For the cosmere I'd have a "sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing"

Whenever "management" where I work makes a decision that lets less than perfect product go, I always remember that "the spice must flow"

I love the line "Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it." Words to live by.

‘Ain’t no fella who regretted giving it one extra shake’ - Wayne This will go down as one of my fave cosmere quotes, especially the second time.

I would say "duty is heavier than a mountain; death is lighter than a feather." Is the most iconic (if stolen) or "the wheel weaves as the wheel wills" But the one I use most often is "Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.”

"The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't" (Douglas Adams) brilliant description, funny and nonsensical at the same time

No Pratchett? ;) Great premise for a video. Some authors can just send a chill through you with a single phrase. Douglass Adams also has so many iconic quotes. The humourists deserve praise!

Great compilation! Another great quote from LOTR is from Faramir: “War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.” "Fear is the mind killer" is a fantastic quote and also the industrial metal band Fear Factory used it for the title of their 1993 album.

"Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" "Don't Panic" "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

Tolkien quotes I love: “For nothing is evil in the beginning. Even Sauron was not so.” "But my heart forbodes that, ere all is ended, you, Frodo son of Drogo, will know more of these fell things than Gildor Inglorion." I also really like the poems and songs, especially The Fall of Gil-Galad and Galadriel's Song of Eldamar. "But if of ships I now should sing, what ship would come to me, What ship would bear me ever back across so wide a Sea?"

"You can never have too many knives" That's what logen's father always said

Cosmere: "The most important step a man can take is the next one."

When you said Dune I immediately thought, “The spice must flow.” Then I realized I’m an economics nerd and, embarrassed, I returned to the real world. This video was fun and you made me laugh at myself.

I was kinda surprised “Ash fell from the sky” wasn’t on the list, unless it got some mentions under the Other category. This was a fun video!

Sci-fi. William Gibson’s opening line from Neuromancer: “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

Not iconic as such, but my favourite quote from Cosmere is "You WILL be warm again" from Wit. As someone who suffers from depression, it hits me hard every time i hear it

My choice for the most iconic Cosmere quote is definitely "No mating!" Thanks for including The First Law, not only because it's my favorite but it's also so quotable. For me the most iconic would be Glokta's "Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments."

I'm glad I'm not the only one that quotes Logen Ninefingers in real life 😆

My fav from stormlight is "I will protect those I hate, even if the one I hate the most is myself"

Some great quotes in this video, I have to throw in my favourite Tolkien quote but it's actually from The Silmarillion... "Many are the strange chances of the world, and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter."

Great video. There's an a propos cartoon Harry Potter spoof (How It Should Have Ended maybe?) where Dumbledore thunders "You shall not pass!" and someone says something like "That's harsh, the semester has just started"!

I think my favorite quote from a book is from Dresden 15 Skin Game… “Nice try?” Butters said. “Mister, where I come from, there is no try.” Basically just the perfect pay off for one of the best characters.

“He who controls the spice controls the universe.” - Frank Herbert, is my favorite qoute from Dune

Great ASOIAF quote, though maybe not as iconic: "When the sun has set, no candle can replace it."

Most iconic is probably gandalf 'Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement' . But honestly? three quotes from the stormlight archive hit me like a tonne of bricks 'honors dead, but I’ll see what I can do' and 'He is mine! a feminine voice said. I claim him' and finally 'You sent him to the skies to die, assassin"..."But the skies are mine. I claim them, as I now claim your life'

There are so much iconic quotes from ASOIAF, it's impossible to choose ! (Hearing you don't know anything about it is the sadest quote of all) 😲😢 Chaos ?... Chaos is a ladder 🪜 Every dwarf is a bastard in his father's eyes. [- Knowledge is power. - 👸Cease him ! ⚔️Cut his throat🤺... No wait, I've changed my mind.] POWER IS POWER (When you adopt a pet :) You teach him, you feed him, and if he dies you burry him. The North remembers "The man who fears losing has already lost." Power is where people believe it is. Love is the death of duty. - ... Sometimes duty is the death of love. "The Realm... Do you know what the Realm is ? It's the thousand blades of Aegon's ennemies, a story we agreed to tell each other over and over 'til we forget that it's a lie." I wish I was the monster you think I am... Where are my dragons ?!!! 👺🔥 The man who pronounce the sentence must be the man who swings the sword.🗡️ A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone. Never forget what you are, the rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor and it can never be used to hurt you. I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things. Every time we deal with an enemy, we create two more. That’s what I do : I drink and I know things.

