8.8/Quotes

"Why did Play Magazine give Lair a nine out of ten, and not the ten out of ten it so richly deserved? Why? Because it was just too awesome. Now, my life is empty."

—Penny Arcade

"What?" Ron bellowed furiously. "Four? You lousy, biased scum-bag, you gave Krum ten!"

—Ron Weasley, Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire

"See, I always felt that numerical rating systems or letter grade rating systems lock movies or reviews into a box. If you can quantify it, then you can bitch about it.
[mocking tone] "This movie got a B, but this movie got a C? That movie got a 7, while that movie got a 8? Unsubscribed."
And I wanted to avoid that, 'though I've failed miserably at avoiding that."

—Jeremy Jahns, My Rating System Explained