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I hope you're satisfied, truly. You've successfully dashed my hopes against the craggy shores of your ignorance. Ha, and what has become of the Ginyu Force I wonder? Did you really do away with them all? Sadly boys, I'm afraid this won't do. Indulge me, you've said your goodbyes, yes? Oh, to see the Dragon Balls turn to stone at the very moment your wish might have come true. Quite a pill to swallow, eh Vegeta? Of course, even more so for myself. As a matter of fact, in all my years, I've never been so angry as I am now. How incredibly irritating not to have seen the writing on the wall! Now... you'll pay! YOU VILE FILTH-SUCKING MAGGOTS! YOU WILL RUE THE DAY YOU CROSSED MY PATH! PREPARE YOURSELVES TO EMBRACE OBLIVION!!!
— Frieza upon encountering Vegeta, Krillin, Gohan, and Dende following Porunga's death, Dragon Ball Z Kai
Tom: Toramaru from Saitama, right? Your gang's boss is a ladies' man, but I've also heard that he doesn't put up with any crap. He's not gonna be down with what you guys are planning.
Gang Member: (brandishes a pipe, swinging at Tom) Why don't you shut the hell up, you dreadlocked piece of sh—
(He accidentally hits Shizuo's arm, making him drop his coffee.)
Shizuo: (calmly) What the hell, man? My shirt. (Tom starts backing away) My little brother gave this shirt to me. (Beat) YOU GUYS ARE DEAD!!!
Gang Member: (brandishes a pipe, swinging at Tom) Why don't you shut the hell up, you dreadlocked piece of sh—
(He accidentally hits Shizuo's arm, making him drop his coffee.)
Shizuo: (calmly) What the hell, man? My shirt. (Tom starts backing away) My little brother gave this shirt to me. (Beat) YOU GUYS ARE DEAD!!!
— Durarara!!x2, "When in Rome, Do As the Romans Do" (English dub)
What are you so afraid of, Cell? Isn't this what you wanted? I warned you! I told you what would happen if you pushed me too far! But you didn't listen. You forced me to awaken my hidden power! And now that you’ve seen it, you're afraid. Because you know that I'm going to destroy you!
— SSJ2 Gohan in a calm, yet rightfully pissed manner, Dragon Ball Z
Hey you, better prepare yourself. I'm in a terrible mood right now.
— Vegeta about to give Katopesla a beating after Universe 6 is erased, Dragon Ball Super
Tucker, stop talking... or else I'll be the one to snap.
— Alphonse Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist
It's a policy of mine. Whenever someone calls me "Scarred Red," I return the favor by ending their lives. That's just how it is.
— Touko Aozaki, The Garden of Sinners
My blood has never boiled this hot before. But... My heart is cold and calm, like an ocean of darkness.
What lies within him... Is not a rage like turbulent wildfire, that razes everything in its path... But a rage like the calm, all-enveloping depths of the sea. Meliodas has full control of his rage.
— Zaneli, The Seven Deadly Sins (you can see how the author likes the trope)
Comedy
I'm getting $25 to open, he's getting $75 to close. I really needed that twenty-five dollars. Very badly. The bartender meets us and says "Well, the booker told you wrong, 'cause the opening guy, you're getting twenty, and magic man, yer gonna get seventy." We'd been shorted five dollars. I went "You know what? Nothing I can do. I really need the twenty dollars. I'm in." The magician... has the ugliest meltdown I've ever seen. He doesn't scream and yell, either. He does that thing where you get so. Fucking. Angry, that you begin speaking very quietly but you over-enunciate every. Word. That comes out of your mouth. Because "what you are telling me is the $75 that I was contractually told I would receive has been reduced to seventy dollars. Is that what the fuck you're saying?"
— Patton Oswalt, "My Weakness Is Strong"
Comic Books
He delights in recounting to me every detail of the atrocities he inflicted upon Constance and Harriet. He giggles and drools and tells me they begged him to abuse them. He calls my daughter a whore.
And I listen.
I treat him for six months. I am praised for my courage and compassion.
And on April 1st, 1922 — one year to the day — I strap him into the electroshock couch. And I burn the filthy bastard.
It is treated as an accident. These things happen. There is ozone and the smell of burned skin in my nostrils. But I feel nothing.
And I listen.
I treat him for six months. I am praised for my courage and compassion.
And on April 1st, 1922 — one year to the day — I strap him into the electroshock couch. And I burn the filthy bastard.
It is treated as an accident. These things happen. There is ozone and the smell of burned skin in my nostrils. But I feel nothing.
— Dr. Amadeus Arkham, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
I'm going to moderate my tone and continue to smile, because I don't want the children to think I'm going to disembowel their only adult guardian: But what exactly did you think you were doing just now, you stupid, incompetent imbecile?
— Harry, Crossed
Wolverine: I'll find 'em. I promise. Stay here.
Deadpool: Leave me alone, Logan. Isn't abandoning friends one of the things you do best?
Preston: Wade, maybe he's right.
Wolverine: I apologize. I should've helped you when you first came to me.
Deadpool: They better be okay.
Wolverine: They ain't, Wilson.
Deadpool: How do you know?!
Wolverine: Cause the wind just shifted... I can smell it.
Deadpool: Leave. Me. Alone.
Deadpool: Leave me alone, Logan. Isn't abandoning friends one of the things you do best?
Preston: Wade, maybe he's right.
Wolverine: I apologize. I should've helped you when you first came to me.
Deadpool: They better be okay.
Wolverine: They ain't, Wilson.
Deadpool: How do you know?!
Wolverine: Cause the wind just shifted... I can smell it.
Deadpool: Leave. Me. Alone.
— Deadpool vol. 3 #18
Never known anger like this before. Not raging. Not even burning. Just colder and colder by the minute. Building inexorably. Toward something that has to be.
— Frank Castle, The Punisher MAX
She's different for a newborn Red Lantern. She can think and speak — but deep down she's just as full of rage as any new Red. It's a cold, methodical rage, and she's not really in control of it.
"You seek to anger me, Counselor. And you have succeeded. But I can control my anger, as well as any human."
— Goliath, Gargoyles, "Here In Manhattan, Chapter 9: Your Witness"
Fan Works
And the whole time, Monster X is silent as the grave. Somehow that feels wrong, that the beast ought to be screaming and spitting with fury; a spawn of Ghidorah ought to be loud in combat, a conduit of raging storms that shake the grounds and crack the skies – but then, the serpent remembers as a spike is caught stuck between its horn spurs and Monster X stomps down on its head to wrench the thing loose, that storms are not always loud. There are regions of silence and calm in what little ones call the eye of the storm.
