Natalia Romanova (Earth-616)/Quotes

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 Don't think I'm helpless, just because I'm soft and cuddly! 

—Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 86

 My name is... Madame Natasha... but you... can call me The Black Widow! 

—Amazing Adventures Vol 2 2

 Eyes front, Ivan! 

—Amazing Adventures Vol 2 3

 Don't look while I change, okay? 

—Amazing Adventures Vol 2 6

 ... It seems to know the Black Widow is to die! 

—Amazing Adventures Vol 2 7

 An eye for an eye my friend -- you freed me -- and I must free you! 

—Daredevil Vol 1 82

 Don't ... Don't do that again! Don't ever touch me! 

—Daredevil Vol 1 90

 I've been your partner Mr. Murdock, but you haven't been mine! 

—Daredevil Vol 1 91

 I'm my own woman -- first, , last -- and always! 

—Daredevil Vol 1 94

 The moment you Avengers learn about any clown with a hint of power you show up on your constant enlistment crusade! 

—Daredevil Vol 1 99

 I can take care of myself, thank-you! 

—Daredevil Vol 1 102

 What is your relationship with Moondragon? 

—Daredevil Vol 1 108

 Have no fear, Mandrill ... We expected a fight! 

—Daredevil Vol 1 112

 You're getting awful liberal with your hands Daredevil! 

—Daredevil Vol 1 122

 I have to go, Matt. 

—Daredevil Vol 1 124

 Laynia's a big girl, Bobby -- She can take care of herself! And I don't need to be told what to do! 

—Champions Vol 1 15

 I can be your arms and legs. 

—Daredevil Vol 1 201

 You're on drugs, Captain. You inhaled Ice in that warehouse explosion. We're taking you in for treatment. 

—Captain America Vol 1 376

 I've been thinking a lot about Life and Death during the past twelve Hours. When something surrounds and madly engulfs your entire existence, you can't help but give it more than just casual Consideration. Life is fluid. Some 90% of what we are is made up of Water. Without this precious liquid we are nothing. We cease to exist. We're dead. This water's carried around in thinskinned sacks. We must all be insane to race recklessly about in World filled with so many sharp and pointed dangers. That's just asking for trouble. 

—Daredevil/Black Widow: Abattoir Vol 1 1

 The money we can recover... but the Russian earth loves blood. 

—Fury / Black Widow: Death Duty Vol 1 1

 For that capitalist dog -- you shall feel -- the Widow's bite! 

—Iron Man Vol 1 317

 Ladies and gentlemen...it is my sad duty to report that Captain America...has succumbed to a debilitating illness. 

—Captain America Vol 1 444

 The question is -- what are you going to do with it? You'd like to become what you pretend to be, that much is pretty clear -- but can you? Can you make the switch? 

—Thunderbolts Vol 1 9

 Nothing serious, just feeling a little mortal these days. 

—Black Widow Vol 1 1

 Why be the Widow, Rooskaya, when you can be Yelena? 

—Black Widow Vol 1 2

 ...a spy is very difficul to stop-- once she has found what makes her unique... 

—Black Widow Vol 1 3

 And don't let the door hit you in the back on the way out. 

—Marvel Knights Vol 1 5

 The Red Room wants me dead? You won't be the one to do it! Not you! Not ever! 

—Black Widow Vol 2 1

 Fifteen miles in the New York sewer. How could you stand it with your heightened sense of smell? 

—Black Panther Vol 4 23

 I owe you a great debt, Logan. Someday, somehow......I will make it up to you. 

—Wolverine: Origins Vol 1 9

 That's what Batroc and his employers were after...whatever's left of the Human Torch. 

—Captain America Vol 5 45

 I'm involved. Off the market, as they say in the civilized world...So why don't we make your price the antidote to the poison I put in your first drink, darling? Then we can catch up on old times... 

