Favorite quote from your main character

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  1. John-Wayne

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    "But I don't want him to die in battle, I want to kill him with my own blade. I cannot do that if we are on the same side," - Kristol.
     
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    “Let me get this straight: you are going to devote several hours of your free time every week to cheating at a LARP. That is the most pathetic thing I’ve ever heard, and I don’t have any friends.”

    -Keaton Reed
     
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    Alright, this is actually in regards to an MC for a concept story, which involves the daughter of my current WIP's MC.

    "We should be cautious with this one, my lord. I feel we may have just let a Lioness into the sheep's pin," - Imperial Adviser.
     
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    “You are all going to die.”-Corlixia-

    Cor says this while pointing and laughing at a Confed
    Lieutenant, after Unicrix and Sarge first make it into
    the installation after she is captured, and their attack
    on the enemy men on the catwalk starts off with Unicrix
    pelting them large rocks. The whole thing has a creepy
    horroresque vibe to it.
     
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    "Aya hates humanity, but then, she was born a creature who saw them destroy her kind's homes. Me? I just stopped caring about it beyond finding healthy enough ones to bite."
    Dragomir talking about himself and a friend, a therian born an Iriomote cat.
     
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    "Preparing to come here I studied every language used on Earth for the last 50 years. English, German, Chinese, Spanish, all primary EU, AU, UN languages, American and British Sign, and Morse Code. My 2nd dissertation was on the effect prolonged exposure to a 30% increase in gravity would have to the human vocal chords..."

    "... And they speak Polish. I was not expecting that one."
     
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    "Paix par la force." (Peace through force.)
    Henri Ardouin from Nanjavona. (Missing)
     
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    I had a lot of quotes I wanted to share, but I felt they would be spoilerish. This one is sort of, but I feel that it will be fine to share. :)

    "Just as I was thinking to myself, "Kristol, you know what is missing from your life, crouched down, crawling through a dark and moist drainage tunnel, that smells like something died in it," said Kristol.
     
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    @ Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
    "Good evening. My name is Vampire and I have a drinking problem. The problem is I love blood, i looove blood! The taste of it as it rolls down my... Ohhh, so sorry did I hypnotize?"
     
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    Talk about an awkward conversation. :p
    This is Marckus by the way.


    “To be frank, I am weary of mutilating you, and playing mind games,” she explains while we walk in the hollowness, the only sound beside our voices are are our boots on the tarmac,” I am not what
    you think I am, and every day I have spent in reflection for my actions and mistreatment of you. Much to the displeasure of my assistant.”

    “You deserve better than Mr. Twig anyway, creepy fucker,” she hesitantly laughs at that,” Last time while you were torturing me, I could see the softer side of yours peeking through. Not too sure how your three star General squeeze would feel about that.”

    “That’s over. I wanted more than she did. Not that it really matters, considering it was bound to happen at some point. Suppose I will face the music on my own when it comes.”

    “You really need to find better friends. So what the hell has your panties in wad?”
     
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    "You're Arlene Arden" he said quckly. "I know you. You used to work here. You are fucking human."

    She got up. "I think you missed my point, mr Reiss. The aliens are not the violent, dangerous creatures here. It's us. You and me, mr Reiss and right now you are mine. That should worry you."
     
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    "Musicians...They'll sing you to sleep, but damned if they'll dance with you to get you to bed!" -- Tori Paladin (Tori's a rock star who, because of her profession, only meets other musicians.)
     
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    Clive Barker Trust your Madness.jpg
     
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    One of my fave comments from Eff. A rather dim, hard-to-love creep.
    "This is my fat cousin, Starla," Eff said with a thumb jab in her direction. Finlay raised his eyebrows while Starla grimaced.
    "You didn't have to introduce me like that!"
    Eff, bewildered -- "How's he going to know you're my cousin." -- from my WIP.
     
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    Okay, so even in context this is a bit creepy, so out of context it's a whole lot creepy and possibly wrong. :p .

    "My, you are a handsome little Prince, you shall make a fine addition to my pack of boys," said Kristol as she cradles Prince Sargon.
     
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    "Want me to rub your legs?"
     
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    That would be the Chaplain talking to Abe after a hump? (it was supposed to come out wrong, just not that wrong)
     
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    Is that really a TL comic? If it was I wasn't trying to rip it off; that's just what I came up with as a quick, one line invitation to... have sexuals...
     
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    Understandable.

    My MC Alexei just says, "Come here." :D

    (Not like an order. That would be an entirely different kind of story.)
     
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    Nah, it just sounded like something he might say...
     
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    “A dog wouldn’t think a cat dislikes the chase. All a game to one, but life and death for the other.”
     
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    Quote from a delete scene. I have to admit I was reluctant to delete this at first, but since it gave little in terms of character or plot, it was removed (excess word count). I had also edited the quote (see square brackets) to be more relatable here.

    Mind you, it is not really from my main character (POV character) but it is from a primary character

    "Life is like [Frankenstein's Monster]; it is hideously ugly and makes grown men and children cry. Its skin is deformed by failures and pocked marked by lost hopes and forgotten dreams. But if you can get past that and embrace this creature despite its looks, then you get that warm fuzzy feeling inside. And perhaps one day you might even enjoy it."

    I just like that quote and regularly repeat it back to myself when I need to pep-talk myself. :)
     
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    This is end of story content, so it could be spoilerish, if you care. :p

    "Do your people understand strategy and how to fight" asked Kristol.
    "As you've seen, we know very little in the ways of war, like our ancestors we too are peaceful," said the Archon.
    "Well, then you are about to get a crash course in how not to get your ass kicked. So follow everything I tell you," said Kristol.
     
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    “You’re going to cook for a dinner party this Saturday night.”

    “What? Why?”

    “Because I told Patricia you were an amazing cook.”

    “What? Why?”

    “We were in an argument, okay? She was acting like her new boyfriend was hot stuff. Tony this and Tony that. But he really doesn’t compare to you. You’ll be fine. You can do it.”

    “I dunno about that. How many people will be at the party?”

    “Maybe thirty. You work with your hands all the time, sweetie. Cooking is just like welding.”

    “Oh. Okay.”
     
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