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(Some of) My Favourite Quotes from the How To Train Your Dragon movies

“This is Berk.”

“There’s Fishlegs, Snotlout, the Twins, Ruffnut and Tuffnut, and…*voice crack* Astrid. *cue heart eyes*”

“You sir, are playing a dangerous game. Keeping this much raw… Viking-ness… contained?! THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES!” // “I’ll take my chances.”

“Well, between you and me, the village could do with a little less feeding, don’t you think?”

“Excuse me, barmaid! I’m afraid you’ve brought me the wrong offspring - I ordered an extra large boy with beefy arms, extra guts and glory on the side! This here? This is a talking fish bone!”

“It’s not so much what you look like, it’s what’s inside that he can’t stand.”

“You need to stop all…this.” // “You just pointed to all of me.” // “Yes, that’s it! Stop being all of you.”

“Oh, the gods hate me. Some people lose their knife, or their mug. No, not me. I manage to lose an ENTIRE DRAGON?!”

“Oh, man! I should’ve gone first! ‘Cause I was thinking, you know, we have a surplus of dragon-fighting Vikings, but do we have enough… Bread-making Vikings? Or small-home-repair Vikings?”

“Yeah, it’s only fun if you get a scar out of it.”

“Yeah, no kidding, right? Pain, love it.“

“What’s the first thing you’re going to need?” // “A doctor?!?”

“Get back to bed, ya overgrown sausage!”

"Toothless? I could’ve sworn you had… teeth.”

“Ha! It’s like the size of my- AHHHH!”

“I AM HURT, VERY MUCH HURT!”

“Everything we know about you guys is wrong.”

“SON OF A HALF TROLL, RAT EATING MUNGE BUCKET!”

“Uh, you’re right, you’re right, you’re right. I’m through with the lies. I’ve been making… outfits. So, you got me. It’s time everyone knew. Drag me back. Go ahead. Here we go.”

“OW! Why would you DO that?!”

“That’s for the lies! And that’s… [Drops the butt of her axe on Hiccup’s groin]… for everything else!”

“Da-da-da, we’re dead!”

“And now the spinning. Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile.”

[Punches Hiccup] “That’s for kidnapping me… [Kisses him on the cheek] That’s for everything else.”

“They’ve killed hundreds of us-!” // “And we’ve killed thousands of them!”

“You’re not a Viking. You’re not my son.”

“Three hundred years and I’m the first Viking who wouldn’t kill a dragon.” // “…First to ride one though.”

“I wouldn’t kill him because he looked as frightened as I was…I looked at him, and I saw myself.”

“So? What are you gonna do?”

“I knew it. I’m dead.”

“That’s for scaring me!” // “What, is it always going to be this way, this-?!” // *kisses him* // “I…could get used to it.”

“THAT’S MY FUTURE DAUGHTER IN LAW!!!”

“Oh, what? You want an apology? Is that why you’re pouting, big baby-poo?”

“Well try this on! [hugs him, tries to wrestle with him] Oh, you feeling it yet? Huh? Picking up on all of my heartfelt remorse?”

“He’s down! Oh, and it’s ugly! Dragons and Vikings, enemies again! Locked in combat to the bitter–[Toothless pins Hiccup] –AAHHHhhhh…“

[After Toothless licks him] "You KNOW that doesn’t wash out!”

“So, what should we name it?” [Toothless scratches his armpit] “Itchy Armpit it is.”

“Son, we need to talk!-“ // “Not now, dad, I’ve got a whole day of goofing off to get started.”

“What you’re searching for isn’t out there, Hiccup - it’s in here. Maybe you just don’t see it yet.”

(Slow motion) “Oh my 😏 me likey… take me…!”

“I don’t know. It’s kind of hard to wrap my head around, to be frank. It’s not everyday you find out your mother is some kind of… crazy, feral, vigilante dragon lady.” // “Well…at least I’m not boring!”

“…he got me back. Right, bud? You couldn’t save all of me, could you? You just had to make it even. So,..peg leg!”

“Never take a toy from a dragon. Don’t you know anything?”

“This is why I never married - this, and one other reason.”

“You’re as beautiful as the day I lost you.”

