Quotes with lore.
The lines fans quote from films, TV, games, books, comics and anime, each with its scene, its speaker and the story behind it.
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Movies
Browse MoviesStaff pick
— Louis XVI of France, History of the World: Part I Staff pick
— Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Staff pick
— Bubba, Forrest Gump Staff pick
— Sam Beauregarde, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
TV
Browse TVStaff pick
— BOB in Cooper’s double, Twin Peaks Staff pick
— The Soup Nazi, Seinfeld Staff pick
— The words of House Targaryen, Game of Thrones Staff pick
— Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Video Games
Browse Video GamesPress start
— Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2 Press start
— Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem 3D Press start
— Zeus, Altered Beast Press start
— Difficulty setting, Wolfenstein 3D
Books
Browse BooksShelf pick
— Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye Shelf pick
It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.
— The boy narrator, turned into a mouse, Roald Dahl's The Witches (1983) Shelf pick
— H. P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature Shelf pick
If I'm to choose between one evil and another, I'd rather not choose at all.
— Geralt of Rivia, The Last Wish
Comics
Browse ComicsFresh off the press
Don’t mess with me, lady. I’ve been drinking with skeletons.
— Hellboy Fresh off the press
— The alien-visitor catchphrase, from Alex Graham's 1953 New Yorker cartoon, whose caption was "Kindly take us to your President!", Take Me to Your Leader (The New Yorker cartoon) Fresh off the press
— Captain Haddock, The Adventures of Tintin Fresh off the press
— Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half
Anime
Browse AnimeFrom the anime corner
— Kurisu Makise, Steins;Gate From the anime corner
— Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece From the anime corner
— Kozuki Oden / Wano townspeople, One Piece From the anime corner
— Gold Experience Requiem, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
People
Browse PeopleFrom the signings board
— Steve Jobs From the signings board
— Isaac Asimov From the signings board
Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock and roll.
— Disputed attribution: Shigeru Miyamoto From the signings board
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
— Misattributed to Stephen Hawking
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