Paranoia Fuel/Quotes

"Before Lethal Weapon 2 I didn't think there could be a bomb in my toilet, but now I check every time."

—Homer Simpson, The Simpsons

"Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid

Step out of line, the man come and take you away."

—Buffalo Springfield, For What It's Worth

"I stayed up all night watching M, and now I'm paranoid."

—Two Days in Paris

"Fear of the dark, fear of the dark
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark

I have a phobia that someone's always there"

—Iron Maiden, "Fear of the Dark"

"I hear.
Them.
Everywhere. They're coming.
Can't sleep. Ever.
They'll eat me.

Eat."

—PFC G. Haley, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, shortly before the GFMC were overrun

"The first thing you should know about us, is that we have people everywhere."

—Mr White, Quantum of Solace

"Someone is thinking of you right now."

—Lisa Morristown, NJ, on a Dove chocolate

"D-D-D-Danger! Watch behind you,

There's a stranger out to find you!"

—DuckTales (1987) opening theme

"I don't know anymore!
Are the neighbors watching me?!
Well, is the mailman watching me?!
And I don't feel safe anymore, oh, what a mess!

I wonder who's watching me now, WHO?! ... The IRS?"

—Rockwell, Somebody's Watching Me

"I can't go out no more.
There's a man by the door
in a raincoat

smoking a cigarette."

—Stephen King, Paranoid: A Chant

"Elmo knows where you live!"

—Elmo, chasing down the donation-faking Homer, The Simpsons

"Well you say that you're paranoid, but I have a report here that says you looked "very relaxed" in the bath this morning."

—Frankie Boyle on Mock the Week, "Bad Things to Hear at the Psychiatrists'"

"Just because you're paranoid

Don't mean they're not after you"

—Nirvana, "Territorial Pissings"

"Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast, faster than you could believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck."

—The Doctor on the Weeping Angels.

"From now on, you must take good care of your toys. Because if you don't, we'll find out, Sid. We toys (cue Exorcist Head) can see evvvvrryyythingggg...

So play nice."

—Woody, when terrorizing Sid in Toy Story