As much as the first source of anger had all the destruction and fury of a hurricane, the second source was the eye of the storm. Perfectly calm and placid on the surface, but bottomless in its depth.
"How dare you?" she said, in the sort of perfectly calm voice only achievable by those in the icy plains on the far side of berserk rage. "How dare you. How dare you."
Do not mistake my control for calm, brother. It is nothing of the kind.
— Thor, Child of the Storm
You know, I thought I'd be angrier, what with the utter humiliation and loss of my tail... Or maybe I'm just so unbelievably enraged that I've come full circle.
— Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z Abridged
I'm sorry! I'm usually far more composed. I'm just a little bit absolutely livid.
— Freeza, Dragonball Z Abridged
Kind Cold: You murdered my princess! (inhales sharply) Oh, well. You win some, you lose some.
Trunks: ...Children?
King Cold: Yeah.
Trunks: Okay... Sorta thought you'd be a little more pissed.
King Cold: (genially) Oh, blindingly so.
Trunks: ...Children?
King Cold: Yeah.
Trunks: Okay... Sorta thought you'd be a little more pissed.
King Cold: (genially) Oh, blindingly so.
Vegeta: Can we stop talking about Kakarot for just a minute?! I mean for God's sake, he's never even around!
Piccolo: Sad thing is, he's not exactly wrong.
Vegeta: Now if you'd like to continue this fight, I can finally get around to disassembling you! You smug c*nt.
(Stunned Silence)
Android 18: (sigh) ...Yup.
Piccolo: Sad thing is, he's not exactly wrong.
Vegeta: Now if you'd like to continue this fight, I can finally get around to disassembling you! You smug c*nt.
(Stunned Silence)
Android 18: (sigh) ...Yup.
King Aultcray: I'm done tolerating your mouth, shield hero. You may think your defense keeps you safe, but your party doesn't have that luxury. If you continue to act in this manner, I'll simply punish your party members in your place. (Naofumi slowly walks towards the king) What do you think you are doing!? You fool! I'll-
Naofumi Iwatani: (Slams his arm against the back of the throne, just next to Aultcrays' face. Their faces were an inch apart.) You just did the only thing you shouldn't have done. You threatened my family. My woman, my sons, my daughters. I have half a mind to kill you right here and now. Do you understand me?
King Aultcray: Family? What are you talking ab-
Naofumi Iwatani: My family. You threatened them. You've done something with Melty, leaving her unable to help and even me promising you that I would do everything for free has failed. I can no longer protect both my family and this country. So, It's decided... I quit. (Gets up and slowly walks away)
King Aultcray: Qu-Quit? What do you mean 'quit'?
Naofumi Iwatani: Tell Melty that I'm sorry she won't get to play with Filo anymore. Maybe years from now, when you're dead, I'll bring her for a visit.
Naofumi Iwatani: (Slams his arm against the back of the throne, just next to Aultcrays' face. Their faces were an inch apart.) You just did the only thing you shouldn't have done. You threatened my family. My woman, my sons, my daughters. I have half a mind to kill you right here and now. Do you understand me?
King Aultcray: Family? What are you talking ab-
Naofumi Iwatani: My family. You threatened them. You've done something with Melty, leaving her unable to help and even me promising you that I would do everything for free has failed. I can no longer protect both my family and this country. So, It's decided... I quit. (Gets up and slowly walks away)
King Aultcray: Qu-Quit? What do you mean 'quit'?
Naofumi Iwatani: Tell Melty that I'm sorry she won't get to play with Filo anymore. Maybe years from now, when you're dead, I'll bring her for a visit.
—Family of the Shield, Chapter 33
Gohan: Cell, you don't get it. I hate this. The vibrations of my fist through contact, the taste of blood in my mouth, the sound of my heart in my ears... I hate it. I always have. But right now... in this moment... the only thing I hate more than it, is you.
Cell: Ugh, put that on a valentine.
Gohan: Because you were right about me. I was a coward. Scared of what would happen if I... snap. Afraid that, if I lost it this time... I'd never come back. That I'd finally kill someone. But I'm not scared anymore, Cell.
Cell: Well, g-glad I coul- (gets gut punched)
Gohan: Because there is no point in being afraid of the inevitable.
Cell: Ugh, put that on a valentine.
Gohan: Because you were right about me. I was a coward. Scared of what would happen if I... snap. Afraid that, if I lost it this time... I'd never come back. That I'd finally kill someone. But I'm not scared anymore, Cell.
Cell: Well, g-glad I coul- (gets gut punched)
Gohan: Because there is no point in being afraid of the inevitable.
Zero to pissed in an instant. My goodness, you have talent.
— Perfect Cell, Dragon Ball Z Abridged
There is nothing about this whole scenario that doesn't make me so disgusted that I want to violently vomit out my own internal organs. I despise you both so intensely, that I can't tell if my vision is blurry from my near death experience or from my unforgiving rage. If allowed, once I am back to full health, I will gut you with an honest-to-God smile on my face. And then proceed to paint the home I built with your bodies with your very blood.
— Bardock, Dragon Ball Z Abridged
Shipmaster Torikus paced before his three surviving Chieftains, his knuckles dragging against the deck. His gait was a loping hunch, much like that of a gorilla, and it betrayed his barely contained primal rage. His voice, however, was unusually calm, restrained even. This was Torikus at his most deadly: not as a mindless berserker, but as a calculating murderer.
— The Enemy of My Enemy
"Lower your voice," Jon says so quietly that Pyp can barely hear it, but his tone is enough to make Pyp truly nervous. Usually when Grenn blows up, Jon rolls his eyes and snarks him into submission, but this — this is different. This sounds like a storm, and Pyp gets to his feet, not sure if he’ll need to intercede.
Nabiki Tendo did not burn hot when she lost her temper. She kept herself cool, cold, and in control, which made her all the more threatening to anyone with more than two braincells to clack together. While Akane would impulsively snap and do things that she would later apologize for, her older sister took the same approach to anger that she did to everything else; analyze the scene rationally and do something she knew she would never feel sorry for.
The woman looked at Kara with the air of a butcher wondering which part of a carcass to start on. Then she turned, stooped, and picked her robe off the floor tiles. She slid it back on, did up the sash, and then looked up.
"You will regret this day," said Jasmine, without due emphasis.
Kara found that the scariest part of their encounter.
"You will regret this day," said Jasmine, without due emphasis.
Kara found that the scariest part of their encounter.
Darunia: I did you mom last night- Oh, snaaap!
