History Main / WroteTheBook

* A variation in ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''. When a soldier in a HazmatSuit tells Dr. Silas Stone that he has to be quarantined due to U.S. Government protocols for contact with aliens, Dr. Stone interrupts to say that he already knows as he was the one who wrote them.

* In ''The Unadulterated Cat'' by Creator/TerryPratchett, Terry describes a particularly lazy cat who gained a reputation as a mouser by stealing mice from another cat with "When it came to delegation, this was the cat who got someone else to write the book".

* From the episode "Hothead" of ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
-->'''Lex Luthor:''' The Luthors wrote the book on uncomfortable silences.

--->'''Newton:''' [[WroteTheBook Do not patronise me, sir. I invented physics.]]

* When Rae Johnston was told by a man who took offense at her ''Bioshock Infinite'' T-Shirt "I bet you haven't even played", she took revenge by [[http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/ultimate-revenge-i-saw-his-face-crumble-20130423-2ibnt.html telling him the ending.]] It was obvious on his face that he hadn't reached the ending yet. The story developed into an urban legend in which the person who was accused of not having played the game was someone who was involved in its ''creation''. (Or maybe there is an actual event like this that was mixed up with the above-mentioned one)

** According to ''Discworld/MakingMoney'', this is quite literal for zombie-lawyer Mr. Slant.

** Another Discworld example is in ''Discworld/{{Sourcery}}'', where EvilChancellor Abrim is described with the sentence "He probably wrote the book on dirty tricks, or more probably, stole it from someone else."
** In ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'', when Reverend Oats confronts the Count with passages from the Book of Om, the Count starts quoting the passages back at him, and reveals that he was involved in writing some sections of the book himself, causing Oats to quite seriously question his faith in the holy text.

* ''Film/{{Anastasia}}'': While Dimitri and Vlad sing to [[DramaticIrony "Anya"]] about Anastasia's mischievous childhood:

* Wrestling/BrayWyatt: '''[[BadassBoast "I CREATED WAR!"]]

->''"I was a marriage counselor. You could say I wrote the book on healthy relationships. And I did! It's called, "How to Spot Problems in a Marriage From 100 Miles Away."''

->'''Otto Palindrome:''' Palindrome here, sir; sorry to disturb you.\\
'''The Head:''' That's alright. [[MyBrainIsBig I was just, as usual, thinking.]]\\
'''Otto Palindrome:''' Sir, we've got a bit of a headache down here.\\
'''The Head:''' Don't tell me about headaches, Palindrome.\\
'''Otto Palindrome:''' No sir.\\
'''The Head:''' I wrote the book on headaches!
-->-- ''Series/{{Quark}}'', "Pilot"

* ''ComicBook/AllStarSquadron'': In Issue #16, Wonder Woman tells Metal Man that when it comes to tough, the amazons wrote the book.

-->'''Moe:''' Hey, I don't need no advice from a pinball machine. I'll have you know, I wrote the book on love.\\

-->''You know those leather-bound tomes you have on the wall behind your desk to impress your clients? I have read them all, and I wrote half of them.''

-->'''Monica:''' Look, Larry, honey, I wrote the book on Section Five, and I know that you don't have to wear your hat unless you're ''in'' the kitchen.\\

-->'''Jill:''' (''sobbing'') I'm so sorry!\\

-->'''Guinan:''' Did he ever tell you why we're so close?\\

** Another Discworld example is in ''Discworld/{{Sourcery}}'', where EvilVizier Abrim is described with the sentence "He probably wrote the book on dirty tricks, or more probably, stole it from someone else."