Memorable Quotes from Shari Weiser
10 quotesWarnings Against Proceeding Further
False Alarm 1
Don't go on.
False Alarm 2
Go back while you still can.
False Alarm 3
This is not the way.
False Alarm 4
Take heed, and go no further.
False Alarm 5
Beware, beware.
False Alarm 6
Soon it will be too late.
Hoggle
Don't pay any attention to them. They're just False Alarms. You get a lot of them in the Labyrinth, especially when you're on the right track...
[to Sarah]
False Alarm 7
Oh, no you're not.
Hoggle
Oh, shut up!
False Alarm 7
Sorry, just doing my job.
Hoggle
Well you don't have to do it to us!
False Alarm 8
Beware, for the...
Hoggle
Just forget it!
False Alarm 8
Oh please, I haven't said it for such a long time!
Hoggle
Oh, all right, but don't expect a big reaction!
False Alarm 8
No no no, of course not! "For the path you will take will lead to certain destruction." Thank you very much...
[clears throat]
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Expectations vs. Reality of Fairies
Sarah
Ow! It bit me!
Hoggle
What'd you expect fairies to do?
Sarah
I thought they did nice things, like granting wishes!
Hoggle
Huh. Shows what you know, don't it?
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Doubts and Loyalty in the Labyrinth
Jareth
Well! If it isn't you. And, uhh... WHERE. ARE YOU. GOING?
Hoggle
Uhh... well...the little lady gave me the slip, but uhh... I just hears her now. So I was just on my way to lead her back to the beginning, like you told me.
Jareth
I see. For one moment, I thought you were running to help her. But no... not after my warnings, that WOULD be stupid!
Hoggle
Oh! You bet it would! Me? Help her? After your warnings?
[laughs nervously]
Jareth
Oh dear, poor Hoghead.
[appearing suddenly in front of him]
Hoggle
Hoggle.
Jareth
I've just noticed that your lovely jewels are missing.
Hoggle
Uh, oh yes! So they are. My lovely jewels. Missing. I'd better find em, but first, I'm off to take the young lady back to the beginning of the Labyrinth, just like we planned!
Jareth
Wait! I've got a much better plan, Hoggle. Give her this.
Hoggle
What is it?
Jareth
It's a present.
Hoggle
It ain't gonna hurt the little lady, is it?
Jareth
Oh, why the concern?
Hoggle
I won't do nothin to harm her.
Jareth
Oh, come, come, come, Hogbrain! I'm surprised at you, losing your head over a girl.
Hoggle
I ain't lost my head!
Jareth
You don't think a young girl could like a repulsive little scab like you, do you?
Hoggle
Well, she did say we was...
Jareth
What? Bosom companions? Friends?
[dangerously]
Hoggle
It don't matter.
Jareth
You'll give her that, Hoggle, or I'll dip you straight into the Bog of Eternal Stench before you can blink! And Hoggle! If she ever kisses you, I'll turn you into a prince.
[points at the peach angrily]
Hoggle
Y-you will?
Jareth
Prince of the Land of Stench!
[laughs]
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Facing Challenges Alone in the Labyrinth
Didymus
Well, come on!
Sarah
No! I have to face him alone.
Didymus
But why?
Sarah
Because... that's the way it's done.
Didymus
Well, if that is the way it is done, then that is the way you must do it. But, should you need us...
Hoggle
Yes, should you need us...
Sarah
I'll call. Thank you.
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Unexpected Encounters in the Labyrinth
Jareth
Ahhh.... what have we here?
[in disguise as a bird-like beggar]
Hoggle
Uhhh, nothing!
Jareth
Nothing? Nothing?! Nothing?! Nothing, tra-la-la?!
[removing his disguise]
Hoggle
Your Majesty! What a NICE surprise.
Jareth
Hello, Hedgewart.
Sarah
Hogwart.
Hoggle
HOG-GLE!
Jareth
Hoggle... can it be that you're helping this girl?
Hoggle
Helping? In what sense?
Jareth
In the sense that you're leading her towards the castle?
Hoggle
No! No! I was taking her back to the beginning your Majesty.
Sarah
What?!
Hoggle
I told her I was gonna help her solve the Labyrinth, a little trickery on my part. But actually--
Jareth
What IS that plastic thing round your wrist?
[the bracelet Sarah has just given Hoggle in exchange for being led through the Labyrinth]
Hoggle
Oh...Oh this? Oh, my goodness, where did THIS come from?
[guiltily]
Jareth
Higgle...
Hoggle
Hoggle!
Jareth
Yes... If I thought for one second that you were betraying me, I'd be forced to suspend you head-first in the Bog of Eternal Stench.
Hoggle
AH NO, YOUR MAJESTY! NOT THE ETERNAL STENCH!
[grabs Jareth's knees]
Jareth
Oh YES, Hoggle! And you, Sarah - how are you enjoying my Labyrinth?
[throws him off]
Sarah
It's a piece of cake!
Jareth
Really? Then how about upping the stakes hmm?
[turns the clock forward to only 8 hours left]
Sarah
That's not fair!
Jareth
You say that so often! I wonder what your basis for comparison is. So the Labyrinth's a piece of cake, is it? Well let's see how you deal with this little slice...
[produces crystal; throws it down the corridor, where it becomes 'The Cleaners']
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Taking Things for Granted in the Labyrinth
Hoggle
You know your problem? You take too many things for granted. Take this Labyrinth: even if you get to the centre, you'll never get out again.
Sarah
That's your opinion.
Hoggle
Well, it's a lot better than yours!
Sarah
Thanks for nothing, Hogwart.
Hoggle
It's HOGGLE, and don't say I didn't warn you!
[growls]
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Understanding Fear and Cowardice in Adversity
Hoggle
You need to understand my position: I'm a coward. And Jareth scares me.
Sarah
What kind of position is that?
Hoggle
NO position! That's my point! And you wouldn't be so brave if you'd ever smelled the Bog of Eternal Stench. It's, it's...
Sarah
Is that all it does, it smells?
Hoggle
Oh, believe me, that's enough. But the worst thing is, if you so much as put a foot in the Bog of Stench, you'll smell bad for the rest of your life. It'll never wash off.
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Knowledge and Ignorance in the Labyrinth
Hoggle
This is an oubliette. Labyrinth's full of em.
Sarah
Really... how did you know that?
Hoggle
Oh, don't sound so smart! You don't even know what an oubliette is.
Sarah
Do you?
Hoggle
Yes. It's a place you put people... to forget about em!
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Unexpected Consequences of a Kind Gesture
Hoggle
What did you have to go and do a thing like that for?!
Sarah
You mean rescue you?
Hoggle
No! You kissed me!
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Conflict and Loyalty in a Fantasy Realm
Stepmother
She treats me like a wicked stepmother in a fairy story, no matter what I say.
Hoggle
The Cleaners, the Bog of Stench—you sure got his attention!
Hoggle
Let's get that rat who calls himself Jareth!
Bird Hat
It is so stimulating being your hat!
Goblin
Your mother is a fraggin aardvark!
Goblin Cannonball
I hit zumzing? Yes? No?
Fiery
It's against the rules to throw other people's heads.
Didymus
You're going the wrong way! The battle's BEHIND us!
Didymus
AMBROSIUS, if you don't turn around this second, I WILL NEVER FEED YOU AGAIN! That's better! Don't worry, Ambrosius, I think we have them surrounded! Now, if you throw down your weapons, I'll see that you're well treated!
[as Ambrosius charges out of the gates; a screeching sound is heard and Ambrosius comes back inside; looks at the goblins surrounding him]
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