"Square one! SQUARE ONE! SQUARE ONE!... Square one..."
"I don't wanna die... I don't wanna die... I don't wanna die... I don't wanna die... I don't wanna die... I don't wanna die... I don't wanna die... I don't wanna die... I DON'T WANNA DIE!!"
Rip and Tear. Rip! And! Tear
— Doom Eternal Doom Slayers, and also the Argent D'Nur corps... And players around the world!
"Pain don't hurt."
—Dalton, Road House (1989)
Oak and iron guard me well, or else I'm dead and doomed to hell.
— Ser Dunk, Tales of Dunk and Egg
Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Quick as a snake. Calm as still water.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
The man who fears losing has already lost.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Quick as a snake. Calm as still water.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
The man who fears losing has already lost.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
— Arya Stark, A Song of Ice and Fire
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
— Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear, Dune
Tomo and Osaka: Today is the first day of school. Today is the first day of school. Today is the first day of school.
Chiyo: Y-you're wrong!
Tomo and Osaka: Chiyo-chan, cast a spell that will bring out our motivation...
Chiyo: A spell...? Uh, um...oh! Get...motivateeeeed! Get...motivateeeed! Get...motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! [pauses to catch her breath] Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! [repeats until she runs out of breath]
Chiyo: Y-you're wrong!
Tomo and Osaka: Chiyo-chan, cast a spell that will bring out our motivation...
Chiyo: A spell...? Uh, um...oh! Get...motivateeeeed! Get...motivateeeed! Get...motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! [pauses to catch her breath] Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! Get motivated! [repeats until she runs out of breath]
"Don't die. Be a big girl and don't die."
— Lovelace, Wolf 359
Sometimes I tell myself I'm okay
I repeat it like a mantra
I'm OK
I'm OK
I'm OK
Because I'm afraid if I stop
Even for a moment
I will drown in all of the reasons I am not
I repeat it like a mantra
I'm OK
I'm OK
I'm OK
Because I'm afraid if I stop
Even for a moment
I will drown in all of the reasons I am not
My name is Sarah. I'm still on this planet.
My name is Sarah. I'm still on this planet.
My name is Sarah. I'm still on this planet. note
My name is Sarah. I'm still on this planet.
My name is Sarah. I'm still on this planet. note
—Sarah, The Secret World
Silver: I was, uh... getting ready.
Sonic: For how long?
[cut to Silver standing in front of mirror]
Silver: You've got this Silver, you've got this Silver, you've got this Silver, you've got this Silver, you've got this Silver-
[cut back to Silver at diner]
Silver: A while.
Sonic: For how long?
[cut to Silver standing in front of mirror]
Silver: You've got this Silver, you've got this Silver, you've got this Silver, you've got this Silver, you've got this Silver-
[cut back to Silver at diner]
Silver: A while.
"I don't wanna go, I don't wanna go sir, please. Please, I don't wanna go. I don't wanna go..."
— Peter Parker, Avengers: Infinity War
Mafala: In this part of Africa, we ALL have a saying – whenever something bad happens, we just throw our hands to the sky and say HASA DIGA EEBOWAI!
Elder Cunningham: Hasa Diga Eebowai?
Mafala: It's the only way to get through all these troubled times. There's war, poverty, famine... but having a saying makes it all seem better!
Elder Cunningham: Hasa Diga Eebowai?
Mafala: It's the only way to get through all these troubled times. There's war, poverty, famine... but having a saying makes it all seem better!
— The Book of Mormon, "Hasa Diga Eebowai" (which translates to "Fuck You, God")
"Just survive somehow"
— Enid, The Walking Dead (2010)
Apollo: I'm fine...I'm fine...I'm Apollo Justice, and I'm fine...
Trucy: Is Apollo okay? He's been muttering to himself all morning...
Athena: He's been like that since yesterday. Guess the pressure of today's trial is getting to him.
Trucy: Poor Polly...he's really tearing himself up over all of this.
Athena: Get it together, Apollo!
Apollo: Yikes! Athena! Wh-when did you get here?
Athena: Try to relax a little bit, will you? You're getting yourself way too worked up.
Apollo: Y-yeah...But I'm all right. I’m fine!
[later]
Apollo: I'm fine...I'm fine. I'm fine!
Trucy: There he goes again. It's almost like he's chanting a prayer.
Apollo: I'm fine...I'm fine...I'm Apollo Justice, and I'm fine! [Trucy jumps back, alarmed]
Athena: If you say so, Apollo...
Baliff: The trial will start momentarily. Is the defense ready?
Apollo: Yes! WE'RE FINE! [Athena startles]
Trucy: Is Apollo okay? He's been muttering to himself all morning...
Athena: He's been like that since yesterday. Guess the pressure of today's trial is getting to him.
Trucy: Poor Polly...he's really tearing himself up over all of this.
Athena: Get it together, Apollo!
Apollo: Yikes! Athena! Wh-when did you get here?
Athena: Try to relax a little bit, will you? You're getting yourself way too worked up.
Apollo: Y-yeah...But I'm all right. I’m fine!
[later]
Apollo: I'm fine...I'm fine. I'm fine!
Trucy: There he goes again. It's almost like he's chanting a prayer.
Apollo: I'm fine...I'm fine...I'm Apollo Justice, and I'm fine! [Trucy jumps back, alarmed]
Athena: If you say so, Apollo...
Baliff: The trial will start momentarily. Is the defense ready?
Apollo: Yes! WE'RE FINE! [Athena startles]
"No, I'll be fine. I will be fine. What do I usually do to get un-scared? I tell myself jokes. Jokes are so hard. Easy jokes. What are easy jokes? Chuck Norris jokes. Uh... Chuck Norris can build a snowman out of rain. Uh, uh... Chuck Norris can drown a fish. Oh man, I feel great. This is really- this is a great idea."
"It'll stop any day now. Any day now. Any day now..."
—Bo Burnham, Bo Burnham: Inside, "Any Day Now"
"Heart. Lungs. Liver. Nerves."
— The Voice of the Paranoid, Slay the Princess
"Teach us to care and not to care. Teach us to be still."
—Clarice Starling (paraphrasing T. S. Eliot), The Silence of the Lambs