"Fear is the mind killer" from the litany against fear. The whole litany is great but I prefer the last line, "Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

What a fun video with some great quotes! Also, I enthusiastically approve of the blazer. 😁 First Law is indeed full of highly quotable passages. I wonder who submitted "The sleeper has awakened . . ."

To me notably missing quotes are: "The Spice must flow" - Dune and "Sweet Summer Child" - ASOIAF

Great video idea! I'm a huge First Law fan and find myself quoting my man Logan all the time with the two you mentioned. Later on "Make of your heart a stone," becomes really iconic. And I love when it becomes "Make of your quim a stone," at one point lol. But for a longer one, I really dig: "Faith must be shaken from time to time or it becomes rigid. An excuse for any outrage. I have come to believe that the righteous... should always have doubts."

Honorable mentions for consideration: “Journey before destination, you bastard.” (Cosmere) “Do you not know death when you see it?” (LOTR, Witch King) “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” (LOTR, Gandalf) “Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.” (WOT, Mat) “Jaimie Lannister sends his regards.” (ASOIAF, Roose)

I often think of a book as an author’s child. Raise them and teach them. And when they come of age…publish them. And, as with children, you imagine them through the decades of their adult lives. Who will they become? What will they become? Will the larger world they’ve come to know change them? And if this carefully written book becomes a movie or television series… How true will it remain to its upbringing? Not every child follows the path we’ve envisioned for them. Though they carry our names and our love, they must grow and become. So I’ve learned not to judge too harshly the modern adaptation. Whether one shall not pass, or cannot pass, Gandalf did his job well that day. And Tolkien is very proud of him.

I've only got through 2 of The First Law on audio, but they are great. The realistic quote from Logen is awesome. I really like when he starts with "I'm still alive, I'm still alive", but that doesn't hit as hard or have as much potential longevity as the former. Great list!

“For nothing is evil in the beginning. Even Sauron was not so.”

I guess it's not iconic, but my favorite quote from Lord of the Rings is when Gandalf and Frodo are discussing Gollum, and Frodo says he deserves death. "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends."

Yeah, there are a lot of Dune quotes ... more so than The Lord of the Rings, I think, because Dune has a lot less description and a lot more dialog. However, "Fear is the mind killer" is so brief and so repeated and so well known compared to the others ... it's a no-brainer.

I don’t know if it’s a “best” quote, the top ones that give me chills, no matter how many times I hear them or how prepared I *think* I am for them… “They have caged Shadowkiller.” “My husband rides from Land’s End to Tarwins Gap. Does he ride alone?” Be careful with “The Wheel weaves..”. The last word is “wills,” not “will”. Phrasing it as “The Wheel weaves as the Wheel will” opens it up to chance and happenstance, while “The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills” is deterministic and ascribes intent to the weaving of the Wheel. From Dune… “My name is a killing word” "If you've never seen a dragon up close, you're probably still alive."- Minolan the Spellmonger Magelord, by Terry Mancour Honorable mention, from Firefly: “My days of not taking you seriously are coming to a middle.”

Sad that "Fool of a Took!" lost.

As a 35 year old dude from the middle of the country. This is possibly my favorite quote of all time, spoken by Nyancat al'Meara “Lan told me once that Malkier lives so long as one man wears the hadori in pledge that he will fight the Shadow, so long as one woman wears the ki'sain in pledge that she will send her sons to fight the Shadow. I wear the ki'sain, Master Aldragoran. My husband wears the hadori. So do you. Will Lan Mandragoran ride to the Last Battle alone?” Shes probably my favorite fantasy character of all time. She does so much cool stuff, she doesnt do it for glory or riches, she does it because it needs to be done. She probably choked me up 10 times, the quote I posted had tears on my cheeks. Shes so cool. Edit: I might get hate for this, but the LotR movies are so much better than the books. The books were great for their time. Compared to modern fantasy its only meh. The movies will be good forever.

"The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is...42". -The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "Those who don't build must burn "-Fahrenheit 451

Another amazing video!!! Thank you!!!

The best line in Game of Thrones is spoken by Tyrion. "Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you." A bit wordy to be sure, but it's just... Always the first place my mind goes. I honestly find "Winter is coming" to be overplayed and a bit boring.

I agreed with all your choices (for the books that I've read)

In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit!

Great video. I’m happy to see my quote from Dune won.

Neat idea! I've only read Tolkien of these :)))

I’d include Steven King’s Dark Tower series: “Long days and pleasant nights.” And “…there are other worlds than these.”

4:15 i guess im living under a rock...

"Honor is dead.... but I'll see what I can do " is one of the best one liners ever written.

