Jim Butcher, Vignette (Dresden Files)
- Evil and Stupidity
Evil isn't the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it's a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference.
Bernard Cornwell
- Fools and War
Only a fool wants war, but once a war starts then it cannot be fought half-heartedly. It cannot even be fought with regret, but must be waged with a savage joy in defeating the enemy, and it is that savage joy that inspires our bards to write their greatest songs about love and war.
Pink Floyd
- On the Turning Away
On the turning away from the pale and downtrodden. And the words they say which we won't understand. Don't accept that what's happening is just a case of others' suffering, or you'll find that you're joining in the turning away.
Guinevere
- You will be a great king
You're not going to die, Arthur. I'm telling you. Because I know that one day, you will be king. A greater king than your father could ever be. It's what keeps me going. You are going to live to be the man I've seen inside you, Arthur. I can see a Camelot that is fair and just. I can see a king that the people will love and be proud to call their sovereign. For the love of Camelot... you have to live.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Anya's Speech - The Body
I don't understand how this all happens. How we go through this. I mean, I knew her, and then she's... there is just a body, and I don't understand why she can't just get back in it and not be dead anymore! It's stupid! It is mortal and stupid! And Xander's crying and not talking, and I was having fruit punch, and I thought, well Joyce will never have any more fruit punch, ever, and she will never have eggs, or yawn, or brush her hair, not ever, and no one will explain to me why.