—Captain America Vol 5 46

 I could just use some moral support, James. Because what I'm going to do is this... find everyone I "love"... you included. Don't argue and don't ask -- see they're protected... find out what this "Icepick Protocol" is... and who's using it... bring everything they are crashing down... kill every single one of them... and toast Ivan in the blazing ruins. Could be tricky. 

—Black Widow: Deadly Origin Vol 1 1

 Vodka. Of course there is. To Ivan Petrovich Bezukjhov... as promised -- a toast. And that's all. 

—Black Widow: Deadly Origin Vol 1 4

 Just human behavior. It's all about calculating how willfully blind a person is going to be. And then exploiting that. 

—Black Widow Vol 4 1

 Ever regret not doing your homework when you take on a new identity, Clint? ... Before you went back to being Hawkeye, you had a different costume, a different name, but one with a history. The spymaster of Dark Ocean...also known as Ronin. And apparently he's killing again. 

—Widowmaker Vol 1 1

 Spoken like a warrior, little sister. Spoken like a true warrior. 

—Klaws of the Panther Vol 1 4

 So to recap: elemental forces. The world's latest tech. And assassins trained in centuries-old methods of efficient slaughter. But that's not the worst of it. My ex-husband is here. 

—Widowmaker Vol 1 4

 If that's in case, Peregrine......then why does it feel so hollow? 

—Fear Itself: Black Widow Vol 1 1

 This "nice long nap" you describe? It's preceded by a death. Not a coma, even -- we're talking about actual, physical death. How traumatic an experience something like that is? To have felt the life drain out of you, and then come back from that? To have known that fear, to have felt that cold -- that changes you. And then to not just live again, but -- most of the people we're talking about, they died fighting. For them to go from that, to back to the front lines, sometimes within an hour's time? Is that something you'd sign up for? 

—Secret Avengers Vol 1 15

 Damn you, Henry McCoy, for being so incredibly boring that I didn't listen to you talk about time travel. 

—Secret Avengers Vol 1 20

 You were groomed to be the best, and most dangerous. I can teach you to be that... and the smartest, as well. I can teach you how to lead. 

—X-23 Vol 3 20

 ...Eric is a Life-Model Decoy. In the Core, we found Ant-Man's beacon in a large puddle of blood... but when we found Eric, he was uninjured. You were killed and brought back as a Descendant, sent here to spy for Father-- 

—Secret Avengers Vol 1 32

 Your friends die or go mad. You never know whom to trust. You'll never have a normal relationship. And if you do find love, remember one rule. Never have kids. Never. 

—Secret Avengers Vol 1 35

 How many more jobs... How long will it take... I don't know if I can do it... Even if I could forgive myself... This is what I am now. And you'll never know who I was before. 

—Black Widow Vol 5 1

 My past is my own. 

—Black Widow Vol 5 2

 One with the environment. -- One of the most valuable skills in espionage. You can gear up with the best swag out there-- Put on camo, tech, weaponry... But it is the unteachable skill to belong anywhere. The other edge of what is the unfortunate truth: You must first belong nowhere. 

—Black Widow Vol 5 3

 Who are you working for? Are you working for them? 

—Black Widow Vol 5 9

 If it's the last thing I'll do on Earth... I'll make it something good. 

—Black Widow Vol 5 19

 We serve, but we are not puppets. 

—Black Widow Vol 5 20

 This is my mission and this time, I will succeed. 

—Black Widow Vol 6 3

 He calls himself the Weeping Lion. He's attempting to blackmail me into servitude. I've been playing along with him until I could get a sense of his endgame, but I can't afford to fail. I'll retrieve the list. 

—Black Widow Vol 6 4

 No one plays me, "Lion." That's no secret. No one gets into my head unless I let them. And I rarely let them. And just so we understand one another... here's the deal. You work for me now. 

—Black Widow Vol 6 6

 You don't have a story, little one. You're simply a footnote in mine. 

—Black Widow Vol 6 7

 Welcome to the White House, girls. 

—Black Widow Vol 6 8

 What just happened? 

—Black Widow Vol 6 10

  -- six girls, six keys. Of course. All I have to do is round them all up to make certain S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't implode. Piece of -- ... 

