"Haroldson had concluded after the first month that DeVries was simply one of those people who made mere mortals aware of their own mortality. It would be interesting to see just what final rank she obtained, and Haroldson was already looking forward to 'Why, I knew General DeVries when she was just a sergeant, and let me tell you...'"
"I am very smart. I graduated med school from an accelerated program, top three percent of my class. Finished my apprenticeship in eight months. 'Gifted' is the term. I say this because when I tell you that my sister makes me look like an idiot child, I want you to understand my full meaning.
River was more than gifted, she was...she was a gift. Everything she tried to do, math, music, theoretical physics, even dance, there was nothing that didn't come as naturally to her as breathing does to us."
River was more than gifted, she was...she was a gift. Everything she tried to do, math, music, theoretical physics, even dance, there was nothing that didn't come as naturally to her as breathing does to us."
— Simon Tam, Firefly
"A talented idiot is truly the most dangerous kind of idiot."
— Lord El-Melloi II on the subject of Flat Escardos, Fate/strange Fake
"Kageyama Ritsu. His grades are at the top of his class, he's the hot, popular boy, and he's great at sports—everything that Mob isn't... Man, people really aren't born equal."
— Ichi Mezato, "Idiots Only Event", Mob Psycho 100
