->'''Moe:''' So all the clam fan mail I get asks the same thing: who is really behind the bad guys?\\
'''Old Man Lobber:''' Ah, sure. You wanna know who the [[FinalBoss last boss]] is, is that right? That, my friend, is something that you're just gonna have to find out on yer own.\\
'''Moe:''' Yeah, yeah, yeah, we all know that much. But come on... Won't you give us just a little hint?\\
'''Old Man Lobber:''' I reckon I could tell you... But then I'd have to make a soup out of you!
-->-- ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy''

->'''Hammond:''' You ever think of writing a book about your exploits in the line of duty?\\
'''O'Neill:''' I've thought about it. But then I'd have to shoot anyone that actually read it.
-->-- ''Series/StargateSG1'', "[[Recap/StargateSG1S1E1ChildrenOfTheGods The Children of The Gods]]"

->'''Freya:''' I...hate your secrets, Bernard.
->'''Bernard:''' Freya. If I were to tell you ...even a little bit about...what you call my secrets... I might be condemning you to death.
-->-- ''Film/TheseAreTheDamned'' (1963)

->'''Agatha''': How do you people ''do'' [[StealthHiBye that]]?
->'''[[McNinja Smoke Knight]]''': If I told you, [[InvertedTrope we'd have to let you live]].
->'''Agatha''': What?
->'''Smoke Knight''': [[AndIMustScream For a very, very long time]].
-->--''Webcomic/GirlGenius''

->'''Ocelot:''' Those are direct orders from [[AncientConspiracy the Patriots]]
->'''Naomi:''' I mean, it's not like I have a problem with it but... why would you want to do that?
->'''Ocelot:''' Welcome to Ocelot Shack. You've got questions, [[ImpliedDeathThreat I've got bullets.]]
-->--''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound''

->'''Ezra:''' Hey, where are they going?
->'''Zeb:''' If I told you I'd have to kill you. Oh and I..might [[TeethClenchedTeamwork just kill ya anyway]].
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels: Spark of Rebellion''

->Dervish, please hand the artifact to Hestaby posthaste. Any further speculation into why my employer trusts Hestaby with this matter should be discouraged, lest I have to eat you.
-->-- '''Schwartzkopf''', ''Literature/ShadowrunStorytime''

->'''Rain:''' Is your speed a gift of the gods?\\
'''Kabal:''' I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.\\
'''Rain:''' As if you could, Earthrealmer.
-->--''Videogame/MortalKombat11''
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