked out ‘Her bottom‘; but could do no more.

‘A damned fine verse,’ cried Jack, after a very slight pause. ‘Edifying too.’

Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian

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[Odo and Garak have managed to appease a run-in between Rusot and Kira]

Garak: You don’t know how lucky you are.

Gul Rusot: Oh? Why is that?

Garak: She would’ve killed you.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 21 – “When It Rains…”