Link: (calmly) I am two seconds away from castrating you with a pencil.
Link: (calmly) I am two seconds away from castrating you with a pencil.
With most people, their anger was worn on their sleeve. They were easy to read. It was easy to think and react to the situation. Roland, [Nanoha] realized at that moment, was the Quiet Type. The Quiet Type were very BAD. She would know, she was one of them. And she'd never really considered the possibility of having to answer to... well, herself. So in this situation, knowing how she would be reacting made her sweat run cold.
It was weird — [Alaster's] rage had reached a cold plateau. Instead of making him shake or blurring his mind in a red mist, everything was clear and focused. His words had a frosty clarity. He spoke almost calmly, clinical even.
"A Hokage must never give into rage." The man had said long ago. "But, should your anger be too much to contain, you must make sure that your anger be three things: Your rage must be cold. Your rage must be reasoned. Your rage must be legendary."
Her anger reached a fever pitch then just stopped. Like she'd reached a rage so powerful it rolled over into a state of zen.
—Vista/Missy, Nailing the Sword
That was it. Forget store protocol and forget basic customer service. This stallion was going down. Pinkie Pie started to climb over the counter in rage. "WHY I OUGHTTA..."
Before Pinkie could get any closer, Rarity put a single hoof on her shoulder to stop her. In contrast to Pinkie's blind rage, Rarity's reaction had turned calm and serene. "I apologize, good sir. You have made your point," she calmly told the stallion.
Before Pinkie could get any closer, Rarity put a single hoof on her shoulder to stop her. In contrast to Pinkie's blind rage, Rarity's reaction had turned calm and serene. "I apologize, good sir. You have made your point," she calmly told the stallion.
This wasn't a situation warranting any kind of anger that Elphaba had felt before. This was beyond berserk; this was beyond unstoppable fury; this was even beyond incandescent, magic-hurling, city-destroying, all-consuming rage. This was the kind of anger that ran cold, the kind of wrath that could only be expressed in carefully-measured tones, impeccable manners, and a cutthroat razor being held against another human being's eyeball.
Jaeger, you're only saying that because I can't reach back there and pimp slap you.
— Levi, A Slap On Titan
"You have disappointed me by acting so irresponsibly and now you are making demands?" Varian asked as he crossed the distance to Anduin. He was still angry, but his words were clear and collected, icily calm. It was worse than the frothing, heated rage Anduin had expected.
Yulier: [standing up] YOU WANNA TAKE THIS OUTSIDE, KID?! I'LL THROW DOWN WITH AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD! I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!
Asuna: (tersely) Touch her and I kill Thinker myself.
Yulier: [Beat, then sits back down defeated] Duly noted.
Asuna: (tersely) Touch her and I kill Thinker myself.
Yulier: [Beat, then sits back down defeated] Duly noted.
The Fleet Admiral [Sengoku] leveled a stare at him [Akainu], looking for all the world like the displeased boss that he was. "Just so we're clear, the only reason I am keeping myself calm in this situation is that my age has been showing lately, and I can't maintain my rage for more than a few seconds without my heart giving out on me. Make no mistake, however. We've had more resignations in the last twenty-four hours than the last two years, at least fifteen percent of the World Government's nations have attempted or succeeded in revolution, and above all else, worldwide opinion of the Marines is at an all-time low. I. Am. Furious."
Now he had transcended anger.
A strange calm and clarity washed over him. He would not get mad.
He would get even.
A strange calm and clarity washed over him. He would not get mad.
He would get even.
"I'm going to tell you what you're going to do, José, and you're going to listen very carefully. If you don't, you're going to be dealing with me. You really don't want to do that. You are going to march right into camp and tell Carol what happened."
"What if I don't do it?" José demanded.
Scott gave him a very chilling smile. "You're going to make me very angry. There's a difference between Warren and me. Warren will rip your arms off and feel guilty about it later. I, on the other hand, will simply hold your head under the water until you stop struggling and I won't feel anything. It would be in your own best interest not to irritate me. Do I make myself perfectly clear?"''
"What if I don't do it?" José demanded.
Scott gave him a very chilling smile. "You're going to make me very angry. There's a difference between Warren and me. Warren will rip your arms off and feel guilty about it later. I, on the other hand, will simply hold your head under the water until you stop struggling and I won't feel anything. It would be in your own best interest not to irritate me. Do I make myself perfectly clear?"''
Rainbow felt a strange calm descending over her. Nope, she thought, there’s no way I'm letting you hurt Lero. Or Twilight. No. Way. Her reluctance to start the fight vanished, as did her worry about accidentally inflicting serious harm. She was forcing her body to relax, so her attack would come as a surprise, when another voice interrupted.
It was ironic. The more emotional and angry Ghost got, the less emotional he appeared.
Weevil: Master Dartz was kind enough to give me the card containing Yugi's soul. I thought you might appreciate being reunited with him before I destroy you!
Yami: The only reunion that's about to happen is my Size 10 with your buttocks!
Téa: Pharaoh! Don't antagonize him!
Yami: (jokingly) Come on, Téa! It's Weevil! What's the worst he could-
Weevil: (rips up the card)
Yami: ...Okay, yeah. That's the worst he could do.
Weevil: Hahahaha! Don't worry, Pharaoh, it was just a prank! I don't know where Yugi's soul really is! But I know where yours is going to be once Poison Butterfly drains the last of your Life Points!
Yami: You know, it really is a shame. If Yugi were here, he might have been able to prevent me.
Weevil: Prevent you from what?
Yami: From doing this.
Yami: The only reunion that's about to happen is my Size 10 with your buttocks!
Téa: Pharaoh! Don't antagonize him!
Yami: (jokingly) Come on, Téa! It's Weevil! What's the worst he could-
Weevil: (rips up the card)
Yami: ...Okay, yeah. That's the worst he could do.
Weevil: Hahahaha! Don't worry, Pharaoh, it was just a prank! I don't know where Yugi's soul really is! But I know where yours is going to be once Poison Butterfly drains the last of your Life Points!
Yami: You know, it really is a shame. If Yugi were here, he might have been able to prevent me.
Weevil: Prevent you from what?
Yami: From doing this.
"You wanna say that to me again you little shit?" Asuka had a deceptively calm tone despite looking like rage made manifest. Shiki took that as a challenge and stood up in Shinji's pocket, then used both hands to flip Asuka off.
Films — Live-Action
Captain America: Dr. Banner? Now might be a really good time for you to get angry.
Bruce Banner: (smiling) That's my secret, Cap. (stops smiling) I'm always angry.
