Quotes with lore.

A pop-culture megastore of lines from film, TV, video games, books, comics and anime, with the lore behind every one. Five floors. Take the lift.

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Today's line

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

— Disputed attribution: Stephen King

Staff pick

Wax on, wax off.

— Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid

Press start

The cake is a lie.

— Wall graffiti, Portal

Shelf pick

It’s a god-eat-god world.

— Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

Fresh off the press

Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of... Thor.

— Inscription on Thor's hammer, Journey into Mystery #83 (August 1962), Journey into Mystery

From the signings board

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

— Disputed attribution: Stephen King

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Tell Moods how today is going and it finds you a line from film, TV or games.

A few words, and you're back in the scene. Familiar lines from films we keep coming back to.

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A name, a motto, a rallying cry. Six ways a few words can change the room.

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