Brand quotes, DW and TW fic recs

For topical reasons, I decided to collect some of my favourite Agent Brand quotes, with an attempt to explain why I like the woman so much. After all, she, like some other characters I like - Bester from Babylon 5 comes to mind - has a world view I find appalling and is the type of person I'd want far from any position of power were she living in my own reality.

( However... )

On another note, two fanfic recs:

Doctor Who:

Sometimes Forever: I love stories that include both Old and New Who characters, especially Companions. This one gives us the first two (excluding Susan), Barbara and Ian, after they left the Doctor in 1965, and Donna from the future, and it's just lovely in its quiet thoughtfulness.

Torchwood: I also love it when fanfic picks up on a random detail in an episode and uses it to make a point, or two, about a character. In this case, something Owen does in Sleeper: Five Reasons Owen Harper Waters Plants