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'''[[VillainProtagonist The Fatebinder]]:''' In my dispensation of justice, I find it most useful to let others do the talking while I observe and allow them to incriminate themselves.\\
'''Tunon:''' That is... a better justification than I had suspected. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity.

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'''[[VillainProtagonist The Fatebinder]]:''' In my dispensation of justice, I find it most useful to let others do the talking while I observe and allow them to incriminate themselves.[Say nothing].\\
'''Tunon:''' That is... a better justification than I had suspected. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity.don't know why I expected any different.
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->''The old Munchkin turned and looked at Ojo. He had kindly eyes, but he hadn't smiled or laughed in so long that the boy had forgotten that Unc Nunkie could look any other way than solemn. And Unc never spoke any more words than he was obliged to, so his little nephew, who lived alone with him, had learned to understand a great deal from one word.''
-->-- ''Literature/ThePatchworkGirlOfOz''
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->''"Cordial, but real quiet."''
-->-- ''[[Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls The Night Unfurls: Re-Imagined]]'', about Kyril Sutherland

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->'''Warden''': Tell me about the qunari.\\
'''Sten''': No.

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->'''Warden''': ->'''Warden:''' Tell me about the qunari.\\
'''Sten''': '''Sten:''' No.



->'''Alistair''': Don't you ever talk? You know, make polite conversation just to put people at ease?\\
'''Sten''': You mean that I should [[TalkAboutTheWeather remark upon the weather]] before I cut off a man's head?

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->'''Alistair''': ->'''Alistair:''' Don't you ever talk? You know, make polite conversation just to put people at ease?\\
'''Sten''': '''Sten:''' You mean that I should [[TalkAboutTheWeather remark upon the weather]] before I cut off a man's head?



->'''Morrigan:''' You are very quiet, Sten.
->'''Sten:''' Only compared to some.

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->'''Morrigan:''' You are very quiet, Sten.
->'''Sten:'''
Sten.\\
'''Sten:'''
Only compared to some.



->''"I have to say, Raven, when I found out [[DarkSecret the truth]], I was [[InLoveWithYourCarnage very impressed]]. All this time, I had no idea - the power lurking inside you. It's always the quiet ones, isn't it?"''
-->-- '''Slade''', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''

->Well, [Andy] was never the talkative one. Admittedly, [[CharacterDevelopment he's gotten better]] [[MediumAwareness this season,]] but...
-->-- '''Socrates'''. ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', [[Recap/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeriesS2E15InsanityIsInTheAir "Insanity is in The Air"]]

->'''Brenner''': So you must be Gage, the Lazurian Army CO.
->'''Gage''': Yep.
->'''Brenner''': No matter what you think of me, we need to leave the past in the past. Now we work together or face destruction.
->'''Gage''': Agreed.
->'''Brenner''': I'm going to outline a strategy that should let your forces escape.
->'''Gage''': Understood.
->'''Brenner''': You're a man of few words, aren't you?
->'''Gage''': ...Yep.
->'''Brenner''': [Goes over recommended mission strategy] Does that work for you?
->'''Gage''': Yep.
->'''Brenner''': Good enough. Let's go.
-->-- '''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]'''

->'''Connie:''' ''(Connie sets a sheet of paper on the center table)'' Okay, Garnet. it might be best to play out the tone of his letter. And start off with something like: "Dearest Jamie,—". Okay, go for it, Garnet!\\

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->''"I have to say, Raven, when I found out [[DarkSecret the truth]], I was [[InLoveWithYourCarnage very impressed]]. All this time, I had no idea - -- the power lurking inside you. It's always the quiet ones, isn't it?"''
-->-- '''Slade''', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''

->Well,
''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''

->''"Well,
[Andy] was never the talkative one. Admittedly, [[CharacterDevelopment he's gotten better]] [[MediumAwareness this season,]] but...
but..."''
-->-- '''Socrates'''. '''Socrates''', ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', [[Recap/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeriesS2E15InsanityIsInTheAir "Insanity "[[Recap/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeriesS2E15InsanityIsInTheAir Insanity is in The Air"]]

->'''Brenner''':
Air]]"

->'''Brenner:'''
So you must be Gage, the Lazurian Army CO.
->'''Gage''': Yep.
->'''Brenner''':
CO.\\
'''Gage:''' Yep.\\
'''Brenner:'''
No matter what you think of me, we need to leave the past in the past. Now we work together or face destruction.
->'''Gage''': Agreed.
->'''Brenner''':
destruction.\\
'''Gage:''' Agreed.\\
'''Brenner:'''
I'm going to outline a strategy that should let your forces escape.
->'''Gage''': Understood.
->'''Brenner''':
escape.\\
'''Gage:''' Understood.\\
'''Brenner:'''
You're a man of few words, aren't you?
->'''Gage''': ...Yep.
->'''Brenner''': [Goes
you?\\
'''Gage:''' ...Yep.\\
'''Brenner:''' ''[goes
over recommended mission strategy] strategy]'' Does that work for you?
->'''Gage''': Yep.
->'''Brenner''':
you?\\
'''Gage:''' Yep.\\
'''Brenner:'''
Good enough. Let's go.
-->-- '''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]'''

