Forum:Featured Quote

The stories on this wiki have tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of memorable moments, be they dialogue or narrative. But now we're about to find a favorite! Nominate a quote that meets the guidelines below, and see if it comes out on top! Vote either Support or Oppose.

Previous Winners
See: Forum:List of Featured Quotes

Rules
'''PLEASE READ THE RULES CAREFULLY, BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE RULES FOR OTHER FEATURES. RULES UNIQUE TO FEATURED QUOTE ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED '''

Nominating Rules

 * 1) Featured Quote has TWO voting cycles per month, instead of one.
 * 2) Don't take the word "Quote" literally. Narrative passages can be just as quoteworthy as dialogue.
 * 3) Please identify the story that the Quote comes from.
 * 4) If there is a stated Theme (see below), then nominees must fit that theme.
 * 5) You may nominate Quotes from other people's stories without permission, unless the Theme states otherwise. Of course, you can also nominate Quotes from your own stories unless the Theme states otherwise.
 * 6)  If you nominate a Quote from a story that you did not write or collaborate on, then you must identify yourself as the nominator. This is necessary because of Voting Rule #5.
 * 7) A story's author has veto power over Quotes from that story. If you object to a particular Quote that someone else has nominated from your story (e.g. because it gives away a spoiler), then you may delete that nominee for any reason or for none, with no questions asked.
 * 8) Only one Quote per story per nominator. In other words, two people could each nominate a Quote from Story X, but one person may not nominate two Quotes from it. One person could, however, nominate one Quote from Story X and one Quote from Story Y.
 * 9) Please limit nominations to 75 words or less. "Near-miss" Quotes that exceed this limit by only a few words may be allowed at the Ballot Administrator's discretion.
 * 10) Please be aware of spoiler potential when nominating a Quote from someone else's story.
 * 11) No in-jokes, please. Quotes must be understandable outside the context of the story, except as noted below.
 * 12) Quotes must appear on an actual story page. Ancillary materials from character pages, blog-based previews, etc. are ineligible.
 * 13) Quotes must be formatted exactly as they are in the story, except as noted below. The easiest way to comply with this rule is by copy-and-paste.
 * If you need to add tags to identify speakers or subjects, please italicize them.
 * If you need to add narrative text to make a line understandable out of context, enclose the added text in brackets [thusly]. This is standard journalistic practice for quoting things. Note that such added text should be only a few words, if that.
 * If a Quote is in past tense in the story, it must be in past tense on the ballot. Ditto for other tenses.
 * A Quote may be shortened to meet length limitations. If you do this, replace the removed portion with an ellipsis (...).

Voting Rules

 * 1) You must have an account and 100 total edits to vote. You must be logged in and your vote must be signed so the administrators can verify voter eligibility.
 * 2) Nominees receiving 5 or more Oppose votes may be removed from the ballot at the discretion of the administrators.
 * 3) Vote on as many Quotes as you wish, but only once on each. You may not vote for a Quote from your own story  except as noted below .
 * 4) If a Quote from your story was nominated by someone else who isn't a collaborating partner on the story, then you may vote for it.
 * 5) If you nominate a Quote from a story that you did not write or collaborate on, then you may also vote for it.
 * 6) The following rules must be followed when Opposing a quote:
 * You must provide a reason for your vote. "No" and "Sorry" are not reasons.
 * Oppose votes that appear to be needlessly harsh or that don't observe basic rules of civility will be deleted. If it's worth saying, it can be said politely.
 * Please try to provide constructive criticism. This is the whole point of the Oppose option, because Oppose votes aren't actually counted.
 * "I want another quote to win" votes will be deleted. If you want another Quote to win, then cast a Support vote for the other Quote and leave it at that.
 * "This isn't funny" is only a valid reason to Oppose if the Quote was meant to be funny. Votes opposing an obviously dramatic quote on the grounds that "it's not funny" will be deleted.
 * Your opinion of the character(s) associated with a quote is NOT relevant to the merits of the quote itself. Featured Character is a separate ballot, so don't shoot the message.
 * "There are better quotes from this story" votes will be deleted because that's irrelevant to the merits of the Quote that actually got nominated. Remember, you can nominate Quotes from other people's stories--so if you think there's a better Quote that's not on the ballot, then why not nominate it yourself?

Theme
Halloween seems like a good time to wean people off the dogma that only funny quotes deserve to be Featured, so...

