"You want to know why none would call you king? It was your eyes, Zant. All saw it, a lust for power burning in your pupils... Did you think we'd forget our ancestors lost their king to such greed?"
"You can't hide your lyin' eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
Thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes"
And your smile is a thin disguise
Thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes"
— Eagles, "Lyin' Eyes"
Cole Cassidy: While you're at it, maybe you can think of a way to make this story actually scary.
Reinhardt Wilhelm: No need to hide behind the tough guy act. I can see the fear in your eyes.
Reinhardt Wilhelm: No need to hide behind the tough guy act. I can see the fear in your eyes.
— Overwatch, "Junkenstein"
"I don't like him," said a soldier. "Of course, they all try to scare you, whether they know it or not. Part of the business. But with him it's different. I know he doesn't talk tough, or threaten or act grim. I know he's pleasant enough when he takes time to notice you. Even sympathetic. But there's something there I can't put my finger on. Something cold-blooded. Like he wasn't even alive—or as if we weren't. Even when he acts especially decent or thoughtful toward me, I know he doesn't give a damn. It's his eyes. I can read meaning in the eyes of a Fomalhautian blind-worm. But I can't read anything in his."
— The Foxholes of Mars by Fritz Leiber
"It's in your eyes, what's on your mind
I see the truth that you've buried inside
It's in your eyes, what's on your mind
There's no mercy, just anger I find"
I see the truth that you've buried inside
It's in your eyes, what's on your mind
There's no mercy, just anger I find"
—Within Temptation, "A Dangerous Mind"
"I recognize those baby blues anywhere!"
—Liam Hunnicut recognizing the abominable snowman as his sheep Roxanne, The Loud House, "Snow News Day"