One of my favorites is Dalinar's "Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing".

"Honor is Dead but I'll see what I can do" is one of my absolute favorite things I've ever read in literature. I know I am speaking to the choir here but the idea that "Honor is dead" can mean both that honorable actions/etc are no more as well as the literal meaning of the shard Honor still blows my mind but also it invokes the feelings I felt reading that scene and it took so long for Kal to step in I was genuinely concerned for Adolin and Renarin and it was just the perfect execution imo. Anyway, I love your choice and I noticed they just released a shirt in the BrandySandy store that includes that quote that I actually want to go buy now bc I 100% agree with your assessment that it is the perfect thesis of the Cosmere :)

"Not all who wander are lost" IS SO SO SO SO ICONIC AND EVERYWHERE :) And I struggle not to buy all the little crap that says it haha b/c I do love it too!

I am hope. Loved the video!!

Great fun video! Could be a fun series I enjoyed seeing these even for properties like WoT and First Law that I haven’t gotten into yet.

"Honor is not dead so long as he lives in the hearts of men" is much better than that Kaladin quote.

Too many rules... the best fantasy quote ever is “Polka will never die!”

“Till Shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day." i say this all the time!

Why haven't you watched/read anything Song of Ice and Fire-related? Both the books and tv show are really good, tho I prefer the tv show. Some scenes/setups in the latter are just unbelievably good! I appreciate the pollings closed, but my fav quote from Wheel of Time -- my fav series of the book series you featured -- would have to be the entire passage when Hopper dies, beginning with "Out of the night Hopper came...". I still get chills reading that today, more than two decades after originally reading it. "Out of the night Hopper came, and Perrin was one with the wolf. Hopper, the cub who had watched the eagles soar, and wanted so badly to fly through the sky as the eagles did. The cub who hopped and jumped and leaped until he could leap higher than any other wolf, and who never lost the cub's yearning to soar through the sky. Out of the night Hopper came and left the ground in a leap, soaring like the eagles. The Whitecloaks had only a moment to begin cursing before Hopper's jaws closed on the throat of the man with his lance leveled at Perrin. The big wolf's momentum carried them both off the other side of the horse. Perrin felt the throat crushing, tasted the blood. Hopper landed lightly, already apart from the man he had killed. Blood matted his fur, his own blood and that of others. A gash down his face crossed the empty socket where his left eye had been. His good eye met Perrin's two for just an instant. Run, brother! He whirled to leap again, to soar one last time, and a lance pinned him to the earth. A second length of steel thrust through his ribs, driving into the ground under him. Kicking, he snapped at the shafts that held him. To soar." --The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time #1)

Not from these books, but I leave it wherever I can..."So long, and thanks for all the fish!" P.S. - How in the world did "Blood and bloody ashes" not make the top of the Wheel of Time series?!?!

Ender Wiggin isn’t a killer. He just wins-thoroughly. OSCard

"You think that if someone's an underdog, that means they're the good guy."- Bull To Fred Johnson The Expanse, Season 5.

“Green, green, brown; we are Salamander!”

The most iconic had to be the “winter is coming”…. There was a point you could not escape the quote , you mentioned promotional material, but that’s not even scratching the surface This quote was in games, movies and other tv series that have nothing in common with ASOIAF, it’s one of those that has just slipped into internet vocabulary to describe any disaster

"You just picked the Kelsier quote because Mistborn came out this week!" I shout from the rafters, willfully ignoring that you've likely been working on this video for weeks.

I was always taught that “shall” is used with first person singular and plural - I/we shall, but you/he/she/it will - so that Gandalf line has always bugged me. And by taught, I mean drilled into us by ruler-wielding nuns.

Will you do an analysis of the last part of Andor season one? I would LOVE to see your opinions! Great video!

loved the disclaimer, i literally LOL’d. Nice to know you’re a mere mortal like the rest of us 😁

How fun was that video! I'm surprised one very famous LOTR quote wasn't an option, but I guess it's a bit long. If I had to shorten it, it would be when Gandalf says to Frodo: “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” Though I think it's much more poignant in context. Also, I've only read Game of Thrones #1 and watched the first few episodes. I never continued, it was way too graphic for me (still remember that beheading), both on page and on screen. I still remember shaking in horror after finishing a chapter. Martin had just described a character's death I will never forget. I can't imagine actually watching that! People are crazy. 💀 Oh, and out of all of these, First Law is my favourite (alongside LOTR). What I love so much about Abercrombie's quotes is that they're both full of wisdom, irony and humour 👌 Humour in such a bleak world is so necessary and makes for a much better reading experience in my opinion. Can't wait to read Best Served Cold soon. 🤗