“That’s your mother?” // “Well, now you see where I get my dramatic flair!“

“May the Valkyries welcome you and lead you through Odin’s great battlefield. May they sing your name with love and fury, so that we might hear it rise from the depths of Valhalla and know that you’ve taken your rightful place at the table of kings. For a great man has fallen: A warrior. A chieftain. A father. A friend.

“He always said you’d become the strongest of them all - and he was right.”

“You have the heart of a Chief and the soul of a dragon”

“A Chief protects his own.”

“It wasn’t your fault, bud…they made you do it…please, you’re my best friend…my best friend.”

"Yeah! Take 'em down, babe!”

“Now do you get it? This is what it is to earn a dragons loyalty!”

“He’s challenging the Alpha!” // “To protect you!”

“See..I told you it was in here.” (Punches his suit, making his wings sprout up)

“The Chief has come home!”

“This is Berk. A bit trampled and busted and covered in ice, but it’s home. It’s our home. Those who attacked us, are relentless, and crazy. But those who stopped them, oh, even more so! We may be small in numbers, but we stand for something bigger than anything the world can pin against us. We are the voice of peace, and bit by bit, we will change this world. You see, we have something they don’t. Oh, sure, they have armies, and they have armadas. But we… we have… OUR DRAGONS!”

“Ohhh I know you’re a demon, no human legs are that skinny!”

“That’s really just a nitwit who forgot to fire proof his butt.”

“Astrid, I had him right where I wanted him.” // “And now he’s right where I wanted him.”

“I thought this was supposed to be a stealth mission?” // “Yeah, they always start that way.”

“Mmm, gorg-e-ousss…Watch the hair!”

“Hang up those saddles and get married.” // Tuffnut: “The M word.” // Ruffnut: “Gross. Unless it’s me.”

“Marry him, please. You’re the only one with any sense around here. With you wearing the pants, there’s still hope.” “Wow, Gobber! Not awkward at all!”

“Hiccup…this is Berk, son. It’s our home.”

“Even Night Furies?” // “Especially Night Furies.” // “Those are scary!”

“Well, we could just take Gobber’s advice and tie the knot. That should fix everything! But hey, if you’re having doubts about yours truly, I’m sure Snotlout is still available.” // “He only has eyes for your mom.” // “OH, playing dirty now, huh?” // “You asked for it…looks like there might be a wedding after all…”

“Okay okay; you win! You always win!” // “You knew what you were getting into.” // “Uh-huh, right.”

“It’s more like a Bright Fury-.” // “A Light Fury!” // “…Yeah, yours is better, probably…”

“Bud, what’s gotten into you? What is all this slobbering and panting?” // “Isn’t it obvious? He’s in love!” // “Trust me, relationships are nothing but pain and misery. (*Astrid lightly hits him*) Ow… What did I just say?!”

“Show these nay sayers, of which there are many, that you are more than just a malnourished runt with bad hair, strange teeth and a twig for a neck.” // “You’re-you’re really bad at pep talks.”

“I’ll give him a piece of my mind. And by mind, I mean fist!”

“Did you miss the part where we almost died? Have you seen my house?”

“Look, I know this is our home - my father left me to protect it. But Berk is more than this place. WE are Berk! The people, the dragons! I say Berk is wherever we go!”

“We have to fight for their freedom.”

“Furies mate for life, you see.”

“Ah don’t mind him - it’s not your fault you have the body of a Norse God. I myself have that same problem.” (Tries to flex, back cracks painfully)

“Who died and made you Chief?” (*everyone groans/Gothi hits him*)

“Can we lose the whole honking goose thing? It’s hard to imagine wedded bliss with that going off every minute.”

“I’ll go with you, for protection-.” // “(quickly) NO…(pause)…you’re far too important here.”

“Oh, now you can draw!”

“Save it for your girlfriend! Go on, get out of here!”

“About that leg…lose the limp, no ones gonna marry that.” // “I have a prosthetic leg!” // “Yeah, and I have a parasitic twin but you don’t see me limping around about it!”

“I feel like how Ruffnut feels every day: dumb.”

“Odin be spanked!”

“I try to avoid looking at her because she gives me acid reflux.”

“If they’re stuck with Ruffnut, I’m more worried about them.”

