How Dare He Try To Bribe Me, Thought Moist. In Fact, That Was His Second Thought, That Of The Soon-to-be

How dare he try to bribe me, thought Moist. In fact, that was his second thought, that of the soon-to-be wearer of a gold-ish chain. His first thought, courtesy of the old Moist, was: how dare he try to bribe me so small.

Making Money; Terry Pratchett

I always think everything could be a trap...which is why I'm still alive.

Prince Humperdinck, The Princess Bride

Will Turner: You ignored the rules of engagement. In a fair fight, I'd kill you. Jack Sparrow: Then that's not much incentive for me to fight fair, now is it?

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

The reason that clichés become clichés is that they are the hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox of communication.

Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand, lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

Mark Twain

Then yield thee, coward And live to be the show and gaze o' the time: We'll have thee, as our rarer monsters are, Painted on a pole, and underwrit, 'Here may you see the tyrant.'

Macduff, Macbeth; William Shakespeare