—Black Widow Vol 6 11

 Break the cycle, Recluse. They need not be raised as you and I were. I'm willing to give them the chance to choose their own path. 

—Black Widow Vol 6 12

 He has to die. 

—Secret Empire Vol 1 2

 You claim you're serious about ending this. Okay, then. We have an opening that only you can exploit. Two of you will be sent in undercover. The other four will provide support. You're not going in there as heroes. You're not there to save anyone. You're not there to stop anything. You're there to blend in. Become the enemy. You're going to infiltrate the Hydra Youth Choir. 

—Secret Empire: Uprising Vol 1 1

 I'm not asking for forgiveness. I haven't asked for anything from either of you. That's what you boys never seem to understand. This was never about you. This is about the things I lost. 

—Tales of Suspense Vol 1 104

 Zip up and return to your barstool, wino. Anyone in this alley is probably about to die. 

—Infinity Countdown: Black Widow Vol 1 1

 You want to make right for your time in Hydra? This is step one. 

—Punisher Vol 2 227

 Did you kill those cops? 

—Punisher Vol 12 4

 I know what I am. And I think I'm done for the night. You have fun playing the hero. I'm still dead. 

—Black Widow Vol 7 1

 Who runs No Restraints Play?! How do you access the feed?! 

—Black Widow Vol 7 2

 If the show goes live, I've failed. You'd better get to work now because I'm stopping that show from going online. 

—Black Widow Vol 7 3

 Okay. The urgency of the mission may have made me... a bit premature. But you said someone hired you, Wade. Who pointed you at us and pulled the trigger? 

—Domino: Hotshots Vol 1 2

 I don't need a weapon. I am a weapon. 

—Black Widow Vol 7 4

 Tech Ed set us up. Me, Tyger, the Prince. All of us. 

—Black Widow Vol 7 5

 What the Hell did she do? Are you two all right? 

—Captain Marvel Vol 10 6

 Delighted we saved the day, definitely need a break from you two. Don't call me, I'll call you. 

—Captain Marvel Vol 10 7

 You think your power is just luck. You think of yourself as loaded dice, a stacked deck. And it's true. But for the other player, you're bad news. You're a walking cold streak. You're chaos, Domino. So be that chaos. 

—Domino: Hotshots Vol 1 5

 Frank Castle is dead, Fury. You won. 

—Punisher Vol 12 16

 Do you remember it ever being "just talking" with us? 

—Web of Black Widow Vol 1 2

 Yelena Belova. Are you still the Black Widow you once were? 

—Web of Black Widow Vol 1 3

 Would you believe me if I told you she was wearing my face? 

—Web of Black Widow Vol 1 4

 Close the web. 

—Web of Black Widow Vol 1 5

 Babe... I don't think I'm just an architect. 

—Black Widow Vol 8 3

 Anyone who can make me ditch my shoes is worth chasing. 

—Black Widow Vol 8 6

 Stop. Stop thinking about dying or you'll both be dead. Focus. 

—Black Widow Vol 8 9

 Yelena Belova. Always the master of understatement, that one. 

—Black Widow Vol 8 10

 It's not that I'm not grateful that she's here. I am. Even I know it's not a good time for me to be alone. And that hasn't really changed. Still. Sometimes a girl needs a little space. And maybe a few secrets too. 

—Black Widow Vol 8 11

 Dammit. Full resistance-- very weird, animal-themed resistance-- and no sign of Clint, Anya, or Lucy. Plan A is officially shot. 

—Black Widow Vol 8 12

 I live to fight another day. But I am marked from this moment forward. Many things can get me before he comes back... but he will come back. There is no doubt of that. I have bought myself time-- nothing more. 

—Black Widow Vol 8 13

 I--I don't have it. Sometimes you can feel it. And then you lose 

—Black Widow Vol 8 14

 I suppose in some ways, I'll never stop grieving them-- Stevie and James, a life I cannot have-- and it's foolish of me to keep expecting that moment, that feeling of... relief... to come. But this is good too. This is beautiful. It will do. 

