Battle Couple/Quotes
Well, I was hoping that our relationship would be a long and happy one, but I suppose I'm willing to settle for short and exciting.
—Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Shadows and Symbols"
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I'll tie back my hair. Men's clothing I'll put on. And I'll pass as your comrade as we march along.
—"Cruel War," a Folk Song
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It did not seem strange to the cataphracts, to see two generals kissing fiercely in the middle of a battle. Not at the time. Latter, of course, the episode would be the subject of many ribald jokes and rhymes.
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Michael: I talked to him. About what I should get you on your birthday. |
Reisman sank wordlessly back onto his bed. He had not come to this land to fight. He had had all the war he ever wanted in Europe. Yet he could feel the dark eyes of his wife watching him, waiting for an answer. A few feet away, under a small pile of clothes in their bureau, was a small pistol, the badge of her own membership in the organization. He looked into her waiting eyes, and as he did he knew he could not be a spectator in his wife's war. "All right," he sighed, "I'll do it."
—O Jerusalem by Larry Collins and Dominique La Pierre
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A thousand years ago, at the dawn of the Empire, five hundred warriors stormed the Great Hall at Qam-Chee. The city garrison fled before them. Only the Emperor Kahless, and the Lady Lukara stood their ground. It was here that they began the greatest romance in Klingon history.
—Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places"
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Sirella: With fire and steel did the gods forge the Klingon heart. So fiercely did it beat, so loud was the sound, that the gods cried out, "On this day we have brought forth the strongest heart in all the heavens. None can stand before it without trembling at its strength." But then the Klingon heart weakened, its steady rhythm faltered and the gods said, "Why do you weaken so? We have made you the strongest in all of creation." And the heart said... —Star Trek Deep Space Nine, "You Are Cordially Invited"
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All great heroes always have beautiful and strong female partners fighting by their side."
—Dr. Juuzo Kabuto, Mazinger Z, "Episode 38"
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Asuka (to Shinji): "I'll handle them. These guys aren't the real problem after all. Just take care of my cable, okay?" —The Second Try, "The Final"
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Red Arrow: Should I be concerned over the obvious delight our daughter takes in the ultra-violence? —Young Justice, "Bloodlines"
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