“I know what you’re thinking. You’ve never had a prisoner this hot.”

“Oops, you let the dragons out! They’re gonna get you, no this ones gonna get you…!”

“Now that’s a king.”

“Dad? Are you gonna get us a new mom?” // “I don’t want another. Your mum was the only woman for me. She was the love of my life. But with love comes loss, son. It’s part of the deal. Sometimes it hurts, but in the end, it’s all worth it. There’s no greater gift than love.”

“Well, you’re right. You’re back to where you started. But I was the first to believe in you, and I have watched you doubt whether you’re worthy ever since. I am the person I am today because of you. I never told you that but it’s true. You’re the bravest, most stubborn, determined knucklehead I know. Toothless didn’t give you that, Hiccup. He just made it…” // “Easier.”

“So what are you gonna do about it?” // “Probably something stupid.” // “That’s the Hiccup I know.”

“You’re right, bud. It’s time. I was so busy fighting for a world that I wanted, I didn’t think about what you needed. You’ve looked after us for long enough. Time to look after yourselves.”

“Oh, Stormfly…my good girl.”

“So long…you big ugly beast. I’ll miss you.”

“Go on, bud. Lead them to the Hidden World. You’ll be safe there. Safer than you could ever be with me. It’s okay. I love you too. And I want you to be free. Our world doesn’t deserve you. Yet.”

“Go, Toothless…Go.”

“There were dragons when I was a boy. Ah, there were great, grim sky dragons that nested on the clifftops like gigantic, scary birds. Little, brown, scuttly dragons that hunted down the mice and rats in well-organized packs. Preposterously huge sea dragons that were twenty times as big as the big blue whale. Some say they crawled back into the sea, leaving not a bone nor a fang for men to remember them by. Others say they were nothing but folktales to begin with. I’m okay with that.”

“He’s not going to eat your father!”

“Legend says that when the ground quakes, or lava spews from the earth, it’s the dragons, letting us know they’re still here, waiting for us to figure out how to get along. Yes, the world believes the dragons are gone, if they ever existed at all. But we Berkians, we know otherwise. And we’ll guard this secret until the time comes when dragons can return in peace.”

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Very informative

The 5 Questions I Ask Every Writer When I’m Considering Offering Literary Representation

One of the most nerve-wracking components of searching for a literary agent is the phone call! I know many writers get anxious when an agent asks to speak to them on the phone. After all, asking for permission to talk in real-time is often one step closer to receiving an offer of representation! But the thing is, agents get anxious about these phone calls too. When we fall in love with a manuscript, we so badly want a call with a writer to go well because we want to know that it’s a good fit. The author/agent relationship goes beyond having a great project, so getting to know one another is an important component.

I’ve seen many posts online about what authors should ask agents during this type of phone call… but what sort of information do agents want to learn when they ask to schedule a call? Below are five questions I ask every potential client when speaking to them for the first time.

#1. Why do you want a literary agent? The answers to this question are never the same. Some writers think a literary agent will automatically make them millions of dollars. Others respond with a more modest response, that they’re hoping to find someone to stand in their corner and navigate their way through the many decisions one needs to make in the publishing world. Whatever the initial response, this question allows me to find out what expectations a writer has about agents in general and about me specifically, and it also allows us to have a conversation about how the author/agent relationship works and what expectations I have for my clients.

#2. Are you willing to make changes to the manuscript? Whenever I am considering offering representation on a project, I have a few changes in mind for the story. I like to go over my suggested changes with the author on a call to make sure we’re on the same page about where the story needs to go. And it’s totally okay if an author doesn’t agree with an agent’s suggestions! That just means the agent may not be the right fit for the book. But it’s important to have this discussion so that both the author and the agent know what’s next in line for the manuscript. This question also allows me to find out if the author is collaborative and appreciative of editorial feedback.

#3. What is your writing process? I like to learn the creative process of any potential client. This can tell me how long they spend on a draft, whether or not they make use of beta readers and critique partners (all writers should—even after they have an agent), and how long it might take for them to finish a revision of a manuscript. Some writers write every day, early in the morning, before anyone else in their family wakes up. Others only have time to write on their daily commute home from work. Whatever the situation, I like to know that the author is taking their writing seriously and does have time carved out for writing, and that the act of writing has been explored long enough for some sort of process to take shape.

