The Ultimate Question, part 291

"I became insane with long intervals of horrible sanity."

- Edgar Allan Poe

The Ultimate Question, part 290

"To Michelle: Let me say this publicly. I have never loved you more. I have never been prouder of watching the rest of America fall in love with you too as our nation's First Lady.
   To Sasha and Malia: I'm really proud of you guys. But I will say for now, one dog's probably enough."

- Barack Obama in his acceptance speech

The Ultimate Question, part 289

"Humans cannot reject temptation. When they are plunged into the depths of despair, likened to hell, they will hold on to anything that may help them escape from the situation they are in, even if it's merely a spider's thread, no matter what sort of humans they are."

- Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler

The Ultimate Question, part 288

"Someones can and someones does not bother. That's all."

- Winnie the Pooh

The Ultimate Question, part 287

Martin: You know, Laurie, I was just thinking that maybe it's about time you and me started going steady, huh?

Laurie Jorgensen: Why Martin Pawley, you and me been going steady since we was three years old!

Martin: We have?

Laurie: 'Bout time you found out about it.

 

- The Searchers

The Ultimate Question, part 286

"Nevermind the herds of street-sheep and their haute-couture imitators: the Queen is the best example of English sartorial eccentricity."

- Watching the English by Kate Fox

The Ultimate Question, part 285

"Nature always wins - with humans or without them."

- Pentti Malaska

The Ultimate Question, part 284

"I can't get him to speak!" Michael whispered miserably.
"It's just a tantrum," Sophie said. Martha and Lettie were good at having tantrums too. She knew how to deal with those. On the other hand, it is quite a risk to spank a wizard for getting hysterical about his hair.

- Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

The Ultimate Question, part 283

"I'm on my feet, pacing around the room, punching a fist into my palm, which I stop doing when I realise how drama queen it feels." 

- Plugged by Eoin Colfer

The Ultimate Question, part 282

"After a few months in my parents' basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of the these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations."

- David Sedaris in  Me Talk Pretty One Day

The Ultimate Question, part 281

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer so you grab your enemies while your friends hit them." 

- Silvia Heidi

The Ultimate Question, part 280

The Doctor: The pest-controllers of the universe, that's how the tales went, isn't it?

Amy: Wow. That's some seriously weird bedtime story.

The Doctor: You can talk, wolf in your grandmother's nightdress?

 

- Doctor Who

The Ultimate Question, part 279

The Doctor: Can I borrow your horse, please? It's official Marshall business. [He mounts the preacher's horse]

Preacher: He's called Joshua. It's from the Bible. It means "the deliverer".

[The horse snorts]

The Doctor: No, he isn't.

Preacher: What?

The Doctor: I speak horse. He's called Susan.

[The horse snorts]

The Doctor: And he wants you to respect his life choices.

 

- Doctor Who

The Ultimate Question, part 278

[The dwarves are examining their newly cleaned kitchen.] 
Sneezy: Hey, someone stole our dishes! 
Happy: They ain't stole. They're hid in the cupboard. 
Bashful: My cup's been washed. Sugar's gone. 
Happy: [sees a pot cooking over the fireplace] Something's cooking. [sniffs] Smells good. 
[He and Dopey walk towards it; Grumpy jumps in front of them.] 
Grumpy: Don't touch it, you fools! Might be poison. [the pot hisses; they jump back] See? It's witch's brew.

- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)

The Ultimate Question, part 277

"There's one thing worse than change and that's the status quo."

- Smiley's people by John le Carré

The Ultimate Question, part 276

"Thus the wise and worthy singer
Sings not all his garnered wisdom;
Better leave unsung some sayings
Than to sing them out of season."

- Kalevala

The Ultimate Question, part 275

“The man had a smooth voice, like velvet. “I’m Detective Inspector Me. Unusual name, I know. My family were incredibly narcissistic. I’m lucky I escaped with any degree of humility at all, to be honest, but then I’ve always managed to exceed expectations. You are Kenny Dunne, are you not?”
   “I am.”
   “Just a few questions for you, Mr Dunne. Or Kenny. Can I call you Kenny? I feel we’ve become friends these past few seconds. Can I call you Kenny?”
   “Sure,” Kenny said, slightly baffled.
   “Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s important you feel comfortable around me, Kenny. It’s important we build up a level of trust. That way I’ll catch you completely unprepared when I suddenly accuse you of murder.”

- Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer by Derek Landy

The Ultimate Question, part 274

“Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.”

- Michael Scott

The Ultimate Question, part 273

"If you want to know what love is, have a child. If you want to know what pain is, bury him."

- YO-YO BOING! by Giannina Braschi

The Ultimate Question, part 272

"You must learn to heed your senses. Humans use but a tiny percentage of theirs. They barely look, they rarely listen, they never smell, and they think that they can only experience feelings through their skin. But they talk, oh, do they talk."

- The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott