Quotes / Scheherezade Gambit

"There are two things to remember when you are begging for your life. One is to try and entertain the person who is holding the gun to your head, and the other is to give that person *Beat* a convincing reason why they shouldn’t kill you."

— Balalaika, Black Lagoon, "Snow White's Payback"

Daleks: EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

Rose: DALEKS! (they stop dead) You're called Daleks. I know your name. Think about it; how can I know that? A human who knows about the Daleks - and the Time War. If you wanna know how, then keep us alive. That's all I'm asking. Me and my friends.

—- Doctor Who, "Doomsday"

Sontaran! That's your name, isn't it? You're a Sontaran. How did I know that, eh? Fascinating, isn't it? Isn't that worth keeping me alive?

—- The Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who, "The Sontaran Stratagem"

House: Tell me why I shouldn't just kill you both now?
Amy: Well. Because. Rory, why?
Rory: Because killing us quickly wouldn't be any fun. And you need fun, don't you? That's what Uncle and Auntie were for, wasn't it? Someone to make suffer. I had a P.E. teacher just like you. You need to be entertained, and killing us quickly wouldn't be entertainment.
House: So entertain me. Run.

—- Doctor Who, "The Doctor's Wife"

"You always stop at the same part. When it's very beautiful...and interesting."

— Alexandria, The Fall

Sideshow Bob: Well, Bart, any last requests?

Bart: Well, there is one, but <<sees sign that Springfield is 15 miles away >> nah.

Sideshow Bob: No, go on.

Bart: Well, you have such a beautiful voice.

Sideshow Bob: Guilty as charged!

Bart: Uh huh. Anyway, I was wondering if you could sing the entire score of H.M.S. Pinafore?

Sideshow Bob: Very well, Bart. I shall send you to heaven … before I send you to hell.

— The Simpsons, "Cape Fear"