"You revere me, but what if one day your reverence comes tumbling down? Beware lest a statue slay you."
— Zarathustra, Thus Spake Zarathustra
"Every statue in town came to life. But they'd been watching long enough to know better than to ever move."
"It's a masterpiece, Hatch—but it doesn't do her justice."
— Savory after Venus returns to statue form, One Touch of Venus
"I should probably clarify, that diamond horse I've been telling you about? It's not a sculpture or anything! It's a living horse that actually happens to be made of — actually, I'll just go get her. Butt Stallion! Come here girl! Say hello, Butt Stallion!"
—Handsome Jack, Borderlands 2
""Be advised: suspect is nine stories tall, marble hair, answers to Saint Gusztav."
With a crackle of sorcery and a hiss of polished bronze on bronze, the colossus came to life, raising the spear that it held in its hand and turning to look down upon the two mortals who stood by its right foot.
—GURPS Thaumatology, Flavor Text to Chapter 4
