Thread: Our characters' quotes

Somebody recently quoted one of my characters and I thought it would be cool to have a thread where we can put up zingers and thinkers from our characters, or characters from works by other writers here on Writing Forums.
Extra points if you can link to the work or post where it appears.

Quotes, not long paragraphs of dialog. Maybe.

Okay, I'll start if you twist my arm.

"I think I've had about as much pleasure as I can stand."

Rollie Moon, The Weekend Warrior

"The only things I learned from home were that church is a futile organization, and that you have to get a job, not study for it."

- Dauphin Rufus, Le Refuge de Rufus
(my novel "only" in progress, but I personally like that line a lot already...)

"I was willing to make a deal with the devil. Never try and deal with the dark prince simply because you are bored. You will always get the short end of the stick." - Anna- The Gardener

JIM DANDY
Step back there, Doc. Let me handle this for you. You're too close to the problem here, can't see the forest for the bush.
(To Jude)
Look, this man knows you ain't no hound dog; can't you see him peeping at you like a one-eyed cat in a seafood store? He just wants to be your lover, baby, don't wanna be your boss. Just wants you to give a piece a chance is all, just wants to wrap you in his warm and tender legs, help you make it through the night. Just wants to be your everything, your macho man, your teddy bear, your handy man, your salty dog, your overnight sensation, your meat puppet, your smooth up criminal...your lip-smacking, ham-slammin, joint-jumpin, nipple-nibblin', boogy-woogy foo'. Just wants to be your too live crude, so don't be rude to a heart that's nude. See what I'm drivin' at? If you had half a heart on your hands and half a hint in your head you'd see a stone white soul over there, just hangin' out drippin' for you.

James Daniel "Jim Dandy" Earl
From: "Afro-Cuban Boogie Woogie"

Originally Posted by Jarm

Put your deeds where your tongue be.

This is from a short of mine I tossed up here, Jarm and Gorbold Visit the Zoo. I still like it.

''example: i wish i could rip out a page of my memory, because
i put to much energy in him and me. can't wait till i
get through this phase, because it's killing me. too
bad we can't rewrite our own history.''


The example you gave is actually song lyrics from Kelly Hilsons song : Energy.
So you could always find a song tha you like and use lyrics from it?

"If I had known she could run so fast I wouldn't have used her as bait." - Rowen Whelan, Untitled work

"Usually people come in here sober to get drunk. Looks like you've got it the wrong way round. Reckon you'll walk out of here sober, mate?"

'Jon The Barman' - Stolen Memories

"Alien bugs are tearing up this city and we've been making a lot of noise fighting them. You have a knife with hunger pains and I've got a black hole strapped to my wrist. I think the army might get a little bit suspicious of us."
Kyle Toruse, on the suggestion that he help the British Army defend London.