History Quotes / PetTheDog

'''The Doctor:''' You let one of them go, but that's nothing new. Every now and then, a little victim's spared... because she smiled, 'cos he's got freckles, 'cos they begged. And that's how you live with yourself. [[DeconstructedTrope That's how you slaughter millions]]. Because once in a while, on a whim, if the wind's in the right direction, you ''happen'' to be kind.

->'''Kerillian:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XxDbbzeZCs Do you know what I think, Bardin?]]
->'''Bardin:''' [[ElvesVsDwarves Do I know what an elf thinks?]] No one does.
->'''Kerillian:''' I don't think [[AdventurerArchaeologist you]] really are searching for Karak Zorn.
->'''Bardin:''' Preposterous! You don't know what you're saying!
->'''Kerillian:''' Don't I? You forget, I've observed your "search" for some time now.
->'''Bardin:''' Spying, is it?
->'''Kerillian:''' Of course, I'm a "wutelgi". That's what we do, so I'm told.
->'''Bardin:''' A well-earned slight, by the sound of it.
->'''Kerillian:''' I don't think you're searching for anything at all, Bardin. [[TheExile I think you're avoiding going home]]. And if I'm right...
->'''Bardin:''' ''[[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness low growl]]]'' Choose your next words carefully.
->'''Kerillian:''' Then you have [[YouCantGoHomeAgain my]] sympathy. That is all. I hope you find whatever it is you are really seeking.
-->-- ''VideoGame/VermintideII''

->''"Untithed to any thane or hold, and self-governed, with free worship, with no compensation to Skyrim or the Empire except as writ in the armistice of old wheresoever those might still apply, and henceforth let no man or mer say that the Sons and Daughters of Kyne are without mercy or honor."''
-->-- A declaration from the '''High King of Skyrim''' (a nation with a history of spectacular FantasticRacism against elves) that grants the island of Solsteim to Dunmer refugees, ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''

->''"We must know when to be strong... and when to show compassion."''
-->-- '''[[BigBad Scorpius]]''', in a moment of pragmatic compassion, ''Series/{{Farscape}}''

->'''[[BigBad Fate]]:''' No, they did it out of their own free will. I picked up 57 more of them and sent them to school. Well, it looks like it's a hobby for me.
->'''[[BoisterousBruiser Rakan]]:''' Hey, hey, you serious? Doing such a nice thing and all... it's surprising.
-->-- ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''

->''"I've murdered tens of thousands in cold blood. If I can't ice the sad-eyed puppy too, I don't deserve the job."''
-->-- ''[[http://nift.firedrake.org/EEmpress.htm Evil Empress Guide]]''

->''"But yeah, I've racked up [[OneManArmy such a rep for killing things]] that it actually makes you ''suspicious'' when I take a moment to help out a mom and her little girl. Maybe you think there's a bit of a weird vibe there and that's all you need to go to town, right? [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian Shrinks and mommy issues]]."''
-->-- '''Alcatraz''', ''VideoGame/{{Crysis}}: Legion''

->''Twice she'd taken pity. A little girl from New Hyde Park, Long Island, [[LickedByTheDog had caressed]] [[RedRightHand the webbing of her fingers]] [[LickedByTheDog as if trying to heal it]]. She'd held the girl and kissed her cheek. Another time, she'd spared a sleeping baby. The child's crib had looked especially warm, and though [[ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight she'd done it hundreds of times before]], her mind had set like a strip of steel. [[EvenEvilHasStandards She would not steal the child from a happy dream]]. She would rather have died.''
-->-- ''The Changeling'', by Sarah Langan

->''"I don't think Locria is coming back anymore. Oh, me? I'm a mouse Locria liked to dote over. [[spoiler:He had a creepy "Nwehehehehe" laugh]], so he might've seemed like a mean person in most people's eyes, but he was very nice to me, at least. Do you think he'll be coming home soon? I'm so lonely."''
-->-- '''Locria's pet mouse''', ''VideoGame/Mother3''

->''"Look, I don't do this... uh, ever. But you guys are basically like kittens stuck on a leaking lifeboat in a typhoon. Just run."''
-->-- '''Sarda''', ''WebComic/EightBitTheatre''

->''"I've never felt normal a day of my life. Between the Dillards and the Stokes, I've never felt really accepted. I loved the Johnsons, but... I was always Mariah's. You were the only Stokes I could ever count on. Oh, I remember [[EvilLaugh your laugh]]. You introduced me to Nina, Stevie, Sly, Curtis. You bought me my first casio! "Play what you feel inside, baby girl. Play what you got inside. Your song is your truth." I wanted to. I really did. I was always afraid of what I might find inside... and now I know I was right to be afraid. I am the product of rape, incest, murder. Stokes twice over. You ''knew'' that: you saw [[EvilUncle Pete]]'s face and his eyes in mine, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes and you]] ''[[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes still]]'' [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes loved me anyway]]. I thank you for that. Thank you, cousin. Thank you always..."''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:Tilda Johnson]]''' to Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes' [[spoiler:[[TalkingToTheDead gravestone]]]], ''Series/LukeCage2016'', "[[Recap/LukeCage2016S2E12CantFrontOnMe Can't Front On Me]]"

->'''[[spoiler:Rachel:]]''' Did I... did I make a difference? My life, and my... my death... [[WasItReallyWorthIt was I worth it]]? Did my life really matter?
->'''[[TheChessmaster The Ellimist]]:''' Yes. You were brave. You were strong. You were good. [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You mattered]].
-->-- ''Literature/{{Animorphs}} -- The Ellimist Chronicles''

->Rest assured, Mr Merrick, you are a creation of God, and all his makings are wondrous, none more so than yourself.
-->--'''[[MadDoctor Sir William Gull]],''' ''Comicbook/FromHell''

->''Y- You don't understand! I have a daughter and... she's sick!... That makes it okay for me to break the law... I'm not a bad person!''
-->-- '''Flint Marko,''' ''[[WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded How]] Film/SpiderMan3 [[WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded Should Have Ended]]''

->''A-B-C-D-E F-U\\
Fuck you and your mom and your sister and your job,\\
and your broke-ass car and the shit you call "art";\\
Fuck you and your friends that I'll never see again,\\
everybody but your dog, you can all fuck off.''
-->-- '''Gayle''', "abcdefu"