Category:Robert Drake (Earth-616)/Quotes

Iceman (solo series, 1984-85)
"...My dad's Irish-Catholic, my mom's Jewish. I was the only kid in Hebrew school who got off for St. Patrick's Day!"

- Bobby, Iceman #1

"Funny. When you get the high-level government clearance The Defenders received after the Secret Empire Affair, people start believing whatever you tell them! I don't think I like that."

- Bobby pondering in Iceman #2

"At home I was always the baby boy -- being coddled and protected! In the X-Men, I was the weak link -- the kid who couldn't hold his own! Is it any wonder I was never sure of myself!"

- Bobby in Iceman #4

"My parents broke their backs for so many years to make things good for me... to give me comfort... to give me values... to give me love! I won't believe that it was all for nothing! I won't believe that their lives, their passions, their pain... meant nothing! You're a liar, Oblivion -- a trickster -- a fraud -- An I won't let your lies crush me!"

- Bobby, in Iceman #4

"Mom... Dad... Listen to me. Something happened to me tonight... Something... Well, I don't think I could ever really explain it -- but, because of what happened, I realize now what a jerk I've been -- and how much time we've all wasted on arguments -- on trying to make each other what we're not! You've been pushing for years to get me to conform to some norm I could never conform to... even if I wanted to. I'm not blaming you for that. I understand how hard it's been for you -- having a mutant for a son. And I... I've been just as bad. I never bothered to look at you as people. You were either heroes or villains... Always larger than life. Always looming over me like... like gods. But you know what? None of that matters! We've wasted so much time on things that DON'T MATTER! The important thing is -- we've never stopped loving one another! I-I know it sounds corny and trite... but love's the only thing in life that has any real meaning! Everything else -- might as well be a dream!"

- Bobby in Iceman #4

X-Factor
"Listen up out there! This is the X-Terminators speaking! The X-Terminators are not responsible for that mess down there! People were! They kidnapped a mutant child-- tortured him! Tried to make him destroy your city! But we stopped them! Mutants are like everybody else, except they've got powers! Some are bad... but most are good! We saved you! Remember that! All of you, listen up out there! Know mutants by our deeds! And be glad that we exist!"

- speech made by Iceman from a helicopter at the end of X-Factor #17, despite the repeated attempts of his teammates to get the microphone away from him and calm him down

"A sentient ship... the slave of a villainous arch-fiend... saved by a brave band of mutant heroes. Isn't it just ...too romantic? And that leader... I imagine he's very handsome behind that mask. But my favorite... my absolute favorite... is that beautiful Iceman!"

- Infectia commenting as she watches X-Factor on television in X-Factor #28

"I am pulling the most totally bizarre vibes off the others."

- Bobby thought in X-Factor #67

X-Men
"Oh man! That was like pulling myself up by my bootstraps -- after knitting the boots out of my own guts."

- (having reformed after being shattered in iceform) X-Men #195

Level Up
"I'm even cooler now"

- Iceman (Robert Drake)