X Men Quotes

“You really want to know what being an X-Man feels like? Just be a smart bookish boy of color in a contemporary U.S. ghetto. Mamma mia! Like having bat wings or a pair of tentacles growing out of your chest.”
― Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

“Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn't mean they're lost forever.”
― Charles Xavier (X-Men)

“I felt like I could never get enough of you even if I melted into you like snow on wet grass.”
― Marvel Comics , Rogue

“How do you know your Colossus is the genuine article in the first place?

I read his mind.

I matched his DNA.

I smelled him.

I also did that.”
― Joss Whedon, Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1: Gifted

“I leave the world in terrible turmoil. I come back, same turmoil. Nothing at all different. Well, outfits are a little different...”
― Joss Whedon, Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1: Gifted

“I am not made of steel. Rage. I...am made... of RAGE!!!!”
― Joss Whedon, Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1: Gifted

“If Mr. Fantastic and Professor X had a baby, there would be tons of questions, but also it would be Abraham Lincoln.”
― Daniel O'Brien, How to Fight Presidents: Defending Yourself Against the Badasses Who Ran This Country

“Lockheed! You found me! You are the best X-Dragon ever.”
― Joss Whedon, Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1: Gifted

“Diplomatic #@@@@@##%%%%#%%%%@@@@@@$$$$$####!!! Immunity?”
― Joss Whedon, Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1: Gifted

“There was some kind of X-men emergency, so all the teachers were gone. This happens every now and then. It's one of the perks of having super heroes for your teachers - when the world is about to end (which is like at least twice a month), school gets canceled. Heck, three weeks ago there was a big chemistry final for the upperclassmen. Beast was the teacher - he's this big, burly guy who can do acrobatic stuff like a monkey, but he also happens to be a super-genius. He's, like, legendary for his tough finals, so there were kids walking through the halls, going, "Oh, God, please let Galactus try to eat the earth. Please please please let there be an alien invasion by the Skrulls!”
― Barry Lyga, Wolverine: Worst Day Ever

“Hank: As unbelievable as you may find this, Scott, we can do some things without your guidance.
Warren: You're right, Hank! Why, did you know I went to the bathroom this morning-
Hank: Not without Scott!
Warren: Yes!”
― Jeff Parker, X-Men: First Class - Tomorrow's Brightest

“Gert: What... what just happened?
Chase: I don't know, but guess who totally stole Cookie Monster's glasses!
Gert: Whew, for a second there, I was worried we almost learned something.
Chase: Ooo, look at me! I'm a big fluffy nerd!”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Runaways: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2

“We haven''t done anything wrong. We haven't broken a single law -- Yet here we are facing some government hit squad that's targeting us for one reason only, because we're mutants!”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“It seems to me that the world I thought I knew -- The life I hoped to build -- is but an illusion.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“Ordinary People, like I used to be, they believe they're the masters of their fate. What a joke. Their very existence is by the grace of people like us.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“That's why they're afraid. That's why they hate. If I were one of them, I know I would at least be tempted.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“If I did nothing, Heather -- If I did nothing more -- then what you see around you Now is just a taste... ... of the fate of the world.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“You think you know better than any government?
Don't you?
What does that mean?
I look at the life I've lived, the things I've done -- much of it in the "service" of my country. Look at the state of the world, bub. I figure we can't do any worse.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“From my experience, you're either ready to adapt and overcome... or you die.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“I mean, why are people so awful? Everyone hates me because I'm a mutant. But i just paint pictures! Where's the harm?”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“Society's rule work, Manoli. What's needed is someone to fairly enforce them.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“Poor boy. To have your trust and innocence so cruelly abused.
Welcome to the real world, sonny.
Suck it up, kiddo. That's what Happens when you sell yourself for money.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“You taught me we are all human. And however will we learn, if you never give us the chance?”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“THe law is ment to make us equal -- -- rich or poor, man or woman, baseline or mutant. Abandon it, subvert it, and the world becomes a jungle where only arbiter is power. That kind of worldis Elias Bogan's home.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“Im not in his league, Ororo, but I've been rich. Only a fool believes he'll be brought to justice for any crime -- not in a court, not under your precious law.
You rather deal with him yourself? Then how are you and he any different?”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“I valued this school as a haven. I'd much rather fight for a world where it wasn't necessary.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“You have lived in a time and place ruled by violence and governed by fear -- -- Exactly the world that we X-Men, have dedicated out lives to preventing.”
― Scott Lobdell, X-Men (1991-2001) #8

“If we are going to succeed, it can not be by employing the same techniques we deplore. We must be better than our enemies -- -- or we have lost before we've begun.”
― Scott Lobdell, X-Men (1991-2001) #8

“Yeah, boys, I know all about Mojo's nasty ways o' keepin' his people toein' the line -- -- an' I also know when I see someone who's too Afraid to cross that line when they get the chance!”
― Fabian Nicieza, X-Men (1991-2001) Annual #1

“The day we stop showing compassion for our enemy, Nathan-- --is the day we become the enemy.”
― Scott Lobdell, Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #310