Post brief quotes from fiction/narrative/whatever

[Jizzelbin]

"For in truth it is life that gives unto life -- while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness."

-- Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

[Elendil's Heir]

"I have never wished anyone dead, but I have read some obituaries with a great deal of satisfaction."

Clarence Darrow (attributed)

[Jizzelbin]

"In consulting with major police departments, I found that while they were fully aware of the New Pistolcraft techniques, they considered them little better than the old FBI method -- too complex to be trained to anyone but a constantly-shooting gun buff."

-- Massad F. Ayoob, StressFire. Gunfighting for Police: Advanced Tactics and Techniques. (1984)

[Elendil's Heir]

Mr. Incredible: "I should have told you I was fired, I admit it. But I didn't want you to worry."
Elastigirl: "You didn't want me to worry? And now we're running for our lives through some godforsaken jungle?"

The Incredibles

[Jizzelbin]

"They were at ease with the process. They, better than many lawyers, knew just how far the cops could go. They were intimately familiar with the legal distinctions between being questioned, booked, or arraigned. They knew about bail hearings and grand juries and indictments."

-- Nicholas Pileggi, *Wiseguy*

[Elendil's Heir]

Mr. Incredible (grinning): "You keep trying to pick a fight, but I'm still just happy you're alive."

The Incredibles

[Jizzelbin]

"Dan, there's an old saying: Behind every successful man, there's a woman. A loving, caring, giving, woman. But you wouldn't know anything about that, Dan, because there's no old saying about what's behind a miserable failure."

-- c'mon, you all know what that's from! *SNL*, Jane Curtin, Dan Akroyd.

[Elendil's Heir]

Edna: "You come in one hour, darling, I insist, okay? Okay, bye-bye."

The Incredibles

[Jizzelbin]

"When I told him that I wasn't aware of the nature of soap-dish poisoning, he enlightened me. Everyone has a soap dish, he said. If you lift up the soap and the part under the soap is dry, you're all right, but if it's gooey, that means you have soap-dish poisoning. I asked him what the poison did to him, and he responded that it turns one's blood to powder, essentially pulverizes the blood; the powder then eats at one's body and energies and reduces one's capacities."

--Robt. K. Ressler and Th. Shachtman, *Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI*

[Elendil's Heir]

Syndrome: "You, sir, truly are Mr. Incredible. You know, I was right to idolize you! I always knew you were tough, but tricking the probe by hiding under the bones of another super? Oh, man! I'm still geeking out about it!"

The Incredibles

[Jizzelbin]

"When it rains the pavement is wet and reflects all existing light sources. We must be careful with strong backlights -- they pick up."

-- J. Alton, *Painting with Light*

[Elendil's Heir]

Mr. Incredible: "Wait here and stay hidden. I'm going in."
Elastigirl: "While what? I watch helplessly from the sidelines? I don't think so."
Mr. Incredible: "I'm asking you to wait with the kids."
Elastigirl: "And I'm telling you, not a chance. You're my husband, I'm with you - for better or worse."

The Incredibles

[Jizzelbin]

"One might think that a reasonable solution would be to just load the pistol with fresh ammunition and leave it loaded to ensure that the tips do not get damaged, but the pistol's lubricant could affect the primers if this is done."

-- Dave Lauck, *The Tactical 1911* (1998)

[Elendil's Heir]

Elastigirl: "This is the right hangar, but I don't see any jets."
Mr. Incredible: "A jet's not fast enough."
Elastigirl: "What's faster than a jet?"
Dash: "Hey, how about a rocket?"

The Incredibles

[Jizzelbin]

"No one was more vulnerable in this area than the youngest instructor of the team: me"

-- J Douglas, M Olshaker, The Killer Across the Table

[Elendil's Heir]

Helen: "He put a tack on the teacher's chair. During class."
Dash: "Nobody saw me. You could barely see it on the tape."
Bob: "They caught you on tape and you still got away with it? Whoa! You must have been booking! How fast do you think you were going?"
Helen: "Bob, we are not encouraging this!"

The Incredibles

[Jizzelbin]

"The absence of a rape kit helped us profile a killer who was not organized."

-- Bob Ressler with Tom Shachtman, Whoever Fights Monsters