—Black Widow Vol 8 15

 James. Come on. I've said those words. I know the lie in them. We're never different people. We change our clothes, our hair, our fancy metal arms. We do that. Not the world. We control who we become. 

—Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty Vol 2 12

 Sometimes I think Clint likes being told no... being told that he will fail... because that is Clint's true power. He thrives on being underestimated. 

—Black Widow & Hawkeye Vol 1 2

 Heroes will always stand by one another. And true friends will always find a way to win. 

—Wolverine: Madripoor Knights Vol 1 5

 You pass my tests... you can stick around... if you don't... find a new host. 

—Black Widow: Venomous Vol 1 1

 Who doesn't have a symbiote these days? 

—Venom War: Venomous Vol 1 2

 You don't have a story, little one. You're simply a footnote in mine. 

—Headmistress (Anya) (Earth-616)

 How many more jobs... How long will it take... I don't know if I can do it... Even if I could forgive myself... This is what I am now. And you'll never know who I was before. 

—Natalia Romanova (Earth-616)

 Rapido, Right? Your girlfriend give you that name? 

—Roussel Dupont (Earth-616)

 I wanted you to understand, finally, what it meant to be a spy. We are not like Daredevil or the others, Yelena. We are not heroes. We are tools. And tools get used. I had to make you see that. 

—Yelena Belova (Earth-616)

 I've been to hell before, little girl. It was called the Red Room. 

—Red Room Academy (Moscow)

Black Widow	Nancy Rushman and you might have something very special and beautiful.
Spider-Man	But you're not her.
Black Widow	And my feelings aren't hers. I'm sorry.
Spider-Man	Yeah, me too.

—Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 82

Daredevil	You had to hit him that hard?
Black Widow	He can count himself lucky to be alive.

—Daredevil Vol 1 222

Black Widow	The Avengers have no need of your Assistance.
Gamora	You're going to get it anyhow, Toots.

—Warlock and the Infinity Watch Vol 1 27

Black Widow	DePaul is obviously looking for a fall guy... a patsy!
Thunderstrike	Yeah...but...why choose me?!. Okay...dumb question!

—Thunderstrike Vol 1 13

Black Widow	Does Tyrone have a family?
Dagger	He never knew hid dad. His mom's an addict. He's been in and out of foster homes.
Black Widow	And what about your family, Tandy?
Dagger	That's an old story, nothing special. Let's just say I'm never going home.
Black Widow	As far as I'm concerned... you are home.

—Marvel Knights Vol 1 10

Black Widow	No L.M.D. can hide from her. Is anyone in this room an L.M.D., Dagger?
Dagger	Well, actually......they all are.

—Marvel Knights Vol 1 14

Black Widow	A boat is coming to pick you up in fifteen minutes -- try to hold out. If the enemy gets past us, my advice is for you to commit suicide.
Punisher	You ought to do that anyway.

—Marvel Knights Vol 2 3

Black Widow	That feels good... but we have to stop -- we're working.
Daredevil	Part of my job is to make sure you're relaxed.
Black Widow	Uh-huh, I know your old tricks.
Daredevil	Just take it.
Black Widow	I am so tired...

—Marvel Knights Vol 2 4

Punisher	Helen Kim, I can tolerate. I can't stand the sight of you two.
Black Widow	Castle, if it weren't for us you would have drowned in red water!
Daredevil	Calm down. Did you notice? He took the pin with him.

—Marvel Knights Vol 2 6

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

Black Widow	Who in the hell is John Steele?
Commander Steve Rogers	He was a... brother-in-arms, I guess... not exactly a friend.

—Secret Avengers Vol 1 9

Black Widow	We didn't want this. If you were needed here, Rogers would have given you the orders. He was afraid you'd finally start interfering in foreign affairs. That's not your job.
Valkyrie	It's ours. That's what the Secret Avengers are for.

