Quotes / Subverted Suspicion Aesop

Video Games

The Crow: I know what you're looking for, kid. You want something subversive, right? Everyone talks about an evil witch in the woods, so you wanted to befriend her and prove them wrong, right? And then it turns out that it's all one big misunderstanding! She was a good witch after all! Or maybe she was bad, and it just took the kindness of someone else to make her better. That's what all the storybooks teach you, right? Tough luck, kid. It doesn't work like that in the real world. Sometimes people are just evil and there's no helping it. And all the second chances in the world won't make a difference.
Ryo: You keep saying this kind of stuff... But I don't understand. Ever since I met her, she's been nice to me. She helped me get back home, she cooks me dinner, she teaches me stuff.
The Crow: And what do you do for her in return?
Ryo: Huh?
The Crow: No good favor goes unreturned. She's going to make you pay her back for those favors one way or another. And I don't think you'll be ready for when that happens.

—Crowscare. He's right.

Western Animation

"It's funny, really. Twilight here was suspicious of my behavior all along. Too bad the rest of you were too caught up in your wedding planning to realize those suspicions were correct!"

—Queen Chrysalis, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, "A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2"

Lisa: I can't believe that an alien who looked so evil turned out to be bad.

Marge: Hmm, I guess you should judge a book by its cover.

CIA Agent: Definitely, especially if you count the inside flap as part of the cover. It usually gives you a great idea of what the book's about.

—The Simpsons, "Treehouse of Horror XVIII"

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