Alright, fixed the quote. The full version that I removed is as follows:
Ha Shaitan shows up everywhere. Sometimes he's an angel. Sometimes he's got a pitchfork. Sometimes he's your best friend. Sometimes he's you. Everyone's favorite party guest, great conversationalist. He's got the best job in the universe - he sits down with with people and talks. He's got one agenda, always just one. He wants to get you to admit who you are. ... Temptation wouldn't be tempting if it didn't speak to hidden truth. People spend their lives lying to themselves about who they are. Most of them are so good at it they avoid growing up completely. But Satan...Satan is the friend who sits us down when we're most delusional and bounces our reality check. He's the lover who holds up the mirror when you can't bear to look in. He's Merlin, and Yoda, and Mephistopheles. Everyone who wants to grow up, sooner or later sits down and has a chat with Satan. Or they never grow up.
Ignorance killed the cat. Curiosity was framed.
Good work. Quotes need to be short and pithy. It's prime real estate at the top of an article and we wanna make a point and then get on with the meat of the article right away.
Moved this sub-example form Mass Effect. More details are needed — this is opaque to those who do not know the work, and we've got a general reading audience.
- "I am Sovereign." Sums up the usage of this trope.
The current quote is TL;DR. If I don't get an objection in the next couple of days, I'm changing the quote to just the last line.
"Everyone who wants to grow up, sooner or later sits down and has a chat with Satan. Or they never grow up."
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