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.
Today's line
Movies
Browse MoviesStaff pick
— Darth Vader, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Staff pick
— Chancellor Palpatine, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Staff pick
Always two there are. No more, no less. A master and an apprentice.
— Yoda, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Staff pick
— Jango Fett, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
TV
Browse TVStaff pick
— Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation Staff pick
— Erica Sinclair, Stranger Things Staff pick
— Basil Fawlty, Fawlty Towers Staff pick
— Series tagline, The X-Files
Video Games
Browse Video GamesPress start
— Phone Dude, Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Press start
— Johnny Silverhand, Cyberpunk 2077 Press start
— Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem 3D Press start
— Michael Afton, Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Books
Browse BooksShelf pick
— Dalinar Kholin, Oathbringer Shelf pick
— Princess Irulan, Dune Shelf pick
— Philip K. Dick, VALIS Shelf pick
— Genesis 1:3, The Bible
Comics
Browse ComicsFresh off the press
— Judge Death, 2000 AD Fresh off the press
— Abe Sapien / Hellboy, Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #1 (1999) Fresh off the press
— Thor, The Avengers Fresh off the press
In CS, it can be hard to explain the difference between the easy and the virtually impossible.
— The caption of xkcd #1425, "Tasks" (2014)
Anime
Browse AnimeFrom the anime corner
— Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece From the anime corner
— Sailor Moon From the anime corner
— Naruto Uzumaki From the anime corner
— Haruhi Suzumiya, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
People
Browse PeopleFrom the signings board
The future is already here. It's just not very evenly distributed.
— William Gibson From the signings board
A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.
— Disputed attribution: Shigeru Miyamoto From the signings board
— Isaac Asimov From the signings board
If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder.
— Ray Bradbury
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Moods
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Lines we say back
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