This thread is for general discussion of page quotes, whether to change, move or remove them.
Unused quotes should be put on a Quotes Wiki page (just replace the namespace in the URL of the wiki page you are making a quotes page for with Quotes/).
Image captions are discussed elsewhere and have their own thread
in the Image Pickin' forum.
Edited by wingedcatgirl on Jun 10th 2024 at 5:50:24 AM
Found when wick cleaning; The Heroic Tale of Heroically Heroic Heroes has a quote that's about a screen-length long.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallReposting this so it doesn't get buried.
Mobile City and Literature.Mortal Engines have the same exact quote.
I vote to keep the quote for the work page itself since it's significant to it, while cutting it from the trope page until a better one is found.
Any further thoughts on the Merchant of Venice quote on Fair for Its Day?
What's precedent ever done for us?The quote on Trollpasta Wiki is very long. It's basically a parody of the song "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.
Rock'n'roll never dies!We have these lines for the beginning of a food fight in RWBY:
Nora: I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle!
Ruby: Justice will be swift! Justice will be painful! It will be DELICIOUS!
I've quoted all three lines because I don't know if the third line stands by itself as a quote. If it does, the other two lines can go.
Edited by Wyldchyld on Sep 2nd 2020 at 11:48:34 AM
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.I added this quote to Bequeathed Power since the page didn't have any:
I've never added a page quote before, and I know this quote is a spoiler, but the trope is a death trope and inherently spoillerific, so should I change anything?
And spoiler stuff aside, does it get the trope across?
I don't know if this is one option for Bequeathed Power. It's not a spoiler because it's actually what sets the plot of the story in motion, so it happens at the beginning. I don't know if it's a typical example of the trope in action, however.
I SHOULD HURRY UP IF I WERE YOU...
"—the full," said Ipslore, "becoming the mightiest—"
The lightning screamed from the heart of the cloud, hit Ipslore on the point of his hat, crackled down his arm, flashed along the staff and struck the child.
The wizard vanished in a wisp of smoke. The staff glowed green, then white, then merely red-hot. The child smiled in his sleep.
When the thunder had died away Death reached down slowly and picked up the boy, who opened his eyes.
They glowed golden, from the inside. For the first time in what, for what of any better word, must be called his life, Death found himself looking at a stare that he found hard to return. The eyes seemed to be focused on a point several inches inside his skull.
I did not mean for that to happen, said the voice of Ipslore, from out of the empty air. Is he harmed?
NO. Death tore his gaze away from that fresh, knowing smile. HE CONTAINED THE POWER. HE IS A SOURCERER. NO DOUBT HE WILL SURVIVE MUCH WORSE. AND NOW—YOU WILL COME WITH ME.
If this full quote is too long, it could be cut down to this:
The lightning screamed from the heart of the cloud, hit Ipslore on the point of his hat, crackled down his arm, flashed along the staff and struck the child.
The wizard vanished in a wisp of smoke. The staff glowed green, then white, then merely red-hot. The child smiled in his sleep.
I don't understand the quote on Bias Steamroller.
Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.Is Ambiguous Syntax's quote more Double Meaning?
Cordelia: Wow... so, what's a rogue demon?
The Problem with Pen Island says:
Edited by Malady on Sep 3rd 2020 at 8:23:30 AM
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576Double Meaning lists Ambiguous Syntax as one of its subtropes.
So yes, the example of Ambiguous Syntax is, necessarily, also an example of Double Meaning.
Edited by wingedcatgirl on Sep 4th 2020 at 2:08:02 AM
Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.For Blasphemous Boast. How about this one. Gets the comparing yourself as greater then a deity better then the current.
Olivia Benson: Shut your mouth, Eugene!
Eugene: Why?! Because they know! They know that I am greater than man! I am greater than God! And they're afraid of what I can do
- —Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, "Charisma"
Edited by miraculous on Sep 4th 2020 at 10:35:59 AM
"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."The page quote for Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) (which also the work's theme song) is potholed to a youtube video of said theme song:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Too fast for the naked eye
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic! He can really move!
Sonic! He's got an attitude!
Sonic! He's the fastest thing alive!
- — Sonic's Bragging Theme Tune
I removed the pothole on the 20th of August, but Eagle70
who potholed it in the first place, re-added it the next day.
I think Mario Kart needs a better quote. The current one is just "Welcome to Mario Kart!" That doesn't say anything more than the title really.
The page quote on Two Decades Behind seems to be far too reliant on its illegal potholes:

Mad Artist and Art Attacker have the same quote. Personally, knowing The Joker, I’d say Mad Artist should be the page to keep it.
My musician page