The Theme for October 16-31 is Dark & Spooky. Two types of passages are eligible:


 * 1) Passages that refer in some way to the supernatural; and
 * 2) Dark passages.

Note that "dark" can mean things like tragedy, horror, black comedy, gallows humor and so on, or it can simply be a passage associated with somebody doing or thinking something dark, or dark characters being themselves.

Nominations
Enter nominations below.

Live tragedy
The girl lying on the ground has her eyes closed and there doesn't seem to be any hope left. The bloodstains by her head and on a rock denote the worst happened. They did want Heather to learn a lesson, and it came the hardest way.

Heather is dead.

''From Jkl's Total Drama Island, by Jkl9817. Nominated by the author.''

Support

 * 1) One of the few actual dark qoutes on the wiki. xD Do a   barrel   roll!  14:39, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) Death is a beautiful wonderful thing (i have to many inside jokes with my friends)  Don't  hug me  I'm scared
 * 3) This is probably the darkest quote you'll find in a competition story.-- Radicalm18 "Nice guys finish last,  that's why I'll treat you like trash." 15:08, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) This might scare off noobs but it's awesome. And TDInfinity @Radi So pop-pop-pop your peepers,   and tweak out your sneakers   don't sleep, come on get your Creep with me  15:10, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) I haven't read this story, but I understand that this was an important part of it. Everyday   I'm   shufflin'...  15:20, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 6) ...This is such a sinister quote.-- I'm  sexy   and I know it.  15:34, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) A pivotal moment in the story, fits the theme nicely, and I'd love to see more narrative passages Featured. (Toad's right, though, it's hard to beat Total Drama Infinity for darkness in a competition story.) Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 15:40, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) This is a deep, sinister quote about a important moment of the story. My name   is   Bruno!  21:01, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 9) I realized this part was important, for they had a whole chapter about it. Call me Flame! Or Kody! Just don&#39;t call me Eli. -_- 11:30, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 10) Yikes! Deep. Obviously a pivotal moment in the story, too. JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Mrs. Gideon  13:27, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 11) It's a very deep, dark comedy type of quote, somewhat out of the ordinary for a competition fic. (Except, of course, TDInfinity). Hey!   Aren't you that   Mysterious user?  20:58, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 12) Love it I'm sexy   and I   know it  10:41, October 19, 2011 (UTC)

Oppose
(NAV) Comedy, MrE? XD jkl9817 talk work  blog 21:15, October 18, 2011 (UTC)

(NAV) Um... That's not comedy. XD Anyway, there is some grammatical stuff that's kind of bugging me. I'm not sure if you want me to mention what it is or not, so you can correct it (if I'm right about it). Sprinklemist hasn't changed his signature in a long time. 21:19, October 18, 2011 (UTC)

(NAV) @Sprink: Yes, although I'm currently supporting this Quote, this is one of those passages that make it pretty clear that English isn't Jkl's first language. Also, Mr. E's "comedy"reference isn't as outlandish as you think. Although this passage isn't comic, it's actually a "mood whiplash" ending to a comic scene. @Jkl: Sprink does have a point, i.e. you might want to rework this passage, especially if it ends up winning. The problems aren't major, but the phrase in its current form is kind of stilted. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  22:12, October 18, 2011 (UTC)

Damned if you do, damned if you don't
From the spirit’s perspective, the diving challenge was a win-win situation. If Courtney jumped, she would die, for the curse would cloud her mind enough to make her miss the safe zone. If she didn’t jump, she would be humiliated before an international audience of millions, for the second time in barely three years.


 * -- from Courtney and the Violin of Despair, nominated by the author

Support

 * 1) Haven't really read the story, but it is a great quote even out of context. jkl9817 talk work  blog 14:57, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) So far I've supported everything  Don't  hug me  I'm scared
 * 3) I love this story, and this is possibly the best quote from it. Everyday   I'm   shufflin'...  15:19, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) I love this story, and this is an amazing quote.-- I'm  sexy   and I know it.  15:35, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) No one does darkness better than Gideon :)-- Radicalm18 "Nice guys finish last,  that's why I'll treat you like trash." 15:40, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 6) It's dark, and very very deep. Gideon writes darkness very well. :) My name   is   Bruno!  21:04, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) I remember this. Poor Courtney. -Lalainee Signatures are so mainstream. 02:30, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) I agree, I love the quote. Call me Flame! Or Kody! Just don&#39;t call me Eli. -_- 11:32, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 9) Funny and creepy all at once. JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Mrs. Gideon  13:29, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Blue, scared of Hannah
Hannah is playing with a lighter.

"Aren't you too young to use that properly?" says Blue, with wide eyes.

"Don't worry, I've got practice," says Hannah. She starts juggling sticks of dynamite, as well as Pen.

"What!?" says Blue. He runs to the confessional.

"HANNAH IS A PSYCHO! She scares me, a lot. I'm afraid she'll, like, pin me to a wall and-" Blue's confessional tape abruptly ends.

-from Total Drama: Peaceful Greens, nominated by Zinc

Support

 * 1)  Don't  hug me  I'm scared
 * 2) This is a pretty good quote! I really love it! (Sorry for the green font :P) -- I'm  sexy   and I know it.  15:36, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) This is a good quote, but poor Blue. :P Call me Flame! Or Kody! Just don&#39;t call me Eli. -_- 11:33, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Michael Thinks Reddy is an Alien
“Don’t you realize what’s going on?” Michael asked.

“Not really.” Nalyd said.

“They are the only ones who know the code and where the Secret is.” Michael explained. “They have weird colored eyes and hair. They are aliens!”

“Aliens?” Nalyd asked.

“Yes.” Michael said.

Nalyd started laughing.

-From Michael Meets Nalyd and Reddude, nominated by the author

AN: I know this isn't a very good quote, but most of my good dark quotes are going to be in my upcoming stories like Total Drama Crime and The Death of Michael, so this is the best I've got.

Support

 * 1) It's a pretty good match with the theme.-- I'm  sexy   and I know it.  15:35, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) In a way, I AM in alien. We're just waiting to invade! ;D -- Guilty as charged  I've been convicted and tried   Was it too much to ask for you to take my side? ''' 03:01, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Heather tortures Noah
After a very convincing scream, Noah's face went pale and his eyes glazed over as if he was already dead, breathing labored and shallow. His skin, like mine, shone with sweat, big drops of it rolling down his face and mingling with the blood on his cheek. The second slash was made, and I'd successfully completed my transition from an empty soul into a monster.


 * -- from Life After Lies by Fadingsilverstar16, nominated by Gideon

Support

 * 1) An iconic moment from one of the wiki's best-loved stories. Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 15:32, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) All I can say is... deep.-- I'm  sexy   and I know it.  15:33, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Per above. Do a   barrel   roll!  15:34, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) YES. jkl9817 talk work  blog 15:35, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) Nothing fits this voting cycle's theme more. Everyday   I'm   shufflin'...  15:37, October 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * 1) My quote is to this quote as the Teletubbies is to Saw. :P-- Radicalm18 "Nice guys finish last,  that's why I'll treat you like trash." 15:39, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) A quote dense with realistic emotion and superb imagery; it's worthy of my vote. BocaJacob!  I was a child of the Golden Age;Bring on the Platinum Age! 15:42, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) It's a dark, deep and intense quote, and it shows what both of them was feeling. My name   is   Bruno!  21:09, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) Agreed. Call me Flame! Or Kody! Just don&#39;t call me Eli. -_- 11:35, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) Horror! Incredible scene, and incredible description. JustLittleOlMe  Lil   Jay JLOM   Mrs. Gideon  13:42, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Oppose
(NAV) Not that much, Radi. Not that much. :P jkl9817 talk work  blog 15:43, October 16, 2011 (UTC)

Hurry Up, Elevator!
“Oh, come on, you stupid elevator!” Bo yelled, banging on the door, looking up at the lit 2. “You’ve been stuck on 2 forever, hurry up, please!” Bo looked straight ahead, and saw a monstrous beast slowly approaching, about twenty feet ahead of her. “Please!” The light above the elevator changed to a 1, and the door opened, and Bo fell into the elevator. “Close the door, close the door, close the door!” Bo screamed.

-- From Total Drama Shopping Centre, nominated by Frank15, the author.

Support

 * 1) XD. It's funny and ominous at the same time. I like it. :3-- Radicalm18 "Nice guys finish last,  that's why I'll treat you like trash." 15:48, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) It's funny, and kinda scary in a way. xD My name   is   Bruno!  21:12, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Per above. Call me Flame! Or Kody! Just don&#39;t call me Eli. -_- 11:37, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) Wow! Totally unexpected shopping center scene.  Same as above comments. :) JustLittleOlMe  Lil   Jay JLOM   Mrs. Gideon  14:01, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

No Turning Back
As Noah sucked away, purring loudly, the finality of what Becky was about to do struck her as if for the first time. She clutched Noah to her and wept.