(calmly Hulks out without another word)
Bruce Banner: (smiling) That's my secret, Cap. (stops smiling) I'm always angry.
(calmly Hulks out without another word)
Oh, we're way past angry. I could choke the life outta you and never change a shade.
— Bruce Banner, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Bernard, I want you to know... that I try. When Jean and the kids at the school tell me that I'm supposed to control my violent temper, and be passive and nonviolent like they are, I try. I really try. Though when I see this girl... of such a beautiful spirit... so degraded... and this boy... that I love... sprawled out by this big ape here... and this little girl, who is so special to us we call her "God's little gift of sunshine"... and I think of the number of years that she's going to have to carry in her memory... the savagery of this idiotic moment of yours... I just go BERSERK!!
Tell me something: why has the army been replaced by the NKVD all over Moscow? (chuckles) I mean, I'm smiling, but I am very fucking furious.
— General Zhukov, The Death of Stalin
Vice-Counsel DuPont: And you, Preston, the supposed savior of the resistance, are now its destroyer, and along with them, you've given me yourself... calmly... coolly... entirely without incident.
(Polygraph machine scribbling rapidly)
John Preston: No.
(Polygraph flatlines)
Polygraph Technician: Oh... shit!
John Preston: Not without incident.
(Asskicking ensues)
(Polygraph machine scribbling rapidly)
John Preston: No.
(Polygraph flatlines)
Polygraph Technician: Oh... shit!
John Preston: Not without incident.
(Asskicking ensues)
Now... (slams a book on the desk) you've really pissed me off.
— Terence Mann, Field of Dreams
Walt Kowalski: I know you don't want to hear this, but now's the time to stay calm.
Thao: Calm? You want me to be calm?
Walt: We stay calm or else mistakes get made. We have to step back from this thing.
Thao: Calm? You want me to be calm?
Walt: We stay calm or else mistakes get made. We have to step back from this thing.
Father Janovich: I'm going over to that house today, Mr. Kowalski... And every other day until you see the folly in what you are planning.
Walt: Gotta go, Padre. Busy day ahead.
Father Janovich: Go in peace.
Walt: I am at peace.
Father Janovich: (Jesus Christ.)
Walt: Gotta go, Padre. Busy day ahead.
Father Janovich: Go in peace.
Walt: I am at peace.
Father Janovich: (Jesus Christ.)
Rory Breaker: Your stupidity may be your one saving grace.
Nick the Greek: Uh?
Rory Breaker: Don't "uh" me, Greek boy! How is it that your fucking stupid, soon-to-be-dead friends thought they could steal my own cannabis and sell it back to me? Is this a declaration of war? Is this some kind of white cunt's joke that black cunts don't get? Because I'm not fucking laughing, Nick-o-lass! I have three main pleasures in life, Nick. No, four- football, wine, music, and the annihilation of anyone who interferes in that short list. I know you couldn't have known my position, because you're not that stupid, that if you did, you wouldn't have showed up here scratching your arse with that stupid "what's going on here?" look plastered all over your Chevy Chase. But what you do know... is where these people live.
(Rory gets up out of his swivel chair and walks towards Nick.)
Rory Breaker: If you hold anything back, I'll kill you. If you bend the truth, or I think you're bending the truth, I'll kill you. If you forget anything, I'll kill you. In fact, you're gonna have to work very hard to stay alive. Now do you understand everything I've said? Because if you don't, I'll kill you! (Slasher Smile) Now, Mr. Bubble-And-Squeak... you may enlighten me.
Nick the Greek: Uh?
Rory Breaker: Don't "uh" me, Greek boy! How is it that your fucking stupid, soon-to-be-dead friends thought they could steal my own cannabis and sell it back to me? Is this a declaration of war? Is this some kind of white cunt's joke that black cunts don't get? Because I'm not fucking laughing, Nick-o-lass! I have three main pleasures in life, Nick. No, four- football, wine, music, and the annihilation of anyone who interferes in that short list. I know you couldn't have known my position, because you're not that stupid, that if you did, you wouldn't have showed up here scratching your arse with that stupid "what's going on here?" look plastered all over your Chevy Chase. But what you do know... is where these people live.
(Rory gets up out of his swivel chair and walks towards Nick.)
Rory Breaker: If you hold anything back, I'll kill you. If you bend the truth, or I think you're bending the truth, I'll kill you. If you forget anything, I'll kill you. In fact, you're gonna have to work very hard to stay alive. Now do you understand everything I've said? Because if you don't, I'll kill you! (Slasher Smile) Now, Mr. Bubble-And-Squeak... you may enlighten me.
Eugene Kittridge: I understand you're very upset.
Ethan Hunt: Kittridge, you've never seen me very upset.
Eugene Kittridge: All right, Hunt, enough is enough. You have bribed, cajoled, and killed, and you have done it using loyalties on the inside. You want to shake hands with the devil, that's fine by me. I just want to make sure that you do it in hell!
Ethan Hunt: Kittridge, you've never seen me very upset.
Eugene Kittridge: All right, Hunt, enough is enough. You have bribed, cajoled, and killed, and you have done it using loyalties on the inside. You want to shake hands with the devil, that's fine by me. I just want to make sure that you do it in hell!
Do not allow my calm demeanor to fool you, Ranger. Now is not the time for your insubordination.
— Marshall Stacker Pentecost, Pacific Rim
It had previously occurred to me that the gypsy had taken the demise of his mother rather lightly. But for every action, there is a reaction. And a Pikey reaction... is quite a fucking thing.
I believe that true focus lies somewhere between rage and serenity.
— Charles Xavier, X-Men: First Class
Literature
Astfgl had passed through the earlier stage of fury and was now in that calm lagoon of rage where the voice is steady, the manner is measured and polite, and only a faint trace of spittle at the corner of the mouth betrays the inner inferno.
— Eric
"Lady Raith," Ebenezar said calmly. "Touch that boy again and the only things left for your kin to bury will be your hundred-dollar shoes."
Ender's anger was cold, and he could use it. Bonzo's anger was hot, and so it used him.
[Prudence] happened on Bad Billy Budd,
Who pushed poor Prudence in the mud.
Prudence didn't whine or cry,
She looked Bad Billy in the eye,
She promptly grabbed him by the shirt,
And rubbed his face down in the dirt.
— The Gorilla Did It!, "Prudence Prim"
At that moment, Harry fully understood for the first time why people said Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. The look upon Dumbledore's face as he stared down at the unconscious form of Mad-Eye Moody was more terrible than Harry could have ever imagined. There was no benign smile upon Dumbledore's face, no twinkle in the eyes behind the spectacles. There was cold fury in every line of the ancient face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were giving off burning heat.