#4. What is your publishing history? This is a really important question, especially now that so many people self-publish books! It’s okay if an author hasn’t published a book before—that’s not something that will change my mind about offering representation; most agents (including me) love debut writers. But I do need to know if the author has self-published a book, if the author has had a book at a major publisher that didn’t do so well, or even if the author has a best-selling title! The agent/author relationship requires a lot of trust, so it’s crucial that the author is honest and lays everything out on the table so I am aware of the history of their career. I’m also interested to know if the author writes for any online publications, has had short stories published in literary magazines, etc.

#5. What else are you working on? I like to sign clients with their long-term careers in mind, not just based on one project, so I definitely want to know what else they’re writing. Since the writer is querying a finished manuscript, I expect that they are now working on something new. I don’t need to know all the details, but I do need to know if the writer plans to write in specific categories or genres (that I am comfortable representing). A short little “pitch” is always nice to hear, especially when the premise gets me excited about what I’ll get to read next as the writer’s agent, but I never expect to hear a fully-formed story during this type of phone call. This question also opens a discussion about the long-term goals of the writer and how what they’ve written, and what they’re working on, fits into their career as a whole.

There are definitely other questions that come up during a phone call with a potential client, and the specifics often change depending on the author’s history or the project itself. But these five questions come up time and time again, and I imagine the majority of literary agents ask very similar questions as well.

Let me know in the comments what questions you ask (or plan to ask) literary agents when you get to speak with them about your work, or if there is anything you wish agents would ask you when considering offering representation.

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He can hear our thoughts?

Short script I made based on a scene on Buffy TVS series during the episode “earshot”. What would be like if Ren could hear what people were thinking? The story is set after November 26

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Leblanc Attic. The phantom thieves are meeting because a strange event left their leader dealing with some unique circumstances after their last mission.

Makoto: So, Ren can read our minds?

Makoto looks at the cat sitting on the table in the middle of the room as usual

Morgana: Apparently so.

Morgana (Thoughts): It’s probably one of the side effects of what happened in mementos today.

Amamiya is looking at his cat, comfortably sitting on his chair while spinning his phone.

Ren: It’s probably one of the side effects of what happened in mementos today.

Morgana: Hey, I was going to say that!

Ryuji: Wait, for real!?

Futaba: What a cheat.

Ren: I think this could work to our advantage somehow, don’t you think so advisor? Makoto looks at Ren who’s sitting at her left in surprise.

Makoto: Y-yeah! you could do so much better in the battlefield by knowing your enemies movements beforehand.

Makoto (Thoughts): He’s really something else, at this rate he won’t need me anymore.

Ren: That’s not true!

Makoto: Huh?

The short silence is interrupted by Ann slightly moving on her seat.

Anne (Thoughts): That’s so creepy

Anne: Ok, what are you even talking about? That’s so creepy.

Haru: This is certainly strange.

Haru (Thoughts): I’m sure Mona-chan knows what’s going on.

Morgana: Hmmm, I’ve never seen something like this…

Ren sits back and notices Yusuke is holding his chin and crossing his legs in his seat, musing on his own.

Yusuke (thoughts): I am my thoughts, If they exist in him, then Ren contains everything that is me and he becomes me… Therefore I, cease to exist.

Yusuke: Hmmm.

Ren is then distracted by the nervous body language of his blonde friend sitting on his left.

Ryuji (Thoughts): What am going to do? I think about sex all the time! Stop, don’t do it, 5x6 is 50. Miss Kawakami’s class! Miss Kawakami in a maid outfit. Miss Kawakami nude? No! Look away. There’s Ann, nude Ann? NO! Nude Haru? NO STOP!

Ren: Heh. You really do think about that all the time.

Ryuji: Huh?

A surprised Ryuji looks at his friend wide eyed.

Ryuji (Thoughts): Nude Ren…?

There’s a shared short moment of silence between the two friends while they look at each other eyes awkwardly.

Ryuji: … BYE!

Sakamoto runs away from the scene

Futaba (Raising her finger): I think Ryuji being an idiot has just proved something important for the first time. Chances are, you all will going to be thinking whatever you least want Ren to hear from now on.

