Franklin Nelson (Earth-616)/Quotes

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Imagine... A savage wild-man appears in Britain, seemingly from nowhere!

—Daredevil Vol 1 14

I've warned you not to go prancing around town alone the way you do, Matt! I know how you like to be independent -- and I respect you for it -- but you can overdo that lone wolf bit!

—Daredevil Vol 1 46

Face it Foggy, You're all washed up.

—Daredevil Vol 1 85

Okay, then let's say I'm the new Evel Knievel.

—Daredevil Vol 1 120

I look almost fat on television.

—Daredevil Vol 1 125

I'd know that grinning hyena anywhere -- even in a new costume! That man's -- the Jester!

—Daredevil Vol 1 135

That was another brillant defensh Matthew! Thish bottle of champagne ish dedicated to you!

—Daredevil Vol 1 145

I'm a failure... a stupid rolypoly Teddy Bear ... I've let you carry me ever since college...

—Daredevil Vol 1 174

Everything's okay now Matt. Old Fog came through again .. hired us some protection!

—Daredevil Vol 1 178

The name's Nelson, "Guts" Nelson.

—Daredevil Vol 1 185

Becky Blake didn't lie. I did.

—Daredevil Vol 1 214

If, If, If... the story of my life.

—Daredevil Vol 1 216

We're out of business, Matt! Ka-Put. Fini. The End.

—Daredevil Vol 1 225

Sometimes you're kind of hard to figure out, pal.

—Daredevil: The Man Without Fear Vol 1 2

Well, excuse me, dudley Daredevil... We can't all be superpowered judges of character.

—Over the Edge Vol 1 10

Feel like God's punishing me, Matt. For cheating on Liz.

—Daredevil Vol 2 3

Matt, there's somebody you've just gotta meet. This is miss Karen Page, she's gonna be our new secretary!

—Daredevil: Yellow Vol 1 2

I'm going to ask Karen to marry me.

—Daredevil: Yellow Vol 1 4

You don't have to, Matt...you're fired.

—Daredevil Vol 2 118

You were in on this from the start, weren't you? Just like Judge Walden before you... another of Norman Osborn's cronies, just sweeping it all under the carpet!

—Daredevil Vol 1 502

No. I'm not going to walk again. I'm not. You may have turned your back on me, Matt... But I haven't turned my back on you. Hell, you've saved me more times than I can remember... It's about time I returned the favor!

—Daredevil Vol 1 511

You still want to be friends? Then get some real help and stop pretending you're okay. Until then...we're through.

—Daredevil Vol 3 16

And that is what's like to live in the orbit of Matt Murdock. He will confound you. He will frustrate you. He will make your choices FOR you, he will manipulte you without CONSULTING you, and you will want to PUNCH him in his self-assured face at least ONCE AN HOUR. He will make you wonder EVERYTHING SINGLE DAY why you ever put up with him, because the Devil is FULL OF TRICKS. But he will care about you in a way that no one else could. When it comes down to it, I guess I don't really need the world to know I exist. I'm just glad HE knows.

—Daredevil Vol 4 5

The truth is that you don't keep secrets to shield anyone but you. You think it's okay because you've convinced yourself that keeping secrets is a brave and noble act. Stop thinking that. It's not true. That's not your ammunition, Matty. When you were a kid, you got blinded just trying to help an old man across the street. That wasn't fair. Ever since then, you've devoted your life to balancing those scales. To making the world a fairer place for everyone else despite the fact that it is a vast, random entity of incomrephensible power. You get up every morning and you fight an unjust universe because you think you can make a dent. That is exactly the level of arrogance Kirsten and I will always trust to protect us.

—Daredevil Vol 4 18

This is the last time I help you. Never again. Matt.

—Daredevil Vol 5 1

Right, he's charging people admission to gawk at the thing. Charming. And, incidentally, about the most New York thing I've ever heard.

—Daredevil Vol 5 11

It's always a trap, Matt.

—Daredevil Vol 5 26

You are not... the only hero... in this city. But you are its only mayor.

—Daredevil Vol 1 602

Remember who you are!

—Man Without Fear Vol 1 1

I just wanted -- first of all, thank you for, uh, turning off your sparkle fingers and hearing what I have to say. I think in the end, we can arrive at a settlement that will benefit us all. Oh, God. Can I get a sidebar?!

—Punisher Kill Krew Vol 1 3

I've warned you not to go prancing around town alone the way you do, Matt! I know how you like to be independent -- and I respect you for it -- but you can overdo that lone wolf bit!

—Franklin Nelson (Earth-616)

Karen Page	You and Matt are so much alike -- and yet -- so totally different, too!
Foggy Nelson	Yeah-- Matt shuts up once in a while!
"Mike" Murdock	Mister, in my kind of work you talk every chance you get! 'Cause you never know when your mouth may suddenly be shut -- like forever!

—Daredevil Vol 1 33

Deborah Harris Franklin	Hush, Franklin. My husband has no comment at this time
Foggy Nelson	That's right. No comment.

—Daredevil Vol 1 207

Debbie Nelson	Foggy, you're the drabbest, dullest, most boring person I know!
Foggy Nelson	I resent that!
Debbie Nelson	I don't care!

—Daredevil Vol 1 209

Foggy Nelson	You know what you are guilty of? Of not loving Heather as much as she loved you! You really couldn't help that, Matt. You really couldn't!
Matt Murdock	Maybe not. But still, she's dead... And in some way, I'm responsible. It's my fault.

—Daredevil Vol 1 220

Black Widow	Listen very carefully… You have to find him and you have to get him out of the country. Cash yourselves out and move to Paris or Argentina. Both of you. You can’t fight this.
Foggy Nelson	I don’t know where he is.
Black Widow	Then you leave. Do it now.
Foggy Nelson	I can’t just leave him.
Black Widow	You're going to go to jail. And Matt can't help you. And no one's going to help him. Half because people generally suck and half because Matt has pushed everyone away. There's nothing standing in between you and this. Let me get you out of the country.
Foggy Nelson	I- I can’t just leave him.

—Daredevil Vol 2 77

Matt Murdock	I promised my Dad I'd grow up to be a Lawyer, not a Lackey! What is this, a hobby to you now?
Foggy Nelson	Whoa! Whoa! Whose money did we start this firm with? Mine!

—Daredevil Vol 3 17

Daredevil	Foggy, I'm not crazy--
Foggy Nelson	Yes you are! I don't care what you think you hallucinated tonight, Matt, but it wasn't your ex-wife because I am looking right at her!

—Daredevil Vol 3 18

Matt Murdock	Go back to the previous question. What do you mean, if there's time?
Foggy Nelson	Matty, I wasn't fair to you, either. I think the reason I was so angry that you might not be dealing with your problems honestly and with courage is because I... I need that from you right now. I need you to be the one who can teach me how to do all that.
Matt Murdock	Foggy, what are you talking about, please?
Foggy Nelson	I've... been sick, Matty. While you've been running around, I've been running to the doctors. And they're pretty sure--
Matt Murdock	Of what?
Foggy Nelson	--they're running tests right now--
Matt Murdock	For what, Foggy?
Foggy Nelson	... cancer.

—Daredevil Vol 3 22

Matt Murdock	You haven't abandoned me even though half the underworld knows Daredevil's real name and where he works?
Foggy Nelson	Yeah.
Matt	Even though I'm a magnet for trouble and you're a box of iron filings?
Foggy	I guess.
Matt	Sounds to me like you already are a man without fear, buddy.