“i am a monument to all your sins” is such a fucking raw line for a villain it’s amazing that it came from halo, a modernish video game, and not some classical text or mythos
classic texts have nothing on the crazy people come up with in modern times tbh
“I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.”
– Joshua Graham, Who Is A Fallout New Vegas NPC, Something Most People Throwing This Quote Around Don’t Realize
“If the world chooses to become my enemy, I will fight like I always have.”
– Shadow the Hedgehog in what is widely considered one of if not the single worst game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise
“Every person is worth the same, and worth saving.” A stunning commentary on racism and classism, and it came from Harry fucking Potter.
“Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.”― Pravin Lal, an NPC from Alpha Centauri
“We all make choices but in the end, our choices make us.” – Andrew Ryan, BioShock (this one’s a popular one though)
“It’s not who will let me, but who will stop me” – Ayn Rand, a “philosopher” so bad at philosophy that she’s not even acknowledged as being a philosopher by academia
“It’s not about the baggage you have, It’s about finding someone with a matching set.”- Shepard, Mass Effect 1.
“Bowman, you sure? She’s a civilian.” “You let me worry about that.” “Boss, we fuck this up, we could end up in prison. For life.” “How’s that worse than being in the military?”- Nomad, Bowman, and NPC companion, Ghost Recon: Wildlands.