"Have you lost your temper, Roboute?" Lorgar asks. They can hear the smile.
"I am going to gut you," Guilliman replies softly.
"You have lost your temper. The great and calm Roboute Guilliman has finally succumbed to passion."
"I will gut you. I will skin you. I will behead you."
"Ah, Roboute," Lorgar murmurs. "Here, at the very end, I finally hear you talk in a way that makes me actually like you."
"I am going to gut you," Guilliman replies softly.
"You have lost your temper. The great and calm Roboute Guilliman has finally succumbed to passion."
"I will gut you. I will skin you. I will behead you."
"Ah, Roboute," Lorgar murmurs. "Here, at the very end, I finally hear you talk in a way that makes me actually like you."
Wilma began to smile.
A person who did not know Wilma might have mistaken it for a gentle smile, a kindly smile, a smile of love and good fellowship. Her eyes shone with some powerful emotion; the unwary might have mistaken it for exaltation. But if Peter Jerzyck, who knew her best, had seen her face in that moment, he would have run the other way as fast as his legs could carry him. "No," Wilma said in a soft, almost caressing voice. "Oh, no, babe. You don't understand. You don't understand what it means to fuck with Wilma. You don't have the slightest idea what it means to fuck with Wilma Wadlowski Jerzyck."
Her smile widened.
"But you will."
A person who did not know Wilma might have mistaken it for a gentle smile, a kindly smile, a smile of love and good fellowship. Her eyes shone with some powerful emotion; the unwary might have mistaken it for exaltation. But if Peter Jerzyck, who knew her best, had seen her face in that moment, he would have run the other way as fast as his legs could carry him. "No," Wilma said in a soft, almost caressing voice. "Oh, no, babe. You don't understand. You don't understand what it means to fuck with Wilma. You don't have the slightest idea what it means to fuck with Wilma Wadlowski Jerzyck."
Her smile widened.
"But you will."
Skulduggery: You're waiting to see if I'm angry.
Ghastly: I already know you're angry. You're sitting very still and you're talking very quietly. You're getting ready to kill someone.
Ghastly: I already know you're angry. You're sitting very still and you're talking very quietly. You're getting ready to kill someone.
She hated how good Antoine was at acting calm and serious instead of lashing out at her. He was the sort of boy parents thought was sweet and clever, when really he just never got loud when he wanted to be mean.
Purity through hate. Dignity through rage.
— Credo of the Soul Drinkers
When [Ezeugo] began again, the anger on his face was gone and in its place a sort of smile hovered, more terrible and sinister than the anger.
She hadn't realized the depth of her fury until he had answered the door. Her heartrate had not increased, she had not begun to sweat or even think violent thoughts. But the moment she stepped into the house, she knew one thing for sure: She was going to take this man's life.
— Remote Control, by Nnedi Okorafor
I used a very quiet voice. Quiet voices are more threatening than screams.
— Harry Dresden, Blood Rites
The Piper stood before him, wiping his flute clean.
I had to let you know, Saul, what I can do." He spoke quietly, and did not look up, like a teacher who is very disappointed but trying not to shout. "You see, I feel that you don't really believe what I can do. I feel that you think that because you won't listen to me, no one else will. I wanted to show you quite how hard they listen, see? I wanted you to know. Before you die.
Michael had trouble talking. His jaws wouldn't come together but he managed to mumble. “I slipped,” he said. “I slipped and fell.” He saw the captain give him a triumphant glance and he tried to answer that glance with a smile. At all costs he wanted to hide the delicious icy chilliness that controlled his brain, the surge of wintry cold hatred that pervaded his body. He wanted to give no warning to anyone in this world as to what he felt at this moment.
Delta: Wyin? You know how I said killing...destroying things until they screamed for an end, pathetically grovelling for a death that’s too good for them is barbaric and below us?
Wyin: I remember words of a sort.
Delta: For that... thing? That conversation never happened.
Wyin: I remember words of a sort.
Delta: For that... thing? That conversation never happened.
Gene masked a smoldering anger that always threatened to roar into an inferno. He contained his rage by putting a lid over it, like snuffing a pan fire. This tactic didn't actually kill the flames; it only disguised his emotion. He clicked his tongue when he was dangerously pissed. He'd smile, click his tongue, and wag his finger. You shouldn't be rude with me, friend. Easy there, chum. Cool it, amigo. You should take care, pal. He said that while imagining the offender's face crunching under his boot.
— Isaiah Coleridge, Black Mountain
Live-Action TV
May: Yes, I'm furious. But I'm sure as hell not gonna waste it on a tantrum. I'm gonna mine it, save it... and when we find Ward, I'm gonna use every bit of it to take him down.
Skye: Wish I knew how to use that hate-fu.
May: I'm usually up around 5:30.
Skye: Wish I knew how to use that hate-fu.
May: I'm usually up around 5:30.
— Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., "Ragtag"
"I... I got you a 20-pound bag of ice. And some bacon, and some eggs, and a couple of those steaks that you like. Some fuel canisters. It's enough for three or four days. After that, you're on your own. I am done."
—Jimmy after learning Chuck was sabotaging his career, Better Call Saul
"He never raised his voice. That was the worst thing. The fury of a Time Lord. And then we discovered why, why this Doctor, who had fought with gods and demons, why he had run away from us and hidden. He was being kind."
— Son-of-Mine, Doctor Who, "The Family of Blood"
Dalek: You will be exterminated!
River: Not yet. Your systems are still restoring, which means your shield density is compromised. One Alpha Mezon burst through your eyestalk would kill you stone dead.
Dalek: Records indicate you will show mercy. You are an associate of the Doctor's.
River: I'm River Song. Check your records again.
Dalek: ...Mercy.
River: Say it again.
Dalek: Mercy!
River: One more time.
Dalek: MERCY!
River: Not yet. Your systems are still restoring, which means your shield density is compromised. One Alpha Mezon burst through your eyestalk would kill you stone dead.
Dalek: Records indicate you will show mercy. You are an associate of the Doctor's.
River: I'm River Song. Check your records again.
Dalek: ...Mercy.
River: Say it again.
Dalek: Mercy!
River: One more time.
Dalek: MERCY!
— Doctor Who, "The Big Bang"
The Doctor: What Clara said, about not taking revenge. You know why she said that?
Ashildr: She was saving you.
The Doctor: I was lost a long time ago. She was saving you. I'll do my best. But I strongly advise you to keep out of my way. You'll find that it's a very small universe when I'm angry with you.
