Quotes from Classic Doctor Who @ClassicDWQuotes@botsin.space
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“Only in mathematics will we find truth.” ... Borusa used to say that during my time at the Academy, and now he's setting out to prove it.
— The Doctor, in “The Deadly Assassin”
What the blazes are you doing in here? Don't you know this area is strictly off-limits to everybody except the tea lady and the Brigadier's personal staff?
— The Doctor, in “Terror of the Autons”
“Are you sure?”
“This is life; nothing's sure.”
— Adric and the Doctor, in “Logopolis”
“I'm sure I've forgotten something.”
“Oi, haven't you forgotten something?”
“Yes?”
“Money.”
“No, it wasn't that.”
— The Doctor and the storekeeper, in “Survival”
“Are you trying to tell me you're in love?”
“Love? What is 'love'? I want *existence*.”
— Tegan and Marriner, in “Enlightenment”
That's a most good-natured wine. A touch sardonic, perhaps, but not cynical. A most civilized wine, one after my own heart.
— The Doctor, in “Day of the Daleks”
They're carnivores; what harm have the animals in the fields done them? The rabbits they snare, the sheep they nourish to slaughter — do they worry about the lesser species when they sink their teeth into a lamb chop?
— The Rani, about humans, in “Mark of the Rani”
Your struggle is futile.
— The Cybercontroller, in “Tomb of the Cybermen”
There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!
— The Doctor's final words, in “Survival”
Is this thing reliable?
— Grace, asking about the TARDIS, in “The Enemy Within”
“You see, I'm treated with more respect by the enemy than I am by my own family.”
“They don't know you as well as we do.”
— Paris and Cassandra, in “The Myth Makers”
Logic, my dear Zoe, merely enables one to be wrong with authority.
— The Doctor, in “The Wheel in Space”
“How do you know?”
“I don't know, I'm guessing.”
— Jamie and the Doctor, in “The Macra Terror”
There is no indignity in being afraid to die, but there is a terrible shame in being afraid to live.
— Alydon, in “The Daleks”
“You're very kind.”
“I am merely civilized.”
— The Doctor and Monarch, in “Four to Doomsday”
“I mean human meat, you fawning imbecile!”
“No sir; the _nouvelle cuisine_ has not yet penetrated this establishment.”
— Shockeye and Oscar, in “The Two Doctors”
Right, freeze! I mean, don't freeze, I mean stand still!
— Ace, in “Dragonfire”
“Do you think this wise, Doctor?”
“My dear girl, if I stopped to question the wisdom of my actions I'd never have left Gallifrey.”
“Sometimes I wish you hadn't.”
— Peri and the Doctor, in “Mindwarp”
“You know what I don't understand?”
“I expect so.”
— Duggan and Romana, in “City of Death”
“I don't think we should interfere.”
“Interfere? Of course we should interfere! Always do what you're best at, that's what I say.”
— Romana and the Doctor, in “Nightmare of Eden”
