Emma Frost (Earth-616)/Quotes

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You know, Ororo, you really mustn't fight my psychic probes. The harder you resist, the more this will hurt. I don't want to hurt you, my dear. I want us to be... friends.

—X-Men Vol 1 131

You'll all be guests of the Hellfire Club -- for the rest of your natural lives!

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 151

Do not even try it, Night Thrasher. Put the gun down, or Beef will pop the heads of your housekeeper, Tai, and your girlfriend, like unwanted acne. Decide which is more important to you... the lives of your loved ones -- or winning this fight.

—New Warriors Vol 1 10

Clumsy, child. Very clumsy. You do not bait the lioness in her den, nor the spider at the center of her web. This is the second time in as many weeks an attempt has been made on my life... though it would seem my would-be assassins are getting younger and younger. Welcome, X-Men. Doubtless you begin to guess why I invited you here tonight.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 281

Appearances to the contrary... I didn't spend all my money on interior decorating.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 317

And you still are. Terrified. Knowing that could have been you. Every day spent fighting this ugly war could be your last. And you get by, convinced that you're just a heartbeat away from love and life. When the sad reality you refuse to admit -- is that you're much closer to being a simple heartbeat away... from misery and death.

—X-Force Vol 1 42

My salad...did you see it? It attacked me!

—Generation X Vol 1 20

Of course I'm a threat. Why? Did you think for a moment that I wasn't?

—Generation X Vol 1 23

I love Christmas Eve. Maybe even more so than Christmas itself. It's the one night of the year when the entire world just...stops. In those few hours before the dawn - human, mutant, everyone, just sort of holds their breath in sweet anticipation...waiting to see how badly they're going to be disappointed in the morning. In its own tragic way...it's kind of romantic. That's why I love Christmas Eve.

—Generation X Vol 1 24

I remember what death tastes like. Trust me. They're alive.

—Generation X Vol 1 26

Sean, hush! Paige is diamond-hard. Do you have any idea how long it's been... since this child has been hugged?

—Generation X Annual Vol 1 1997

I'd die for those children! And if you've endangered them -- so will you!

—Generation X Vol 1 54

So that just leaves the question of what we're going to do about -- that. Without the twins, the Penance body is just an empty shell...right?

—Generation X Vol 1 57

Hate. ... That's what I sense from them, Sean...hate and fear!

—Generation X Vol 1 69

May I remind you, Storm, you no longer have official standing here at Xavier's -- by your own choice. And surprise, we manage quite well without you. Should you, or Bishop, or Sage choose to interfere further -- well, as we've just seen, that's how accidents happen.

—X-Treme X-Men Vol 1 21

Wouldn't miss it, Mr. Kendall. Umm... hey... ...can I call you Ian...?

—Emma Frost Vol 1 1

That's impossible! What's happening to me? I can hear what she's thinking!

—Emma Frost Vol 1 2

Sorry, Christian, I had no choice. I can't hide who I am anymore.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 3

All good and fine. But what about you, Daddy?

—Emma Frost Vol 1 4

You're only loyal to your interests, Adrienne.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 5

No--I thought you were going to send Christian to rehab, not a mental institution!

—Emma Frost Vol 1 6

Stupid mental powers. They're useless unless I stay clam.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 7

It's up to you, Emma. Take a deep breath. And remember... Stay. Calm.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 8

Come on, Emma. Picture it in your mind. Focus.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 9

My...my father and I aren't exactly on speaking terms.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 10

I wasn't talking about my father, dirtbag----I was talking about me!

—Emma Frost Vol 1 11

Sowing seeds of distrust is all fine and dandy, Emma......but now it's time......to get......drastic.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 12

Ian? M-my old teacher!

—Emma Frost Vol 1 13

Ian... but... he's not alone... he's with Christie! I should have known.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 14

I never imagined I'd find someone who can do the same things I can. But Astrid somehow does. With style.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 15

Ian, I need you to tell me.....is something going on between you and Christie?

—Emma Frost Vol 1 16

Ian is genuinely in love with me. Besides......I barely have a handle on my mind control. Right?

—Emma Frost Vol 1 17

The games are immaterial. What matters are the stakes.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 452

Spare me, gentlemen. You all want me to take care of you. A girl needn't be a mind reader to know that.

—X-Men Unlimited Vol 2 6

The Danger Room is angry.

—Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 8

I know who Golgotha is. Or more to the point… I know where Golgotha is…

—X-Men Vol 2 166

It's just...it's nice to know you're not alone in the world......to know you have people who will look out for you...no matter what the dangers may be.

—X-Men / Fantastic Four Vol 1 5

House of Magnus!! House of Magnus??!! Logan, we're -- we're going to find Magneto, and, oh! That is it!! This is it!! We're going to kill him! And his kids!

—House of M Vol 1 4

The news is out, Scott...The mutant population has been decimated...and sooner or later, our enemies will come for us. If you want blood on your hands, so be it. But I'm going to protect these children at any cost...Jay? Oh my God!

—New X-Men Vol 2 20

Logan has regained his memory.

—Wolverine Vol 3 36

You know exactly why I'm doing this... because you're a weapon. A cold-blooded killing machine who knows nothing but death and murder. You're a threat to every life within this school. But that's all about to change... because one way or another, you're leaving.

—New X-Men Vol 2 22

Emma. Your game is first.

—Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 13

Hank is a genius, and terribly good with people. Warren looked like a god. And Xavier picks you? To lead. Why? Because you had nothing else.

—Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 14

I had a thousand daughters. A thousand bright lights, a thousand little minds...slowly awakening, blinking and shining...and you snuffed them out. Maybe you're just Jean Grey, gone insane. Or maybe you're the Phoenix. Obeying cosmic laws we'll never understand. All I know for sure is that when you come back...you're going to have to deal with me.

—X-Men Phoenix Warsong Vol 1 5

This wasn't a teenage manifestation...this was a mutant birth.

—X-Men: Messiah Complex Vol 1 1

Welcome to the summer of love, Scott Summers. And let's hope we survive this fashion faux pas.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 497

Wake up Mr. Summers. Your dreams are deafening.

—Cable Vol 2 6

And, yes, I am a massive snob, and there was no need for you all to think it at once.

—Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 26

You possess one of the greatest mutant powers on the planet, Shan. The ability to possess people's minds is not one to be taken lightly. ... I would expect someone with the power to control the minds of others to have better control over her own emotions. Over her own life.

—X-Men: Manifest Destiny Vol 1 1

It's a brave new world, Shaw. And I finally get to be the queen you trained me to be.

—Uncanny X-Men Annual Vol 2 2

That's how I survived. Time and time again. That's my secret. I survived because I willed it to be. ... How did I survive apocalyptic fire? I simply refused to feel the flames.

—Dark Reign: The Cabal Vol 1 1

My team. My way. "Mutant problems, mutant solutions."

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 513

The whole world is watching, children. Be amazing.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 514

The darkness of how you feel about the word 'mutant' -- is only your own uncertainty about being one. About whether you can explore that unknown safely.

—Dark X-Men: The Beginning Vol 1 3

I don't care about Charles Xavier, or Magneto, or even Hope. I am looking at the savior of mutantkind, right here, right now.

—Dark X-Men: The Confession Vol 1 1

I want her stopped. ... Let me make this as clear as I can, Logan. You need to kill her. Her and everyone that attacked us...even Kevin. That's the only way this will end.

—X-Force Vol 3 23

Scott was trying to be sweet and all I felt was cold and alone because so many wonderful lights have gone out and I'm so tired from fighting against all this darkness. And I thought, !I'll name them Jaye and Kurt." I name my gray hairs after dead friends. Dead friends and X-Men.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 529

My god, Scott... All they did was look at me and it was like... like a pack of dogs ran wild in my brain. They're not letting go. And they're not letting anyone else in. They've just made that abundantly clear. God, I think I threw up inside my head.

—Wolverine Vol 4 6

Yes, we've all had our share of persecution, but we're fighters. We're strong. This youth and those like him are weak. And it's the sort of weakness predators can scent a mile away. It is the sort of weakness that makes its victims stew and fester in their own helplessness and rage. Until finally something like Columbine happens.

—X-Men Vol 3 8

No, I can tell by what I'm seeing.

—Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 39

You are still so young. You still believe and trust people... And you wish to be loved. It is of course a character flaw, but a tolerable one. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of pathetically selfish people who will exploit that. Especially boys. One might even consider you first heartbreak / betrayal / eternal virtual imprisonment of the opposite sex to be a rite of passage. So, congratulations. You're one step closer to knowing what it is to be human.

—Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 43

About that, Namor. I can sense her, you know. I can feel her. I know where she is. They're hiding her in Wakanda. And I haven't told Scott.

—Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 7

I should have guessed that a boy who takes such girlish effort with his long locks would hit like one. Tell me, have you ever wished a woman to put you on all fours and grab hold of that mane? It's all right. I can keep a secret. Even a god of thunder could use a little whipping now and then. I have such pretty things to dress you in--

—AVX: Vs Vol 1 4

Oh #$%&! We're not ready. We're nowhere near ready for this.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 3 2

Oh, Scott, don't be so dramatic... You called us.

—X-Men Vol 4 5

That's enough, Red! I called you future X-Men over here to come get them and send them home. Because Cyclops is wrong and that is that. But no one said anything about a metal-masked Jean Grey from the future and no one said anything about you beating the hell out of yourself. You want to psychically battle someone. Pick on someone who absolutely despises you. Too bad no one's watching. Black Queen versus White Queen. The message boards would love this.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 3 12

I think our world got a lot more complicated.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 3 15.INH

He'll come back. Where else is he going to go?

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 3 16

This -- your actions -- this affects all of us. And no matter how this turns out, this is something very important that needs to be taught... and for the life of me I don't think there's ever been a better way to teach it. And that this is embarrassing you? Good. It should. That means part of you is still spinning the right way.

—Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 600

Emma and I will not sit by and let the Inhumans destroy us. We have a plan. We've been reaching out, gathering allies. Powerful Mutants who agree with our position, with more to come. You can step back, or you can help. But either way... it is time to act.

—Death of X Vol 1 2

...ideas never die.

—Death of X Vol 1 4

Well, don't worry, darling. Emma's here to save the day.

—IVX Vol 1 0

Always so smug, Captain Hydra. Forcing mutants into a makeshift "Kingdom"... trying to bar us from our inheritance. You think it's all under control. Just you wait... I'm full of surprises.

—Secret Empire: United Vol 1 1

Don't worry, Henry. I follow Xorn's leadership. As should we all. But the X-Men are taking the idea of youthful rebellion a step too far. We've accomplished something here. Mutants and humans are living together... in peace. The Sovereign Republic of New Tian is working.

—X-Men: Blue Vol 1 7

All right, you lot. It'll be our job to corral this thing. Link up and follow my lead. We'll hold it steady so bangs n' bob can strike her blow.

—Jean Grey Vol 1 10

If we control these mutants... if we take away their free will... how can we hold ourselves in a different regard than those who would enslave us?

—X-Men: Blue Vol 1 27

To me, my heroes.

—Infinity Wars Vol 1 4

I want the X-Men to help me destroy the Hellfire Club. For good.

—X-Men: Black - Emma Frost Vol 1 1

One more time, then. For the children. All right. I'm in. Tell me what you need.

—Powers of X Vol 1 5

I know it's cold comfort, but... I am afraid to die too, Katherine. Which nose would I return with?

—Marauders Vol 1 5

The wind was at my back for so long that I nearly forgot the taste... of utter defeat. Oh, darling. We planned it all so well, but God knows what to do with plans, don't they? Now my queen is off the board, and I'm back on my heels. I feel the call of my... darker designs. Would I be the White Queen without them? I covet what I cannot have, I take pleasure in pain, but you inspire me to... rise above all that. Now our enemies from without and within smell the faintest whiff of blood. I will hold fast until the winds shift. I need you back, Kate.

—Marauders Vol 1 9

Frankly, I expect a certain amount of tackiness from some of my girls -- but not all of them. And I expect your son to be a gentleman. Do not let him break their hearts... except Esme. She needs it, Scott. So help me -- she needs it.

—Cable Vol 4 2

Yes, of course. Her husk never stirs. We've been waiting for her body to break into the world. But Kate doesn't smash barriers... she ignores them.

—Marauders Vol 1 11

Shinobi, a rising tide lifts all boats. If our enemies are improved this evening, then... so are we.

—Marauders Vol 1 21

If anybody learns what we've done... we'd be done.

—X-Force Vol 6 20

And we won. We took over the Hellfire Club, we took over an island, a world, and this morning... a solar system. I despise you, Sebastian... but I don't know if we could have accomplished everything as quickly as we did without you. In the end, Krakoa is worth almost any sacrifice.

