Maybe to you, this is somehow its own branching path. Maybe, when you — The Stanley Parable

"And over here is where I keep reviews of The Stanley Parable. Like this stunning triumph of games journalism: 10 out of 10 from Destructoid.com. James Stephanie Sterling writes, and I quote: "Where so many games that aspire to be more than games end up less than any work of art, Stanley Parable strives, and then succeeds, to be every game ever created." Did you hear that, Stanley? Every game ever created! Thats how grand and all-encompassing the original Stanley Parable was! It was literally every game ever created! It was Skyrim, it was Persona 3, it was all of them!"

"Stanley, heres an idea that Im truly fond of. Its never been done before in a video game. This is, in fact, a hole that you can fall down forever!"

"Go back and look at that fern. Stanley, this fern will be very important later in the story. Make sure you study it closely and remember it carefully.The Stanley Parable: 8 Best Quotes (May 6, 2022), The Gamer"

"Oh no. Oh god, no, Stanley! Its a collection of reviews from Steam, the online video game distributor! I havent looked at these in years. I cant even imagine whats been collecting down here. Surely these reviews were glowing as well, werent they? "Honestly, I could not be bothered to play this game to full completion. The narrator is obnoxious and unfunny... with his humor and dialogue proving to be more irritating than entertaining." UNFUNNY?! Im not trying to be funny! Im trying to make a serious work of art! I suppose I could write up a handful of gags to insert into The Stanley Parable, but the game is already such a densely layered web of profound philosophical insights that I cant even imagine where Id have the room to stick them."

"Okay Stanley, I dont quite know how to say this tactfully, but its possible that I slightly exaggerated the infinite nature of the hole. Is it a very, very deep hole? To be certain it is! Its an extremely deep hole! I dont want anyone to say that it isnt an astonishingly deep hole - it is! Is it infinite? Well that sort of depends on your definition of infinity. From one perspective the infinite is merely philosophical in nature. Its more of a— [Stanley reaches the bottom] Okay, well good for you, you found the bottom of the hole. You found me out, Stanley. Im a liar and a cheat and youre so clever. Look, I think the issue here is just that youre unusually fascinated by falling. What normal person actually wants to fall infinitely? I figured the hole was as deep as anyone would actually need! Dont you put this on me! Maybe youre the problem!"

"Stanley was fat and ugly, and really, really stupid. He probably only got the job because of a family connection; thats how stupid he is. That, or with drug money. Also Stanley is addicted to drugs and hookers."