I was behind in school, there were papers to write and exams were coming up but still I was young; the grass was green and the air was heavy with the sound of bees and I had just come back from the brink of Death itself, back to the sun and air. Now ...
If you go all the way back, I've always written science-fiction, I've always written fantasy, I've always written horror stories and monster stories, right from the beginning of my career. I've always moved back and forth between the genres. I don't ...
The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war. Pretty impressive. Also pretty lucky for them. Ever seen that little Swiss Army knife they have to fight with? Not much of a weapon there. Corkscrews. Bottle openers. ‘Come on, b...
The victims of PTSD often feel morally tainted by their experiences, unable to recover confidence in their own goodness, trapped in a sort of spiritual solitary confinement, looking back at the rest of the world from beyond the barrier of what happen...
Mr. Perkins: Do you know where the shrink ray is? Vector: Duh? Back at my place. Mr. Perkins: Oh, is that right? Back at your place? Oh, that's cool. I guess Gru must just have one that LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE IT! [shows vector the computer shot of Gru wi...
[to a wounded boy, handing him a handkerchief stained with his blood] Mary of Guise: Go back to England, and take this to your Queen. Hm? Mary of Guise: [in French, to herself] English blood on French colors. [turns to her officer] Mary of Guise: Sen...
[Angel has knocked out Michael] Simon Skinner: [on walkie-talkie] Michael, are you there? Nicholas Angel: [pretending to be Michael] Yarp... Simon Skinner: Sergeant Angel's been taken care of? Nicholas Angel: Yarp... Simon Skinner: He's not going to ...
Fast Eddie: Boy, you better, you tell your boys they better kill me, Bert. They better go all the way with me, 'cause if they just bust me up, I'll put all those pieces back together again, then so help me... So help me God, Bert, I'm gonna come back...
Ellen Brody: You see the kids? Brody: [looking out the window] They must be in the back yard. Ellen Brody: In Amity, you say "yahd". Brody: [starting out of the bedroom, speaking with a bad New-England accent] They're in the "yahd", not too "fah" fro...
The Hat: Eh. Huh? How's that for brainpower, eh? The Wiseman: Be quiet! So, young woman, the way forward is sometimes the way back. The Hat: Ah, nuts. The Wiseman: So, young woman, the way forward is sometimes the way back. The Hat: Heh, will you lis...
Left Door Knocker: Huh. Doesn't want his ring back in his mouth, eh? Can't say I blame him. [Sarah holds the Right Door Knocker's nose so that he has to open his mouth; she stuffs the ring back in and knocks; the door opens] Sarah: Sorry. Right Door ...
[Treebeard is is walking through the fores, carrying Merry and Pippin] Treebeard: I believe you will enjoy this next one, too. It is one of my own compositions. Ahem. 'Beneath the roof of sleeping... leaves and dreams of trees untold, When woodland h...
[Max appears and heads off Furiosa, the Wives, and the Vuvalini. They brake to a stop, and Max shows Furiosa a map] Max Rockatansky: [points to the Citadel] All right. This is your way home. Imperator Furiosa: [incredulous] We go back? Max Rockatansk...
[Shaun and Ed back up to the body of a man they've just hit and Shaun rolls down his window] Shaun: Are you all right? Ed: Come on, let's just go. Shaun: Hello? Ed: He's going to be dead either way. Shaun: Ed, that's not the point! [the body rises an...
Christy: When did you get back? Eduardo Saverin: I got back this afternoon. Christy: And when were you going to call me? Eduardo Saverin: Chris, it was kind of a rough trip and I was tired and... Christy: Or answer one of my 47 texts? Did you know I ...
Nefretiri: [Moses was just called back, from Hebrew mudpits, by Nefreteri] Then why aren't you kneeling at the feet of a princess? Moses: I am afraid the mud pits have stiffened my knees, Royal One. Nefretiri: Shall I call back the guards? Moses: Do ...
The Terminator: I'm a friend of Sarah Connor. I was told she was here. Could I see her please? Desk Sergeant: No, you can't see her she's making a statement. The Terminator: Where is she? Desk Sergeant: It may take a while. Want to wait? There's a be...
Mistress Epps: You will remove that black bitch from this property, or I'll take myself back to Cheneyville. Edwin Epps: Back to the hogs's trough where I found you? Do not set yourself against Patsy, my dear. Cos I will rid myself of you well before...
Rachael: [Rachael has got Adam a dog, but he does not want it] "Ok, forget it i can just bring him back to the shelter in the morning." Adam: Well then what happens to him. Rachael: He'll be put back in his tiny cage with ten other dogs who will bull...
Deke Slayton: Jim, we've got a problem. I got some blood work back from the lab. Charley Duke has the measles. Jim Lovell: [Unconcerned] So we need a new back-up. Deke Slayton: You've all been exposed to it. Jim Lovell: Oh, I've had the measles. Deke...
Ra's al Ghul: Have you finally learned to do what is necessary? Bruce Wayne: I won't kill you. [he throws two bombs, breaking a window and opening the back of the train car] Bruce Wayne: ... But I don't have to save you. [he spreads his cape and rise...
