Any sufficiently badly-written science is indistinguishable from magic.

The good thing about being Dr. Frankenstein is that you can always make new friends.

No, they can't. They can't be Luke Skywalker.

Luke, I don't want to discourage your curiosity, but I have to remind you, if something goes wrong, this is an exceptionally embarassing way to die." Mara

The chief difference between horror fans and science fiction fans lies in why they won't walk backwards. A horror fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll be knifed by a madman. A science fiction fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll step on the cat.

No, General. I'm not your subordinate. And what I'm coming dangerously close to is violence. -General Wedge Antilles

When all else fails, complicate matters