Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes - Skepticism About Flying and Travel Methods
Lord Rawnsley:
I believe if the Lord had intended me to fly, he would have given me wings.
Patricia Rawnsley:
You travel by train, father, but you haven't any wheels.
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes - Critique of International Affairs and Foreigners
Lord Rawnsley:
The trouble with these international affairs is that they attract foreigners.
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A Study in Terror - Social Visit Turns to Business Discussion
Sherlock Holmes:
My dear Mycroft, this is a surprise! Watson, some sherry... Is this a social call?
Mycroft Holmes: [pause]
Yes, yes, oh yes, purely social. How are you?
Sherlock Holmes: [pause]
Very well. Well, now that the social call is over, hadn't we better get down to business?
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A Study in Terror - Frustration with Unlearned Musical Talent
Mycroft Holmes:
For Heaven's sake, stop sawing away on that infernal instrument! It was a sad day when Mother gave it to you, a sad day for her, a sad day for you, a sad day for us all... What I cannot understand is why, since you've had that violin with you so long, you never learned to play!
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Theatre of Blood - A Lesson on Reputation and Integrity
Edward Lionheart:
Will you ever again ruin the reputation of an honest man?
Meredith Merridew:
No.
Edward Lionheart:
Have you learned your lesson?
Meredith Merridew:
Yes.
Edward Lionheart:
Can I be sure you will never again offend me?
Meredith Merridew:
Yes.
Edward Lionheart: [quoting Romeo and Juliet]
You're right. I can be sure. "Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, And, in despite, I'll cram thee with more food!
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Theatre of Blood - Claiming Recognition After Years of Denial
Peregrine Devlin:
Lionheart! What the hell do you want here?
Edward Lionheart: [picking up the best actor award]
This. My just reward. The whole world knows it is mine by right. But you deliberately withheld it from me. You deliberately humiliated me before the press, my public and my peers. It was the culmination of your determined denial of my genius!
Peregrine Devlin:
We've denied you nothing....
Edward Lionheart:
For thirty years, the public has acknowledged that I was the master. And that this year, my season of Shakespeare was the shining jewel in the crown of the immortal Bard.
Meredith Merridew: [sotto voce, to Chloe Moon]
Quite insane!
Chloe Moon: [sotto voce, to Trevor Dickman]
He must be drunk.
Edward Lionheart:
But you, with your overweening malice, give the award to a twitching, mumbling boy who can barely grunt his way through an incomprehensible performance! No. No. It is mine!
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Theatre of Blood - Critics and Consequences in Theatre
Meredith Merridew:
But darling, you... they're not going to start killing critics for giving bad notices, are they?
Inspector Boot:
Well, why not? A play fails; directors, writers, actors... careers ruined. Plenty of motivation there, I should think.
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Around the World in 80 Days - Exclusionary Traditions in a Changing Society
Phileas Fogg:
My dear... I must ask you to leave these precincts at once. No woman has ever set foot in the club.
Princess Aouda:
Why not?
Phileas Fogg:
Because... that could spell the end of the British Empire.
Ralph:
This is the end.
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