Giles: Uh, uh, look, it’s-it’s classic battle strategy to throw one’s opponent off his game. He-he-he’s just trying to provoke you. Uh, to taunt you, to, to goad you into, uh, some mishap of some sort.
Xander: The nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah approach to battle?
Giles: Yes, Xander, once more you’ve managed to boil a complex thought down to its simplest possible form.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Season 2, Episode 17 – “Passion”
Zoe: Now we have a boat full of citizens right on top of our stolen cargo. That’s a fun mix.
Mal: Ain’t no way in the ‘Verse they could find that compartment, even if they were lookin’ for it.
Zoe: Why not?
Mal: ………… ‘Cause……..
Zoe: Oh, yeah, this is gonna go great.
Mal: If anyone gets nosy just, you know, shoot ’em.
Zoe:Shoot ’em?
Mal: Politely.
Firefly – Episode 1 – “Serenity”
“I’m Draco Malfoy, I’m Draco, I’m on your side!”
Draco was on the upper landing, pleading with another masked Death Eater. Harry Stunned the Death Eater as they passed: Malfoy looked around, beaming, for his savior, and Ron punched him from under the Cloak. Malfoy fell backward on top of the Death Eater, his mouth bleeding, utterly bemused.
“And that’s the second time we’ve saved your life tonight, you two-faced bastard!” Ron yelled.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
Xander: Hello! Excuse me, but have you ever heard of knocking?
Jonathan: We’re supposed to get some books. On Stalin.
Xander: Does this look like a Barnes & Noble?
Giles: This is a school library, Xander.
Xander: Since when?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Season 2, Episode 17 – “Passion”
He was in a high state of nervous excitement — any sailor waiting to see the First Lord must be in a high state of nervous excitement — yet the surface of his mind was taken up less with his coming interview than with getting the utmost possible service from a single handkerchief and with vague darting reflections upon poverty — an old acquaintance, almost a friend — a more natural state for sea-officers than wealth — wealth very charming — should love to be rich again; but there was the loss of all those little satisfactions of contriving — the triumph of a guinea found in an old waistcoat pocket — the breathless tension over the turn of a card.
Post Captain – Patrick O’Brian
Mal: It’s been a long time since Patience shot me, and that was due to a perfectly legitimate conflict of interest. I got no grudge.
Firefly – Episode 1 – “Serenity”
They ran down the next staircase and found themselves in a corridor full of duelers. The portraits on either side of the fighters were crammed with figures screaming advice and encouragement, while Death Eaters, both masked and unmasked, dueled students and teachers. Dean had won himself a wand, for he was face-to-face with Dolohov, Parvati with Travers. Harry, Ron, and Hermione raised their wands at once, ready to strike, but the duelers were weaving and darting around so much that there was a strong likelihood of hurting one of their own side if they cast curses. Even as they stood braced, looking for the opportunity to act, there came a great “Wheeeeeeeeeeee!” and, looking up, Harry saw Peeves zooming over them, dropping Snargaluff pods down onto the Death Eaters, whose heads were suddenly engulfed in wriggling green tubers like fat worms.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
Cordelia: Wait, I thought vampires couldn’t come in unless you invited them in.
Giles: Yes, but, uh, once you’ve invited them in, thereafter they’re, they’re always welcome.
Xander: Y’know, I think there may be a valuable lesson for you gals here about inviting strange men into your bedrooms.
Cordelia: Oh, God! I invited him in my car once. That means he can come into my car whenever he wants.
Xander: Yep, you’re doomed to havin’ to give him and his vamp pals a lift whenever they feel like it. And those guys never chip in for gas.
Buffy: Giles, there has to be some sort of spell to reverse the invitation, right? Like a barrier, a no shoes, no pulse, no service kind of thing?
Cordelia: Yeah, that works for a car, too?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Season 2, Episode 17 – “Passion”
‘Did they carry powder?’ cried Jack. ‘Dr Maturin said trousers, or something of that kind, but I — ‘
‘Oh, you horrid two-faced thing!’ cried Miss Susan. ‘You saw her! You shouted out the most dreadful things to Lucy, the most dreadful things I ever heard in my life. You swore at my sister, sir; you know you did. Oh, Captain Aubrey, fie!’
‘Captain Aubrey?’ observed Azéma, adding the head-money for an English officer to his share of the prize — a very handsome sum.
‘She’s blow the gaff — I’m brought by the lee,’ thought Jack.
Post Captain – Patrick O’Brian
Zoe: So, do like Badger said, the border planets?
Mal: I’m thinking Whitefall, maybe talk to Patience.
Zoe: Sir, we don’t want to deal with Patience again.
Mal: Why not?
Zoe: She shot you.
Mal: Well, yeah, she did, a bit…
Firefly – Episode 1 – “Serenity”
The Love Pirate 