Ashildr: She was saving you.
The Doctor: I was lost a long time ago. She was saving you. I'll do my best. But I strongly advise you to keep out of my way. You'll find that it's a very small universe when I'm angry with you.
— Doctor Who, "Face the Raven"
You know what happens if I don't move on? More people die. There are kids living rough near here. They may well be next on the menu. Do you want to help me? Do you want to stand here stamping your foot? Because let me tell you something. I'm two thousand years old, and I have never had the time for the luxury of outrage.
— The Doctor, Doctor Who, "Thin Ice"
Outside calm, inside furious.
I am so mad I can't hear myself speak. All I can hear is the anger in my ears. It is like the hiss of a tea kettle, filled with rage.
— Jessica Huang, Fresh Off the Boat
Jeff: So you found my father?
Pierce: Yes, he's on his way. I mean, if this is too much to handle, I completely understand and I can call it off.
Jeff: Actually, I think I'm ready to see him.
Pierce: Good. Good for you.
Jeff: Oh. I should probably tell you. If you're lying to me, if my father isn't coming, if a car pulls up and anyone other than my father steps out, say, an actor, or you in a wig, if you pull any Ferris Bueller, Parent Trap, Three's Company, F/X, F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion bull[bleep], I will beat you. And there will be nothing madcap or wacky about it. Understood?
Pierce: Yes, he's on his way. I mean, if this is too much to handle, I completely understand and I can call it off.
Jeff: Actually, I think I'm ready to see him.
Pierce: Good. Good for you.
Jeff: Oh. I should probably tell you. If you're lying to me, if my father isn't coming, if a car pulls up and anyone other than my father steps out, say, an actor, or you in a wig, if you pull any Ferris Bueller, Parent Trap, Three's Company, F/X, F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion bull[bleep], I will beat you. And there will be nothing madcap or wacky about it. Understood?
— Community, "Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking"
It's strange... I never thought I could get so mad that it would clear my head. Now you get to face cool justice.
— Shinnosuke Tomari, Kamen Rider Drive
Podcasts
Edward: Wh-who... Who are you?! What is this place?!
Lup: Are you the one who's been hurting my brother out there?
Edward: Am I...? Where are we?!
Lup: I'm gonna fucking kill you now.
Lup: Are you the one who's been hurting my brother out there?
Edward: Am I...? Where are we?!
Lup: I'm gonna fucking kill you now.
— The Adventure Zone: Balance, "Story and Song - Part 1"
Poetry
Hey!
Gentlemen!
You care for
Sacrilege,
Crime
And war.
But have you seen
The frightening terror
Of my face
When
It's
Perfectly calm?
Gentlemen!
You care for
Sacrilege,
Crime
And war.
But have you seen
The frightening terror
Of my face
When
It's
Perfectly calm?
— Vladimir Mayakovsky, "A Cloud in Trousers"
" Puppet Shows
Elmo is supposed to say the number of the day. Not. Rocco.
Video Games
Brigadier General Clements: Sir, if you get with Lieutenant General Shepard, you’ll understand that this is all a misunderstanding.
Vice Chairman Edwards: The Lieutenant General claims that you were responsible for handling all aspects of the mission. So let me say that again. Get the MP.
Húxiān: No need for that. You piece of shit.
Vice Chairman Edwards: The Lieutenant General claims that you were responsible for handling all aspects of the mission. So let me say that again. Get the MP.
Húxiān: No need for that. You piece of shit.
Elvis: You mixed it in with the paint, eh? Very clever.
Adelle: 'Clever'? Elvis, this is no time to be-Wait...are you okay?
Elvis: Oh...I'm fine. I just realized something is all. That thing they say about pure rage making people strangely calm? It's true.
Adelle: 'Clever'? Elvis, this is no time to be-Wait...are you okay?
Elvis: Oh...I'm fine. I just realized something is all. That thing they say about pure rage making people strangely calm? It's true.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! NOW ITS GUARD IS UP! ONLY FIRE... (deep breath) Only fire... when I tell you to fire.
— Kratos to Atreus, God of War
Viridi: It's finally time to save Palutena!
Hades: "Save Palutena?" Don't you mean "Crush Palutena?"
Pit: Go home, Hades. Just go home.
Hades: "Save Palutena?" Don't you mean "Crush Palutena?"
Pit: Go home, Hades. Just go home.
Can you feel it, Shepard? Feel the quickening? Illusive Man better say his prayers tonight, 'cause we are coming for him. Murderous asshole. Oh, yeah. Tide is turning. I feel it. After what I saw down there... I have never been more filled with rage.
— Kaidan Alenko, Mass Effect 3
Colder than a walk-in fridge. Cold as a gun.
Kanon: ...I understand you're upset by my outburst, but...
Erin: (Who's visibly red in the face): Upset? I'm not upset. However. What. The. HELL? KANON.
Erin: (Who's visibly red in the face): Upset? I'm not upset. However. What. The. HELL? KANON.
Shogo Akuji: ...I'm sorry...
Johnny Gat: Well that brings her back, doesn't it? You couldn't even let her have a burial, you fucking piece of shit...
Johnny Gat: Well that brings her back, doesn't it? You couldn't even let her have a burial, you fucking piece of shit...
You fool. Away. Before I make mincemeat out of you.
Now you must defeat my angry spirit in order to move forward. I know, I don't really sound that angry, but trust me, I am.
—The Sparrow Prince, South Park: The Stick of Truth
Katina: Kyosuke's pretty calm under the circumstances.
Ryusei: Not really.
Katina: Huh?
Ryusei: He's pissed. I mean REALLY pissed off.
the circumstances.Ryusei: Not really.
Katina: Huh?
Ryusei: He's pissed. I mean REALLY pissed off.
Look. Papyrus didn't come to his meeting today. Say what you want about him. He's weird, he's naive, he's self-absorbed. But Papyrus has NEVER missed a meeting. And no matter what time you call him on the phone... Night, day, afternoon, morning... He ALWAYS answers within the first two rings.
...
But now he's gone. And his brother isn't around, either.
...
What did you do to him? What did you DO TO HIM? Papyrus, who I have trained every day... Even though I KNOW he's too goofy to ever hurt anyone...
...
Go ahead. Prepare however you want. But when you step forward... I will KILL you.
...
But now he's gone. And his brother isn't around, either.
...
What did you do to him? What did you DO TO HIM? Papyrus, who I have trained every day... Even though I KNOW he's too goofy to ever hurt anyone...
...