Ruin]]''

->'''Connie:''' ''(Connie ''[Connie sets a sheet of paper on the center table)'' table]'' Okay, Garnet. it might be best to play out the tone of his letter. And start off with something like: "Dearest Jamie,—". Okay, go for it, Garnet!\\



'''Connie:''' Hmm. ''(reads the letter)'' So... "N", "O", "Period"? Oh...\\

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'''Connie:''' Hmm. ''(reads ''[reads the letter)'' letter]'' So... "N", "O", "Period"? Oh...\\



-->-- '''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''', "Love Letters"

->'''Tunon''': Ever since you arrived at the Tiers, you have proven stubbornly tight-lipped. Your speech is often stilled as if by some great terror or apprehension. Can you even answer for this anomaly, or are you too simple to manage it?\\
'''[[VillainProtagonist The Fatebinder]]''': In my dispensation of justice, I find it most useful to let others do the talking while I observe and allow them to incriminate themselves.\\
'''Tunon''': That is... a better justification than I had suspected. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity.

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-->-- '''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''', "Love Letters"

->'''Tunon''':
''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E7LoveLetters Love Letters]]"

->'''Tunon:'''
Ever since you arrived at the Tiers, you have proven stubbornly tight-lipped. Your speech is often stilled as if by some great terror or apprehension. Can you even answer for this anomaly, or are you too simple to manage it?\\
'''[[VillainProtagonist The Fatebinder]]''': Fatebinder]]:''' In my dispensation of justice, I find it most useful to let others do the talking while I observe and allow them to incriminate themselves.\\
'''Tunon''': '''Tunon:''' That is... a better justification than I had suspected. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity.




->Known only to [Grunty] was the fact that words and pictures, concepts and comparisons were an endless swirling blizzard inside him ... For the words in his head would not leave him except one or two at a time, with long moments in between. So he had learned to condense his verbal messages into breathy grunts, and when they wouldn't condense, he said nothing.

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\n->Known ->''Known only to [Grunty] was the fact that words and pictures, concepts and comparisons were an endless swirling blizzard inside him ... For the words in his head would not leave him except one or two at a time, with long moments in between. So he had learned to condense his verbal messages into breathy grunts, and when they wouldn't condense, he said nothing.''



->'''Drew Carey:''' What's with the silent act?
->'''Eugene:''' Listen, Carey, I've paid attention around here. People who shoot off their mouths never get ahead.
->'''Drew:''' That's ridiculous, [[SoulCrushingDeskJob look at me]]. (''beat'') Go on...
->'''Eugene:''' If you don't say anything, you never say the wrong thing.

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->'''Drew Carey:''' What's with the silent act?
->'''Eugene:'''
act?\\
'''Eugene:'''
Listen, Carey, I've paid attention around here. People who shoot off their mouths never get ahead.
->'''Drew:'''
ahead.\\
'''Drew:'''
That's ridiculous, [[SoulCrushingDeskJob look at me]]. (''beat'') ''[{{Beat}}]'' Go on...
->'''Eugene:'''
on...\\
'''Eugene:'''
If you don't say anything, you never say the wrong thing.



->'''Linda Forchet''': You're the strong, silent type, aren't you?\\
'''Major Charles Rane''': Nah, I'm just a little rusty on my small talk.
-->--''Film/RollingThunder''

-> ''"Ren, I'm just gonna come out and say it. You are one of my best friends! These past few months, I feel like we've really bonded. Even though you don't say much. I mean, you're really quiet. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that much about you personally, but -- darn it! -- I consider you to be the brother I never had!"''

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->'''Linda Forchet''': Forchet:''' You're the strong, silent type, aren't you?\\
'''Major Charles Rane''': Rane:''' Nah, I'm just a little rusty on my small talk.
-->--''Film/RollingThunder''

-> ''"Ren,
-->-- ''Film/RollingThunder''

->''"Ren,
I'm just gonna come out and say it. You are one of my best friends! These past few months, I feel like we've really bonded. Even though you don't say much. I mean, you're really quiet. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that much about you personally, but -- darn it! -- I consider you to be the brother I never had!"''
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-> ''"Ren, I'm just gonna come out and say it. You are one of my best friends! These past few months, I feel like we've really bonded. Even though you don't say much. I mean, you're really quiet. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that much about you personally, but -- darn it! -- I consider you to be the brother I never had!"''
-->-- '''Jaune Arc''', ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''

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->'''Saizo:''' ...\\
'''Beruka:''' ...\\
'''Saizo:''' ...\\
'''Beruka:''' ...\\
''Beruka and Saizo attained support level C!''
-->-- ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''

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->'''Saizo:''' ...\\
'''Beruka:''' ...\\
'''Saizo:''' ...\\
'''Beruka:''' ...\\
''Beruka and Saizo attained support level C!''
-->-- ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''
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->'''Linda Forchet''': You're the strong, silent type, aren't you?\\
'''Major Charles Rane''': Nah, I'm just a little rusty on my small talk.
-->--''Film/RollingThunder''
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'''Sten''': No...

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'''Sten''': No...No.
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'''Sten''': No.

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'''Sten''': No.No...

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