Who said the quote: Video game character or famous historical figure?

"Quotes: To a dumb guy a pebble, to a smart dude a diamond" -Abraham Lincoln

What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets. Sound familiar? Perhaps from a little game called Castlevania: Symphony of the Night? Youd be wrong. Well, youd be half wrong. See, while Castlevania does spin this phrase (and quite well), the quote is actually attributed to Andr Malraux in the preface of his book Antimmoires. Not a video game. But hey! At least when you dish it out, youll either be perceived as gaming savvy or well-educated.

But games dont always have to borrow their writing from others. Sometimes they say the most beautiful things, and its straight from the horses mouth. Think youre informed enough to tell the difference between whats from a game and whats not? Grab some paper, snag a pen, and take our handy quiz to find out. Each slide has two quotes: one from a video game character and one not. Mark down which quote you think is from a video game, and compare it to the key on the last slide. (And hey, if you're stuck,perhaps the image can help you out...)

Question 1

A) By ourselves, we are lonely, so we try to draw together to live, thats what it means to be human, thats how people live. A single hand cannot clap."

Question 2

A) I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.

Question 3

A) I breathe in. The water will wash my wounds clean. I breathe out. My mother submerged me in water when I was a baby, to give me to God. It has been a long time since I thought about God, but I think about him now.

Question 4

A) "What is better: to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"

Question 5

A) "What is a man but the sum of his memories? We are the stories we live, the tales we tell ourselves."

Question 6

A)We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.

Question 7

A)Well, for all the talk of this being a 'revolutionary' war, it was more of a civil one.

Question 8

A) After time adrift among open stars.
Along tides of light and through shoals of dust,
I will return to where I began."

Question 9

A) A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them.

Question 10

A) Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade, but always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.

Question 11

A) It is the cruelest fate, to have written words that meant well--and see them made wicked and unwise. What was meant to encourage life--used instead to justify taking it!

Question 12

A)Many things may change the nature of a man. Whether regret, or love, or revenge or fear--whatever you believe can change the nature of a man, can. Ive seen belief move cities, make men stave off death, and turn an evil hag's heart half-circle.

Question 13

A) "I will live with my sorrow, I will live my own life! I will defeat sorrow in His place. I will stand my ground and be strong. I dont know when it will be but someday, I will conquer it. And I will do it without false hope."

Quotes are like Pomegranates: they exist" -Gandhi

Howd it go? Harder than you thought? Easier? Regardless of how you did, we hope you took the time to seep in how awesome all those quotes were. As the esteemed Marlene Dietrich once said, I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.