Questions tagged [quotes]
Questions about popular quotes from a work.
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Did Obi-Wan Kenobi ever become more powerful?
In Star wars: IV A New Hope, Obi-Wan says to Darth Vader:
You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
What did he mean by this? Was ...
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What is the provenance of this Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets quote
In a couple of answers that have been posted on this site today (one, two) a quote has been used (to good effect, I hope the authors of these answers know I don't mean to slight their knowledge of ...
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Where did "you shall not pass" come from?
One of the most memorable lines from the Lord of the Rings movies is when Gandalf stands before the Balrog and says "you cannot pass". It's commonly quoted as "you shall not pass" ...
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Story about girl who must become REAL to inherit throne
I don't remember if this is a short story or novel. It could be either, but I'm more inclined to think it's a short story. It's been over 20 years since I read it.
The story drew a clear ...
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Was Obi-wan ever taught by Yoda?
I found a quote whilst researching my previous question about Force Ghosts, about how Obi-Wan was trained by Yoda:
Yoda: [Looking away from Luke] I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience.
Obi-Wan: ...
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Are there nice wedding-related quotes in Doctor Who? [closed]
Two of my friends are getting married. They're both huge Doctor Who geeks, and actually met through a DW RPG. Their wedding invitation contained a very subtle DW reference (you wouldn't have been able ...
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Who said, "The only way to model an infinitely complex system is with the system, itself"?
I debated whether or not to ask this question here or on History. I concluded to try it here because I'm fairly sure it was said by someone like Arthur C. Clarke or Isaac Asimov, and a great many of ...
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Where does “anything that can be made by magic can be unmade by magic” come from?
I am trying to find the source of this quote which I remember reading somewhere, but am running into a brick wall. (Note that the phrasing might not be exact, any quote with the general gist of the ...
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Is this a real quote from the Dark Tower series?
I found this line (attributed to Jake Chambers, and referring to the rest of his Ka-tet) in Bev Vincent's analysis The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus:
“I love them, but ...
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Does this Vader quote have more meaning than it first appears? [closed]
Everyone follow along with the voices in your heads as you read this script segment from the end of Episode VI:
VADER
Luke, help me take this mask off.
LUKE
But you'll die.
VADER
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Where do we hear about the Crimson King's sigul being destroyed?
The two authoritative analyses of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series claim that the Crimson King was "tower-pent" - that is, trapped on a balcony outside the Tower itself - because he had removed a ...
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Is this a legit Star Trek quote? If so, which movie/TV episode/book is it from?
I saw this quote on some Star Trek forums (quoted here, mentioned here) but was not able to authenticate it as coming from actual Star Trek material.
"Well don't. Don't let them promote you. Don't ...
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