Quotes / Don't Ask, Just Run

Fan Works

""Move!" Pyrrha heard someone yell out. She wasn't sure who, but from the sounds of it was someone older, probably Qrow.

Pyrrha didn't take the time to think about what was happening. She stood and began sprinting away. Hesitation in combat meant death, and when someone yelled, "Run!" you ran."

— Jaune Arc, Lord of Hunger, "Nihilus"

"Hilda Valentine Goneril, as a rule, did not run unless it was a matter of life and death. Indeed, she ran so little that her classmates had made up a saying for it: If you see someone running, get out of their way. If you see Hilda running, you’d better start running too."

— We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals

Film - Live Action

"Charlie, take my word for it - don't look back! Swim, Charlie! Swim!"

—Denherder, Jaws

Literature

"Then horror swept over them and they ran screaming for the outer door, jammed there in a clawing shrieking mob, and burst through like madmen. [...] Police, charioteer and watchman, wounded or whole, they burst screaming into the street, where the men watching the building took panic and joined in the flight, not waiting to ask why."

— The God in the Bowl

Tabletop Games

"An oft-quoted mistranslation of the Book of Nod states, "In any Jyhad, the Nosferatu are the first to die." The correct translation: "In any Jyhad, the Nosferatu are the first to disappear." If you ever expect trouble to strike your city, keep a close eye on the Nosferatu: when they vanish down their boltholes and pull them shut, follow their example. They are the Cainite world's greatest survivors, and they can see a threat clearly before anyone else has more than a vague sense of unease."

— al-Ashrad, Vampire: The Masquerade - Clanbook: Assamite (Revised)

Webcomics

"Command, this is Indigo Squad. Our expert here says you should pull the surface troops back a few hundred yards from the perimeter. Just as a precaution, probably nothing to worry about.
[...]
Hello, Command? No need to panic, everything’s still fine down here, but get those troops moved, yeah? About a mile or so.
[...]
Me again, Command. Rreeally gonna have to insist you pull back now. Evac the facility grounds, the local area… honestly, the continent wouldn’t be too over the top at this point."

— Exterminatus Now, here

"Triac, if there's one thing I've learned, when the engineer working on equipment suddenly turns and runs away, you follow!"

— Ab²y^note who happens to be Entertainingly Wrong, Freefall, here

Maxima: We need to cut this short! I need everyone into the underground garage, now!
Reporter: Uh, why?
[massive ship crashes down from space, bombarding the shield]
Maxima: Because when a Special Forces Colonel tells you to take shelter, it's usually a good idea to do it.

— Grrl Power #763

Mother: If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?
Son: Oh, jeez. Probably.
Mother: What!? Why!?
Son: Because all my friends did. Think about it—which scenario is more likely: Every single person I know, many of them levelheaded and afraid of heights, abruptly went crazy at exactly the same time... or the bridge is on fire?

— xkcd, "Bridge"

Web Video

"When people are screaming and running one direction, I find it's best to just not question that and assume that they have more current information than I do."

— Gordon Freeman, Freeman's Mind 2, "Episode 2"

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