—Hulk Vol 2 42

Moon Knight	Moon Knight to all points: This isn't a drug. Trust me on this.
Black Widow	Trust someone who thinks he was brought back to life by an ancient Egyptian god?
Sharon Carter	Steve trusts him.
Black Widow	Steve's been hit in the head a lot over the years.

—Secret Avengers Vol 1 19

Black Widow	Rodchenko was one of the Red Room's main programmers in the mid-1970s... He implanted cover identities into operatives pre-mission. I think he was the one who made me believe I was a ballerina for several years.
Winter Soldier	To be fair, you do have the moves.
Black Widow	To be fair.

—Winter Soldier Vol 1 7

Captain America	TAKE COVER!
Black Widow	You make friends everywhere you go, don't you?

—Captain America and Black Widow Vol 1 638

Black Widow	Your friend, Sergeant Cole-Alves, she is going to die for you, Captain. She will be found guilty in the eyes of the law and they will execute her.
Punisher	I don't have friends. And the only law here is me.

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 3 2

Spider-Girl	You're a spider, I'm a spider, she's a spider--you are named for the spider, right? And not, like, a really sad lady who lost her--
Black Widow	I am named for the spider, yes.
Spider-Girl	Cool. So we're like, team spider lady. Team lady spiders? Maybe in your case team lady spy-der--

—Avengers Assemble Vol 2 21

Maria Hill	Exactly where were all of you three hours ago?
Black Widow	I was doing my nails, you?
Captain Marvel	Working out.
Smasher	Also working out.
Thor	Drinking.
Iron Man	Having my nails done.

—Avengers Vol 5 26

Nick Fury Jr.	You can't pilot a submarine by yourself.
Black Widow	The one we arrived in? Yes. You can.
Nick Fury Jr.	Impossible!
Black Widow	Is just a word! And as far as words go... I prefer "achievement."

—Secret Avengers Vol 2 15

Hawkeye	Why am I doing this? I'm not in on whatever this is.
Black Widow and Spider-Woman	Because you want to impress us.
Hawkeye	...
Hawkeye	... Are you impressed?
Black Widow and Spider-Woman	No.

—Secret Avengers Vol 3 1

Black Widow	They said "Chaos would fall like rain."
Maria Hill	It's raining, Natasha. And I can't put S.H.I.E.L.D. on this, not officially.
Black Widow	This is a complicated web, Maria. We're tangled in it.
Maria Hill	Then I suppose we'll continue to need a spider who can navigate the threads. You're the only person I can trust right now.

—Black Widow Vol 5 6

Black Widow	You ready?
X-23	Let's bring hell.

—Black Widow Vol 5 11

Black Widow	Avengers don't get to be normal. Not while the sky is on fire. We don't get to run around alleyways beating up D-listers with Ben Urich. And we don't have time to teach the Porcupine how to be a hero.
Spider-Woman	I know. That's why I quit.

—Spider-Woman Vol 5 10

Misty Knight	Is Ross trying to get killed?
Black Widow	No. He is trying to be reborn.

—Captain America Vol 9 26

Black Widow	Yelena the great, Yelena the modest.
White Widow	Only one of those is useful.

—Black Widow Vol 8 7

White Widow	Why do we not put our base in this neighborhood... much nicer than where we are.
Black Widow	That's sorta the point, Yelena. I want to be where the people who need us are. How will we know what this city needs if we put ourselves above it?

—Black Widow Vol 8 8

Black Widow	Captain America, get the civilians to safety. This is no place for innocents. Wolverine, you and I will deal with the genin.
Wolverine	Who made you boss, lady?
Black Widow	That, little man, is a tsarina's natural station. As yours is to obey.
Wolverine	She's enjoying this way too much.
Captain America	You were the one who said follow her lead.

—Wolverine: Madripoor Knights Vol 1 3

Hawkeye	Natasha Romanoff, would you do me the honor of accompanying me back to America to face whatever consequences come our way?
Black Widow	I've got nothing better to do.

—Black Widow & Hawkeye Vol 1 4

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