Go ahead. Prepare however you want. But when you step forward... I will KILL you.
— Undyne, if you killed Papyrus in a Neutral run, Undertale
it's a beautiful day outside.
birds are singing, flowers are blooming...
on days like these, kids like you...
Should be burning in hell.
birds are singing, flowers are blooming...
on days like these, kids like you...
Should be burning in hell.
— Sans right before the Final Boss fight with him on a Genocide run, Undertale
Took me a long time to find you. Wasn't an easy road to travel. I'm angry and tired. Had to talk to people I didn't want to talk to, wouldn't normally talk to. Some of them tried to cheat me, some tried to lie. I didn't like it one bit. I feel like one more lie'd be the last bitter drop in a chalice full of sorrow. And then... then I'd do something I would later regret. Now you know why you can't lie to me?
—Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Harness your hatred. Make it useful.
— Darion Mograine, World of Warcraft
Go to hell.
—Supreme Calamitas, under the condition that the player defeats her in less than 100 seconds outside of the Boss Rush event, Terraria Calamity
Admiral Spire: Inquisitor, perhaps we should-
Inquisitor Emile Darkhammer: High Admiral Spire! By the authority of the Inquisitorial Seal, I command you to place the xenos artefact in my keeping!
Admiral Spire: My Lord, please understand. We cannot fight this war on two fronts. The Aeldari will serve better as allies than as foes. The Chaos threat must supersede all others. Yvraine, we await your emissaries. We will surrender the Spirit Gate.
Yvraine: Again you prove Eldrathain's faith well-founded. It is...refreshing to see one of your kind willing to follow through on an oath made.
Inquisitor Darkhammer: I see. This...is my error. I placed too much faith in you, Spire. These xenos have corrupted you. What happens next...you brought upon yourself.
Inquisitor Emile Darkhammer: High Admiral Spire! By the authority of the Inquisitorial Seal, I command you to place the xenos artefact in my keeping!
Admiral Spire: My Lord, please understand. We cannot fight this war on two fronts. The Aeldari will serve better as allies than as foes. The Chaos threat must supersede all others. Yvraine, we await your emissaries. We will surrender the Spirit Gate.
Yvraine: Again you prove Eldrathain's faith well-founded. It is...refreshing to see one of your kind willing to follow through on an oath made.
Inquisitor Darkhammer: I see. This...is my error. I placed too much faith in you, Spire. These xenos have corrupted you. What happens next...you brought upon yourself.
Dimitri: What a pleasant conversation you seem to be having. May I join? Please, continue.
Kingdom Soldier: Oh! Um! Your Highness... I was just...
Dimitri: I said continue.
Kingdom Soldier: I... I... I'm sorry, Your Highness!
Kingdom Soldier: Oh! Um! Your Highness... I was just...
Dimitri: I said continue.
Kingdom Soldier: I... I... I'm sorry, Your Highness!
— Fire Emblem: Three Houses, when Dimitri finds soldiers gossiping about Dedue.
Dimitri: You killed Rodrigue... your own father, Felix.
Felix: I said I'd cut down anyone who stood in my way. Even my father. Even my friends.
Dimitri: I see. That was all I needed to hear to finally work up the resolve to kill you.
Felix: I said I'd cut down anyone who stood in my way. Even my father. Even my friends.
Dimitri: I see. That was all I needed to hear to finally work up the resolve to kill you.
— Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Crimson Flower route.
Visual Novels
When most people are angry, they build and build like thunderheads and then unleash themselves like lightning strikes. Razi's the opposite: the angrier he is, the calmer he gets. Right now fury glitters in his eyes like chips of ice, and the glow under his skin pulses with a slow, even heartbeat.
— Havenfall Is for Lovers, Razi season 2
Web Animation
I highly recommend you take the Centuribear's advice. The furious fires burning in your loins are like frail embers compared to the cold abyss of rage you are about to drop into
— The God-Emperor of Mankind warning Helbrecht that he's about to cross his own damn Primarch, If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device
Doc: What does [the message] say?
Washington: It says... peace talks have broken down. Now we do things our way.
Washington: It says... peace talks have broken down. Now we do things our way.
— Red vs. Blue: Revelation
Webcomics
I know you're just trying to make me angry. I'm going to stay calm. You won't like me when I'm calm.
— Yoda, Darths & Droids
Admiral: God, what are you, going for the gold star in passive aggression.
Commander Badass: Let's be clear here, this ain't passive aggression. This here is pointedly calm, civil, deliberate, non-violent active aggression.
Commander Badass: Let's be clear here, this ain't passive aggression. This here is pointedly calm, civil, deliberate, non-violent active aggression.
Web Original
The thing about Stephen Keaton is, the angrier he gets, the more focused and precise he becomes... And then, Stephen brings the white hot heat. Let there be no doubt that this bullshit ends now.
— The Agony Booth, "The One Where Tom Hanks Plays a Drunk"
Web Videos
I'm looking at you right now; this is an expression I've never seen on your face. It's like a mix of, like, resignation and black hate.
Western Animation
Numbah 86: You made a mistake underestimating me Nigel, but I don’t make mistakes.
Numbah One: You just did. You’ve made me, angry.
Numbah One: You just did. You’ve made me, angry.
—Code Name Kids Next Door: "Operation: E.N.D."
Agura: “Vert! You okay?”
Vert, grinning broadly: “Hey, guys!”
Spinner: “He’s mad.”
Vert: “Mad? Why would I be mad? We won another Battlezone, right? We saved the Earth, right? And, oh, yeah, we all had fun goofing around while I had to fight a giant interdimensional squid, right?! Why would I be mad?”
(Vert sits back in the Saber and closes the hood before finally blowing his top)
Vert: “Are you guys serious?! What was that?! And now the Saber’s covered in squid goop! WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!”
(Vert peels off)
Stanford: “Yep, definitely mad.”
—Vert showing what he’s like when he’s angry, Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5
Ren: (in a calm, almost dazed tone, completely devoid of his usual accent) Oh, what I'm gonna do to you.
(beat, Stimpy and Sven are visibly terrified)
Ren: (cheerfully, but not changing his tone) I'm so angry!
(another beat)
Ren: First, I'm gonna tear your lips out. Yeah. That's what I'm gonna do! And then? I'm gonna... gouge your eyes out! Yeah. That's what I'm gonna do.
Stimpy: (sniff) W-we don't like this, Ren!
Sven: Ja, you scary-us!
Ren: Good. You're scared, huh? Next? I'm gonna... TEAR your arms out of the sockets!
