Gateacre

“In twentieth-century Old Earth, a fast food chain took dead cow meat, fried it in grease, added carcinogens, wrapped it in petroleum-based foam, and sold nine hundred billion units. Human beings. Go figure.”
― Dan Simmons, Hyperion

“Doctor Who: You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!

(from Tooth and Claw in Season 2)”
― Russell T. Davies

“Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs.”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

“Baba Yaga: "... What are his powers"
Mirror on the wall: "He reads”
― Bill Willingham