When Becky was herself again, darkness had fallen, and it was time to fetch her cadaver. With a heavy heart, but with fresh resolve, Agent Izzy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police exited her apartment, locked the door, and left her old life behind without a backward glance.
 * -- from “&quot;Desperate Measures” (Chapter 31 of the Fake Souls anthology), nominated by the author

Support

 * 1) I'm not sure how I can bring myself to not support. Everyday   I'm   shufflin'...  16:48, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) Intense and deep. Sure. My name   is   Bruno!  21:13, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) It's extremly deep. I like it. Call me Flame! Or Kody! Just don&#39;t call me Eli. -_- 11:29, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Alyssa contemplates suicide
“Dad? I’ve been thinking about something.”

“What’s that, sweetie?” asked her Dad.

“I was thinking about committing suicide,” confided Alyssa, “So I can escape the nightmare that is my life, and join you on the other side at last.”

“Sweetie,” soothingly said her dad, “You have so much life left to live. You have something we don’t. Don’t throw it away.”

“So I have to live only to fulfill an obligation to you?” Alyssa folded her arms. “Great, just great.”


 * -- from Total Drama Infinity by DJ Spenstar, nominated by Gideon

Support

 * 1) Haunting. This brought a shiver down my spine. So pop-pop-pop your peepers,   and tweak out your sneakers   don't sleep, come on get your Creep with me  21:56, October 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) ...Agreed with above. Everyday   I'm   shufflin'...  02:26, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Not only is what she's saying creepy, but the fact that she thinks she's talking to her dead father is creepier. -Lalainee Signatures are so mainstream. 02:29, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) I didn't realize what was THAT creepy about this until I realized her father is dead. Now that I understand, I can't not support. (double negative FTW :D)-- Radicalm18 "Nice guys finish last,  that's why I'll treat you like trash." 02:40, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) It's creepy, frightening and deep. I must support. My name   is   Bruno!  03:36, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 6) Agreed. Call me Flame! Or Kody! Just don&#39;t call me Eli. -_- 11:28, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) Totally creeepy! Yet, the last line is humorous. Very entertaining and with virtually no narrative. Impressive! JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Mrs. Gideon  14:10, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) Per above. Do a   barrel   roll!  14:11, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 9) Very dramatic and haunting, it's memorable, and very deserving of this prize. Hey!   Aren't you that   Mysterious user?  20:56, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * 10) Alyssa was my favorite TDInfinity character. I hated the chapter where she died but I felt it was something original... OF COURSE I SUPPORT THIS! -- If your undies are tight, <font color="#D2691E">it's uncomfortable.   If you're a boy and your bra is tight, I'm uncomfortable  22:16, October 18, 2011 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) I know this fits the theme, but the thought of a quote about someone considering suicide being featured just makes me pretty uncomfortable. <font color="Green">Sprinklemist <font color="Orange">hasn't changed his signature in a long time. 14:25, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Do I really hate her that much?
In the washroom, Heather tried to say that Gwen was lucky they didn’t “pull the plug”, but the words caught in her throat. She despised Gwen, and there had been any number of times when Heather had wished various painful injuries upon the “weird Goth girl”, but not like this, not like this...Heather asked herself whether she really wanted to see Gwen murdered, and was forced to admit that she did not.


 * -- from Legacy, nominated by the author. Edited for length.

Support
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTE: The Quote you're thinking of, SG was never actually deleted; and in any case, the problem was that the wording of the passage was changed in several ways (past tense to present tense, for example). That's not the case here, where a sentence in the middle was removed to shorten the passage (that's what the ellipsis is for) but the remaining parts of the passage are exactly as they appear in the story. This is standard journalistic practice when a quote needs to be shortened, and I clarified in the rules that this type of shortening is allowed. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  03:19, October 19, 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) I need not explain-- Radicalm18 "Nice guys finish last,  that's why I'll treat you like trash." 00:22, October 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) I'll support, but wasn't a quote taken off last time for not being an exact quote? O.o Everyday   I'm   shufflin'...  00:18, October 19, 2011 (UTC)