Far better that you remain a captive: a dead bee creates no honey. Not to mention your... talents in that area.
—Abdel Daoud, The Secret World
You need me! I'm the only one who knows about–
...
The CLUSTER, you insufferable half-formed traitor mega-CLODS!
—Peridot, Steven Universe
Baron Harkonnen: Someday I will have you strangled, Piter.
Piter de Vries: Of a certainty, Baron. Enfin! But a kind act is never lost, eh?
Baron Harkonnen: Having you been chewing verite or semuta, Piter?
Piter de Vries: Truth without fear surprises the Baron. Ah, ha! But you see, Baron, I know as a Mentat when you will send the executioner. You will hold back just as long as I am useful. To move sooner would be wasteful and I'm yet of much use.
— Dune
Conquistadore Captain: Let me guess… this note is the man you had in mind?
Edmund: Yes. So don’t kill him – there'll be time for that later.
Edmund: Yes. So don’t kill him – there'll be time for that later.
Parker: You kill me, you lose.
Alice: As-Do you-Because-You're-Dead. I'm sorry, do they not teach math...?
Alice: As-Do you-Because-You're-Dead. I'm sorry, do they not teach math...?
"Gentlemen, this is Dr. Cornelius. I know we've just lost three men, but I must remind you this is still a recovery mission. I've invested too much time and money in this young man to let one of you testosterone addicts put a bullet in his head for something stupid like revenge."
—Dr. Cornelius, Ultimate X Men
Wenja: You save Udam?!
Takkar: Who speaks?!
* All Wenja villagers fall silent*
* Takkar pulls Dah to his feet*
Takkar: I bring Dah to Wenja. He gives rot bane. Shows Wenja how to be strong. Dah dies when I say he dies. Today I say he lives.
Takkar: Who speaks?!
* All Wenja villagers fall silent*
* Takkar pulls Dah to his feet*
Takkar: I bring Dah to Wenja. He gives rot bane. Shows Wenja how to be strong. Dah dies when I say he dies. Today I say he lives.
"As much as I had those old urges of mine, I kept them to myself for the moment. I figured...I'd play along with his little game. After all, I could always kill him later."
—Needles "Sweet Tooth" Kane, Twisted Metal: Black
Jack Crow: Why don't you just kill me and get it over with?
Cardinal Alba: Because you are needed, Jack. The ceremony is a reenactment of the original exorcism. It requires the blood of a crusader and his crucifixion upon a burning cross. The climax of the ceremony must coincide with the first rays of the rising sun. Sorry, Jack.
Cardinal Alba: Because you are needed, Jack. The ceremony is a reenactment of the original exorcism. It requires the blood of a crusader and his crucifixion upon a burning cross. The climax of the ceremony must coincide with the first rays of the rising sun. Sorry, Jack.
"Don't wish for death so quickly. I intend for you to be quite useful."
—Dracula to Velkan, Van Helsing
Kikimora: Emperor Belos was rather upset to learn that you had a hand in the recent "raid" incidents.
Raine: Guess I can look forward to my own petrification, huh?
Kikimora: No. It'd be too much of a hassle to find a replacement. (magically wraps Raine in a spiked cocoon) The Emperor needs you alive and well for the Day of Unity. But until then, nighty-night...
—The Owl House, "Eda's Requiem"
"You can't!" I kept an eye on the world, scanning the faces of the few Controllers that I could still see. One black car disappeared around the end of the block, not held down by Rachel's fury. "One of them is him, don't forget, and we don't know what he looks like! You want to break the world even more?"
<I don't care! They have to pay!> She roared, then reared, going up on her hind legs, then smashing them down into the car again. I heard a high, thready scream from inside the wreckage.
Rhino. That was the only thing I had that was close to big enough to stop her. I started morphing, feeling my legs grow thick and strong, my eyesight dimming. Not fast enough, not fast enough, what if it was Feriss whatever in that car? What if that was my brother's old Yeerk, who had tormented him almost to insanity, who could not be killed?
<I don't care! They have to pay!> She roared, then reared, going up on her hind legs, then smashing them down into the car again. I heard a high, thready scream from inside the wreckage.
Rhino. That was the only thing I had that was close to big enough to stop her. I started morphing, feeling my legs grow thick and strong, my eyesight dimming. Not fast enough, not fast enough, what if it was Feriss whatever in that car? What if that was my brother's old Yeerk, who had tormented him almost to insanity, who could not be killed?
Moxie: ...You wanna buy meat HERE? What's wrong with you? Just eat the rabbit.
Treat: I wouldn't know how to make curry on my own. I need her help.
Mochi: Even though we bonded so much, you're still giving a practical answer like that?! I'm hurt!!
Treat: I wouldn't know how to make curry on my own. I need her help.
Mochi: Even though we bonded so much, you're still giving a practical answer like that?! I'm hurt!!
Walt: You might want to hold off.
Mike: Yeah? (cocks pistol) Why?
Walt: Because your boss is gonna need me.
Mike: Yeah? (cocks pistol) Why?
Walt: Because your boss is gonna need me.
—Breaking Bad, "Full Measure"
"My instincts sensed danger, something had to be done, quickly. My instincts did not disappoint me. Even though Ada almost had her hands on the G-virus, which Leon had acquired from Sherry, that affection of hers drove her to her death. But she was still of some use. I had to save her life."
— Albert Wesker, "Wesker's Report"
Arthur: The two remaining Lances who couldn't join us today. I know you said two years ago that they're working under you, but...you didn't kill them or anything, right?
Aldir: Even I wouldn't be so rash as to kill a Lance on a whim. While political envoys can be replaced, a Lance's power can take years to develop, even if they have a particularly high compatibility with the artifact.
Aldir: Even I wouldn't be so rash as to kill a Lance on a whim. While political envoys can be replaced, a Lance's power can take years to develop, even if they have a particularly high compatibility with the artifact.
Virion: Does [the castle dungeon] bring up some unpleasant memories?
Arthur: Sort of. I was thinking how funny it is that I've just came back from a meeting with the man who plotted alongside the Greysunders and the Vritra to kill me.
Virion: If it had been solely up to my discretion, I would've locked them up myself, but Lord Aldir was right - we need the Glayders. The Greysunders always had a weak hold on their kingdom, but the Glayders are respected - almost revered - by nearly all humans. Sapin would be in chaos if they learned about what happened. Not something we need for this war.
Arthur: Sort of. I was thinking how funny it is that I've just came back from a meeting with the man who plotted alongside the Greysunders and the Vritra to kill me.
Virion: If it had been solely up to my discretion, I would've locked them up myself, but Lord Aldir was right - we need the Glayders. The Greysunders always had a weak hold on their kingdom, but the Glayders are respected - almost revered - by nearly all humans. Sapin would be in chaos if they learned about what happened. Not something we need for this war.