(Stimpy and Sven clutch their arms and cry in fear)
Ren: And you wanna know what else? ...I'm gonna hit ya... and you're gonna faaaaaaaaaall. And I'm gonna look down... and I'm gonna laaaaaaaugh.
(Stimpy and Sven both cry in fear again)
Ren: But first... FIRST... (speaking normally again) I gotta take a whiz!
(beat, Stimpy and Sven are visibly terrified)
Ren: (cheerfully, but not changing his tone) I'm so angry!
(another beat)
Ren: First, I'm gonna tear your lips out. Yeah. That's what I'm gonna do! And then? I'm gonna... gouge your eyes out! Yeah. That's what I'm gonna do.
Stimpy: (sniff) W-we don't like this, Ren!
Sven: Ja, you scary-us!
Ren: Good. You're scared, huh? Next? I'm gonna... TEAR your arms out of the sockets!
(Stimpy and Sven clutch their arms and cry in fear)
Ren: And you wanna know what else? ...I'm gonna hit ya... and you're gonna faaaaaaaaaall. And I'm gonna look down... and I'm gonna laaaaaaaugh.
(Stimpy and Sven both cry in fear again)
Ren: But first... FIRST... (speaking normally again) I gotta take a whiz!
— Ren & Stimpy, "Sven Hoek"
Homer: (slowly lowers a letter while his pupils shrink) Kids, would you step outside for a second?
(Bart and Lisa quickly do so; Homer stands up and inhales deeply}
Homer: F-- (loud, harsh F-chord on a pipe organ)
(outside in the neighborhood)
Flanders: Dear Lord, that's the loudest profanity I've ever heard!
(Bart and Lisa quickly do so; Homer stands up and inhales deeply}
Homer: F-- (loud, harsh F-chord on a pipe organ)
(outside in the neighborhood)
Flanders: Dear Lord, that's the loudest profanity I've ever heard!
— The Simpsons, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?"
Lisa: I have to tell you a secret, but you have to promise not to get mad.
Homer: I promise.
Lisa: (in a single breath) Bart rented a car with a phony drivers license and drove Milhouse Nelson and Martin to a wig outlet in Knoxville and the car got crushed and they're out of money and can't get home and Bart's working as a courier and just got back from Hong Kong!
Homer: (a red shadow appears over his face) Yes, that's a real pickle. Could you excuse me for a moment? (puts on a hazmat helmet and rants incoherently until the faceplate fogs up, then takes it off, calm again) Alright, I have thought this through. I will send Bart the money to fly home. Then I will murder him.
Homer: I promise.
Lisa: (in a single breath) Bart rented a car with a phony drivers license and drove Milhouse Nelson and Martin to a wig outlet in Knoxville and the car got crushed and they're out of money and can't get home and Bart's working as a courier and just got back from Hong Kong!
Homer: (a red shadow appears over his face) Yes, that's a real pickle. Could you excuse me for a moment? (puts on a hazmat helmet and rants incoherently until the faceplate fogs up, then takes it off, calm again) Alright, I have thought this through. I will send Bart the money to fly home. Then I will murder him.
— The Simpsons, "Bart on the Road"
"I am not so much disappointed, as I am blinded with rage."
Patrick: SpongeBob?
SpongeBob: I waited... so long...
Patrick: SpongeBob?
SpongeBob: And you... broke it.
Patrick: You okay, buddy?
SpongeBob: Yes... Yes, I'm okay.
Patrick: Phew! Oh, for a second, I—
SpongeBob: YOOOUUUUU! YOU RUINED MY FREE TOY!
SpongeBob: I waited... so long...
Patrick: SpongeBob?
SpongeBob: And you... broke it.
Patrick: You okay, buddy?
SpongeBob: Yes... Yes, I'm okay.
Patrick: Phew! Oh, for a second, I—
SpongeBob: YOOOUUUUU! YOU RUINED MY FREE TOY!
"I want to know what she thinks we're going to do with her. Because I want to do something worse."
— Blue Diamond, Steven Universe
Lois: You know what, Peter? I am so Disappointed in You, I am taking the exclamation points out of this argument.
Peter: You can't do that! Male arguments are powerless without volume! That just leaves us with words!
Lois: (softly) I'm done here.
Peter: You can't do that! Male arguments are powerless without volume! That just leaves us with words!
Lois: (softly) I'm done here.
Thrawn: So you lost Hera Syndulla, yet you hold a parade. Explain yourself Governor Pryce.
Pryce: A celebration of our victory over the rebels, Grand Admiral. As for General Syndulla, I have something better. [presents Kanan's lightsaber]
Thrawn: Ah, it's true then. But the Jedi's death came at a cost, did it not? Did you really believe that holding a parade would hide the fact that you destroyed our entire fuel supply?! In defeating Kanan Jarrus, you have accomplished what the rebels failed to and given them a victory. The operation on Lothal, my TIE Defender project, has been compromised.
Pryce: Ah... Grand Admiral, I--
Thrawn: I will deal with you when I return, governor.
Pryce: A celebration of our victory over the rebels, Grand Admiral. As for General Syndulla, I have something better. [presents Kanan's lightsaber]
Thrawn: Ah, it's true then. But the Jedi's death came at a cost, did it not? Did you really believe that holding a parade would hide the fact that you destroyed our entire fuel supply?! In defeating Kanan Jarrus, you have accomplished what the rebels failed to and given them a victory. The operation on Lothal, my TIE Defender project, has been compromised.
Pryce: Ah... Grand Admiral, I--
Thrawn: I will deal with you when I return, governor.
Real Life
Beware the fury of a patient man.
— John Dryden
The finest fury is the most controlled.
My father has a very even temper; he's angry all the time.
— Admiral Ernest J. King's daughter, responding to claims that her father was... intemperate.
Men are like steel: When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.
And... I... I don't have a tidy soundbite for you, because I have learned... I am not a child, and I've learned that when I've spoken in anger, I usually regret the way I express myself. So I've been waiting to feel less angry, and when I'm ready, I'll say what I have to say.
— Uma Thurman, on the 2017 Hollywood sexual assault allegations.
Kang answers my questions in a soft voice and maintains a look of calm bemusement. But several NKSC staffers later tell me that his quiet demeanor masks a deep, lifelong anger directed at North Korea’s dictatorship, which held him and his entire family in a prison camp for 10 years of his childhood
ANGER. Anger makes you slow. Anger makes you heavy. It clouds judgment. It makes mistakes. But anger controlled is strength; a wounded friend to carry, a desert to cross. Commandos don't waste anger. They channel it.
— Royal Marines recruiting poster