How did nobody think "Fly you fools" was the most iconic. smh

I would say the most powerful lines are one of two for Brandon, book1 and book4 Book 1" the light eyes don't care so I must so you must so we must" Book 6 " your good enough for me"

"None may live now as they have lived, and few shall keep what they call their own. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house." Aragorn The Two Towers “The Riders of Rohan”

You’re definitely going to disagree with me but I personally wouldn’t even say that “There’s another secret “ is the most iconic Mistborn quote. Like, I’m obviously not going to say it is not iconic since that’s just a lie, but I feel like “Ash fell from the sky” and my personal choice “I am, unfortunately, the hero of ages” are slightly more iconic (the margin between the three though is almost negligible so I understand the other choices). If we are talking Cosmere though, I have other options. I don’t think “My life to yours, my Breath becomes yours” should be underestimated but the most iconic are definitely all from Stormlight. For the single most iconic, I think it’s definitely “Journey Before destination “, and there’s probably no quote that comes close. I feel like it’s THE main quote of the series. Some others that can compete with it are “I will take responsibility for what I’ve done, If I fall I will rise each time as a better man” (Weird how “you can’t have my pain” was the main quote chosen and not this one, but the two are close so yea makes sense) and “Honor is dead, but I’ll see what I can do” + my what I chose “I’m a stick” (I didn’t think enough probably but it’s funny ho I wasn’t the only one to think that). Other minor ones that could work are “you will be warm again”, “we chose”, etc. Talking about Lord of the rings, I must say I haven’t read the books, but I feel like “My precious” is just so iconic, even people who haven’t had any contact with the series can quote it. Though to be fair, shortly ago I looked to some old exams to practice some exercises for my career, and one of them had a quote at the end: “not all who wander are lost”, so that’s something I should mention 😂😂 Edit: damn I forgot to say, great video!! Very entertaining and a great idea.

Havent read stormlight, but 'Theres always another secret" is mine for Cosmere. Brandon even used it on the secret project reveal. LOTR: Fly you fools ASOIAF: Winter is coming Others i havent read

The First Law quote is interesting. I have never read any of the books, but I have said "You've got to be realistic." Probably hundreds of times in my life. Can something really be an iconic quote if it was just a fairly common phrase before it was a quote?

Princess Bride Enders game Willow (not a book but maybe can flex rules) Narnia HP (Brainstorming for the next one)

You never watched or read GOT??? That's incredible for me to wrap my mind around considering your fantasy interests, how much you've read, etc etc Amazing :)

I think I put ones down that were the first to come to mind, but maybe if I thought about it more like what quote is best representative of the series I might change it. But if it comes to your mind first, then maybe it is what sticks with you and is most iconic to you. These series do all have several great quotes!

Will we get more Andor? I was Shocked by how good the season was. So many gray characters and so detailed, nothing is filler content, everything is added there for a reason. I often found myself going back to the start of a scene just because I wasn't paying 100% attention to it, simply because I was still thinking of a previous one.. Also I kept asking myself for the first 6 episodes "It's damn good.. but when are they gonna F us?!" because that's what we expect from Disney, yet it never happened (..this season..).

Obv haven't watched this yet, but excited to dive in!

Ahh yes… Remembering life before you read ASOIAF… Before everything changed. Things were simpler then. Alas, the world awaits us all

Blood calls blood - wheel of time

I AM A STICK

Well that's pulling hairs, and it means the same, just shall is just more intense spoken, the English Language has differentiated things that where not need to be so slight. Spoken and written English are so different.

Say one thing about Logan ninefingers

Hi 👋 have a wonderful thanksgiving to u and ur family! 🍁📽⚔️🎥

I'm shocked to realize that "the spice must flow" is not in the original books, even though I've read them.

I must have missed it, do you plan on ever reading SOIAF, or is it just not for you? Also, I'm the one who sent in "the sleeper hae awakened"...guess I exposed myself lmao

The I will do better writing is fantastic but I suppose it is too long to be included.

Where is the witcher series?

And for my boon...

what about "The sea is always right"" hahaha

Loved this video. Agree that the spice must flow is the most evocative quotation from Dune. If I may ask a favor? Please don't refer to books as properties! You give so much love to books and stories, it was disconcerting to hear market/attorney talk about your belovèd books and movies. I love your videos because you are bookborn, not property born! 🙃

V fun! Thanks BB

You are a nerd. Not me. JK. I guess I am a little nerdy.