Makoto: I guess that makes sense. Then it’s just a matter of mental discipline to avoid…

Ren is quickly distracted from Makoto’s explanation as soon as Futaba relaxes and her thoughts are audible to him.

Futaba (Thoughts): Look at that moron Inari pretending to be thinking something while doing that stupid pose… I bet he wants Ren to hear his thoughts and… Nope, don’t look at him. He’s an idiot who lacks any sense of tact or has no idea of how to properly treat a lady. He’s not even aware of how handsome he is and…

The glasses girl stops her line of thoughts as soon as she notices the frizzy hair boy looking at her in amusement.

Futaba: Just remember that I have all your passwords and search history at my disposal.

Ren: I guess we’re even then.

Haru: What’s it like Ren?

Ren: Well, it’s getting weirder.

He looks at his friend sitting at the other side of the table, totally absent from the scene, except for his audible thoughts.

Yusuke (Thoughts): … Anyone else is either, Ren is all of us. We think, therefore he IS.

He then notices Haru was paying close attention to his change of awareness.

Haru (Thoughts): He knows so much, right now he knows what Yusuke is thinking. Before long, he will know that I… I…

Ren [Interrupts]: Don’t worry I’ll just make like I didn’t hear a thing and I won’t tell anyone about it.

Haru: HUH?

The Okumura girl looks at her leader in surprise.

Haru (Thoughts): Oh no, now he got the wrong idea? No, don’t think about it. I’ll only make things worse and I’ll have to…

Okumura quickly gets up of her seat.

Haru: I-I have to go!

Haru walks away from the scene.

Yusuke: I suppose I should follow Haru’s example and leave this for another day before we walk ourselves into an undesired misunderstanding.

Kitagawa walks away from the scene as well.

Anne (Thoughts): He’ll be fine, It’s Ren! I’m so hungry, why can’t I leave now?

Anne: Maybe it’ll wear off on his sleep or something. Can’t we leave this for another day? I’m hungry.

Makoto: Perhaps you’re right, there’s really nothing we can do about it anyway.

Makoto (Thoughts): What if it gets worse by tomorrow? I have to help him somehow, I have to find out a cure or a way…

Amamiya smiles to himself for a moment.

Ren: I actually hope it doesn’t wear until tomorrow morning.

Morgana: Why?

Makoto (Thoughts): He wants to cheat to get the answers for the exams.

Makoto: You shouldn’t use that power cheat on the exams, Ren.

Ren remains silent while looking down at the floor.

Futaba: This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them!

Ren notices how his remaining friends are looking at him in a tense silence.

Ren: I guess it’ll be better if I go for a walk to clear my mind.

Morgana: Hey!

Ren: By myself.

Ren walks away from the scene downstairs.

Futaba: Is he mad?

Morgana: I hope not.

Makoto: I’m not sure it’s a good idea for him to walk around like that.

Futaba: You should talk to him.

Makoto: Eh? Me?

Disolve to:

Ren walks downstairs and notices there are still clients sitting on the booths.

Everyone is minding their own business while the TV and the news are on.

Sojiro (O.S.): You’re heading out? some of your friends left already, they didn’t look so good.

The old man is cleaning some cups behind the counter.

Ren: Yeah, it’s been weird lately.

Sojiro (Thoughts): Says the dead kid.

Sojiro: I’m still against you going out like this but I can’t really stop you, can I?

Ren: I’ll consider staying if you start paying me to help you.

Sojiro: Our contract is non-negotiable.

Sojiro (Thoughts): Smartass.

Ren smiles to himself and prepares to head out.

Sojiro: What is so important you have to go out like this at night?

Sojiro (thoughts): News said the crime rates are increasing around Shibuya. If those guys are really following the others, then this moron could be caught as soon as he puts a foot outside this building.

Ren: I just want to breathe some fresh air… And hear what people are thinking.

Sojiro: Well, with all what’s been going on, I’m sure it’ll be nothing good.

Ren: Don’t worry…

Ren Opens the door.

Ren: I bet it’ll be nothing I haven’t heard before.

The boy heads out.

I may continue this story if it gets more than 100 kudos or something. Dunno, I just find this plotline interesting.

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