—Marauders Vol 1 22

He really, really wants to &%$# Wolverine. Then again, he really, really wants to &%$# everyone and everything.

—Wolverine Vol 7 16

There are no fair fights when you face the Marauders.

—Marauders Vol 1 25

Eany is coming to Krakoa!!!

—X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 36

To me, my Quiet Council.

—Immortal X-Men Vol 1 2

One more time, then. For the children.

—Emma Frost (Earth-616)

...You turned into such a wonderful little femme fatale in the end, didn't you? I'm ever so proud of all my girls. But you...You are the one I am the most proud of.

—Esme Cuckoo (Earth-616)

Jean-Paul Beaubier chose to be a great many things. Things we should all admire him for. He chose to be a hero. He chose to be a member of Alpha Flight. He chose to be an X-Man. He chose to be a role model. And recently he chose to be a teacher. He could have stayed on an X-Squad, but he knew that helping you was so important, it needed to be his full-time task. We honor him today for all those choices.

—Jean-Paul Beaubier (Earth-616)

Jumbo Carnation? Let me guess...his parents didn't choose his name.

—Jumbo Carnation (Earth-616)

White Queen

Now that I've taken a moment to regain my temper, shall I make you an offer you can't refuse?

Ariel

Only if you want a real rude suggestion about what you can do with it.

—New Mutants Vol 1 15

Hemingway

Doesn't look like much up close, Marrow. Kind of... Soft and squishy looking.

Emma Frost

There are people who would argue those are two of my best characteristics, Hemingway.

—Generation X Vol 1 6

Emma Frost

I'll understand if you want me to go.

Sean Cassidy

NOW?! After ye are showin' the first signs of a conscience? Not on my life, Ms. Frost.

—Generation X Vol 1 7

Host

Uh... bride or groom?

Emma Frost

Either one -- I'm an omnivore.

—X-Men Unlimited Vol 2 4

Astrid Bloom

Y-you're t-too powerful!

Emma Frost

Of course, "darling." I'm a Frost.

—Emma Frost Vol 1 18

Emma Frost

This was never meant to... not you.

Kitty Pryde

Yeah, I was supposed to take you out, as I recall. Disappointed Ms. Frost?

Emma Frost

Astonished, Ms. Pryde.

—Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men Vol 1 1

Cyclops

Emma? Apparently I said "****ing" to Abigail Brand. Does that sound like me?

Emma Frost

Well done, Darling. That snot-haired cow had it coming. I'm very proud.

Cyclops

God, I love you.

Wolverine

You say anything like that again, I'm gonna puke right in your visor.

—Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 27

Skrulls

Did you think you could hide from us, woman? In your own mindscape?

Emma

No. I just wanted to spread you out a little. If you need to dismantle a wall-- the easiest way is one brick at a time.

—Secret Invasion: X-Men Vol 1 3

Storm

I was once shot with an inhibitor gun that Forge built during a more... confused phase of his life.

Emma Frost

Clever little sod.

Storm

Yes. Compelled to solve problems, and yet somehow never fixing the right ones.

—Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 28

Vanisher

What was that all about? Who were those #@$%^&*@?!

Emma Frost

Those were my students, Mister Porter. They came to kill me.

Vanisher

...Well, you must have been one hell of a teacher.

—X-Force Vol 3 21

Hope Summers

Why are you so scared of me?

Emma Frost

I've been breaking little girls beneath my will for longer than you've been talking, Miss Summers. Do not think of crossing me.

Hope Summers

As I said: Scared. Don't get in my way, stay out of my mind. And if you don't, I'll leave you as a cinder.

Gabriel Cohuelo

'I'll leave you as a cinder.' What was that about?

Hope Summers

I dunno. It's just what came to mind.

—Generation Hope Vol 1 5

Cyclops

We go our separate ways with as few hard feelings as we can manage. And deal with whatever's out there.

Emma Frost

Oh, Scott, you really are delightful. Do you really believe that? Scott? Do you really believe that? Scott?

—X-Men: Regenesis Vol 1 1

Cyclops

They're going to be fine.

Emma Frost

What makes you so sure?

Cyclops

They're X-Men. We're all X-Men.

—Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 47

Phoenix / Emma Frost

All right, robot. This might be petty of me, but you might well be the last Sentinel left on Earth, and you had the audacity to hurt me. So I'm going to enjoy this.