‘Back the foretopsail slowly, Mr Marshall,’ murmured Jack, ‘and keep the hands to the braces.’ He murmured, for he knew very well that the frigate’s officers had their glasses trained on the quarter-deck, and a persuasive fallacy assured him that the glasses would magnify his voice as well.
Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian
Ezri Dax: You’re a good friend, Worf.
Worf: I know.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 20 – “The Changing Face of Evil”
“How come you’re here?”
Apparently Ron had hoped that this point would come up later, if at all.
“Well, I’ve — you know — I’ve come back. If —” He cleared his throat. “You know. You still want me.”
There was a pause, in which the subject of Ron’s departure seemed to rise like a wall between them. Yet he was here. He had returned. He had just saved Harry’s life.
Ron looked down at his hands. He seemed momentarily surprised to see the things he was holding.
“Oh yeah, I got it out,” he said, rather unnecessarily, holding up the sword for Harry’s inspection.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
Jenny: Morning, England.
Giles: Oh, hello, Ms., uh, uh, uh, Jenny.
Willow: Feel the passion!
Xander: Mm-hm!
Jenny: Willow…
Willow: (coughs) Coughing, not speaking. (coughs more)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 8 – “The Dark Age”
‘Take great care of the paint, now.’
At this point Stephen fell straight into the sea — into the hollow of the sea between the boat and the side of the sloop as they drew away from one another. He sank at once, rose just as they came together, struck his head between the two and sank again, bubbling. Most of the Sophie‘s people who swim leapt into the water, Jack among them; and others ran with boat-hooks, a dolphin-striker, two small grapnels, an ugly barbed hook on a chain; but it was the brothers Sponge that found him, five fathoms down (heavy bones for his size, no fat, lead-soled half-boots) and brought him up, his clothes blacker than usual, his face more white, and he streaming with water, furiously indignant.
Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian
Ezri Dax: You have the biggest ego of any man I’ve ever known!
Worf: Considering how many men you have known, that is quite a statement.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 19 – “Strange Bedfellows”
Harry had no strength to lift his head and see his savior’s identity. All he could do was raise a shaking hand to his throat and feel the place where the locket had cut tightly into his flesh. It was gone: Someone had cut him free. Then a panting voice spoke from over his head.
“Are — you — mental?”
Nothing but the shock of hearing that voice could have given Harry the strength to get up. Shivering violently, he staggered to his feet. There before him stood Ron, fully dressed but drenched to the skin, his head plastered to his face, the sword of Gryffindor in one hand and the Horcrux dangling from its broken chain in the other.
“Why the hell,” panted Ron, holding up the Horcrux, which swung backward and forward on its shortened chain in some parody of hypnosis, “didn’t you take this thing off before you dived?”
Harry could not answer. The silver doe was nothing, nothing compared with Ron’s reappearance; he could not believe it. Shuddering with cold, he caught up the pile of clothes still lying at the water’s edge and began to pull them on. As he dragged sweater after sweater over his head, Harry stared at Ron, half expecting him to have disappeared every time he lost sight of him, and yet he had to be real: He had just dived into the pool, he had saved Harry’s life.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
Giles: Um, now, uh, look, tonight is very important, um…
Buffy: Now, that’s a surprise. So, what’s on tap tonight that’s so important? Uprising, prophesied ritual, preordained deathfest?
Xander: Ah, the old standards!
Giles: Um, a medical transport is delivering the monthly supply of blood to the hospital.
Buffy: Mm. Vampire Meals-On-Wheels.
Giles: Hopefully not. Uh, we’ll meet outside the hospital at 8:30 sharp. I’ll bring the weaponry.
Buffy: I’ll bring the party mix!
Giles: Just don’t be late.
Buffy: Have I ever let you down?
Giles: Do you want me to answer that, or shall I just glare?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 8 – “The Dark Age”
‘This I had from Mateu’s own cousin as we danced — ‘
‘You danced?’ cried Jack, far more astonished than if Stephen had said ‘as we ate our cold roast baby’.
‘Certainly I danced. Why would I not dance, pray?’
‘Certainly you are to dance — most uncommon graceful, I am sure. I only wondered . . . but did you really go about dancing?’
Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian
Ezri Dax: Anyway, I got away from him; but then there was nowhere to run. And then, just when I thought he was about to kill me, he reached up and took off his helmet…
Worf: And?
Ezri Dax: And… it was Julian.
Worf: Dr. Bashir?
Ezri Dax: Isn’t that strange? I wonder what it meant.
Worf: Dr. Bashir is a Breen.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 18 – “’Til Death Do Us Part
The Love Pirate 