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Doctor who Quotes by Steven Moffat

52 Doctor who quotes by Steven Moffat

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In the biggest library in the Universe, the Doctor warns against playing dangerous games that could end lives. The quotes marvel at the cosmos’s oddity, call miracles rare but possible, and remind us that every ending is also a new beginning, urging us to make a good story.

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We're all stories, in the end.

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“Bow ties are cool.”

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“We all face the raven in the end.”

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Demons run when a good man goes to war.

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“Amy: Up. Rory: What good's up? Amy: Better than down. -Doctor Who”

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If it’s time to go, remember what you’re leaving. Remember the best.

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There's something that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a stick.

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“Never trust a hug. It’s just a way to hide your face.”

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Reinette: One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel.

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You want weapons? We're in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world!

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The Doctor: Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't blink.

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“- You are unarmed? + Always - You stand alone? + Often - You are the one who should be afraid. +…

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“Everything ends and it's always sad, but everything begins again, too. And that's always happy. Be happy. - Return of Doctor Mysterio”

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You don't want to take over the universe. You wouldn't know what to do with it beyond shout at it.

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“Good is good in the final hour, in the deepest pit – without hope, without witness, without reward. Virtue is only virtue…

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“Great men are forged in fire. It is the privilege of lesser men to light the flame.”

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Rose: 'If you are an alien, how come you sound like you're from the north?' Doctor: 'Lots of planets have a north!

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Kathy Nightingale: What's good about sad? Sally Sparrow: It's happy for deep people.

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I'll be a story in your head. That's okay. We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?…

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“The Doctor: You know how adults tell you everything's going to be fine, just to make you feel better? Amelia: Yes. Doctor:…

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“People assume time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a…

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Everybody knows that everybody dies. But not every day. Not today. Some days are special. Some days are so, so blessed. Some…

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“The Doctor: Dr. Song, you’ve got that face on again. River: What face? The Doctor: The ‘he’s hot when he’s clever’ face.…

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The Doctor: Doctor Song, you've got that face on again. River: What face? The Doctor: The "He's hot when he's clever" face.…

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“The Doctor: You betrayed me. You betrayed my trust, you betrayed our friendship, you betrayed everything I ever stood for. You let…

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Peter Capaldi, will always be Doctor Who. You retain the title forever. Ask your predecessors, they all think they're the real one.…

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“The Doctor: Amy, what are you doing? Amy: That gravestone, Rory's, there's room for one more name isn't there? The Doctor: What…

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It's the 50th year of Doctor Who and look what's going on! We're up in the sky and under the sea! We're…

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“River Song: Use the stabilisers! The Doctor: It doesn't have stabilisers! River Song: The blue switches! The Doctor: The blue ones don't…

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“When you run with the Doctor, it feels like it'll never end. But however hard you try you can't run forever. Everybody…

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“Creatures from another world, only statues when you see them. Lonely Assassins, that's what they used to be called. No one quite…

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“Hello, old friend. And here we are. You and me, on the last page. By the time you read these words, Rory…

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“Who takes the Pandorica takes the Universe. But bad news everyone. 'Cause guess who! Hah! Listen, you lot, you're all whizzing about.…

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“Rory: Amy. I'm gonna need a little help here. Amy: Just stop it! Rory: Just think it through, this will work. This…

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Never ignore a coincidence. Unless you're busy, in which case, always ignore a coincidence.

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“Is there a word for 'total screaming genius' that sounds modest and a tiny bit sexy?”

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Think you've seen it all? Think again. Outside those doors, we might see anything. We could find new worlds, terrifying monsters, impossible…

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“We all change, when you think about it. We’re all different people all through our lives. And that’s OK, that’s good, you…

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The Doctor: Oh, now what's this, then? I love this. A big, flashy-lighty thing. That's what brought me here. Big, flashy-lighty things…

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Amy Pond: 'I thought... well, I started to think you were just a madman with a box.' The Doctor: 'Amy Pond, there's…

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If it’s time to go, remember what you’re leaving. Remember the best.

The Doctor: 'You know when grown-ups tell you everything's going to be fine, but you really think they're lying to make you feel better?'…

“Hello, old friend. And here we are. You and me, on the last page. By the time you read these words, Rory and I…

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