| rdfs:comment | - Across many works, you will hear the same quotations over and over. These quotes are so well known that most people will recognize them right away, but not all of them will be aware where the quote originated from. Popular sources include Shakespeare, historical figures, and classic literature. This will often be because of Small Reference Pools - either the author isn't familiar with less famous quotes, or they are afraid the the audience won't be. Predictably, they will often be mangled, both deliberately and not. Not to be confused with numbers relating to the prices of company stocks.
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| abstract | - Across many works, you will hear the same quotations over and over. These quotes are so well known that most people will recognize them right away, but not all of them will be aware where the quote originated from. Popular sources include Shakespeare, historical figures, and classic literature. This will often be because of Small Reference Pools - either the author isn't familiar with less famous quotes, or they are afraid the the audience won't be. Predictably, they will often be mangled, both deliberately and not. May overlap with As the Good Book Says... if the memorable quote is from The Bible. When used to title a work, it is a Literary Allusion Title. Not to be confused with Beam Me Up, Scotty, which is when a quote is popularly attributed to a source but was never actually said, or played for laughs when a stock quote is misidentified In the Original Klingon (many of these are also misidentified with the bible quotes when Shakespeare said it first). See also Stock Phrases, which can't be attributed to a single source but also show up time and again. If you want to add a quote to this page, please come up with at least three examples of its use. If you're not sure, add it to the discussion page. Once it has enough examples, it can be moved here. Not to be confused with numbers relating to the prices of company stocks.
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