Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)/Quotes

Quotes by Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Burdened by demons not of her own making, she remained an angel at her core.

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The true measure of life is in the living. It isn't a series of do-overs and restarts... It's fighting for what you have, what you believe in... It's fighting for who you are. I am a mutant. I am a goddess. And I want to live.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

He said that Philadelphia is an old city, alive with spirits and history.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Brothers and sisters of Krakoa! A great thing has happened today. A miracle made possible by mutant hands...The great work of the five. Love them...for they have righted the wrongs of man and defeated our great enemy death.

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Well. I am Storm, monster... and I resist you! And I will not be destroyed!!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

You spoke once of power. Little man, you do not know the meaning of the word!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Am I not beautiful, Lord Doom? And terrible? Do you not fear me? You should.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Goddess be merciful -- this vessel is a living being!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Enter freely, and of your own will.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Callisto... I lead the X-Men. The challenge, the duel - your life - are mine!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Professor, if Rogue stays, I go.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I suggest gentlemen that you renounce your evil ways. If you do not, I shall learn of it... and be very angry.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

The elements marshal their infinite might at my beckoning! Power seethes in the roiling clouds! Now, at my command -- STRIKE!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

My feet may never leave the ground... but someday, I shall learn to fly again!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I have no powers, my body cannot fly. But I no longer mind, for in my heart and soul -- where it truly matters -- I soar higher than the stars!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

You counter despair with hope. You strive forever for the best you are capable to be! Therein lies the victory!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

But for all my powers, Phillip... I cannot convey the wonder and glory of them, the quiet serenity of this moment, to others. Show them first-hand, perhaps, but never tell. That is your gift.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

You are the maker of things, as Naze said. But what you create here is chaos and pain. A world of unending misery and slaughter. I love you still And I fear always will. But this abomination -- I cannot abide!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

But... I've sworn never to take a life... not even to save my own... not even such a miserable unlife as these poor, pathetic creatures endure. Great goddess help me!!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

He reached out to me for help today-- and I ignored him. I am, perhaps, as guilty of wrongdoing as he.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Deathbird! What the devil are you playing at?!!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

...blessed goddess, I fear... we are truly doomed!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

By the Bright Lady! What monsters are these that would threaten the lives of children -- no matter the what cause?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I will fight for you. Someday, I might die for you. But do not ever ask me again to steal for you, Professor Xavier. I am an X-Man... and we have to be better than that.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Just as I thought, a boy playing a man's game. You were wrong about me, Shinobi... you were wrong about everything.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Cable! How nice to see you when it does not require ducking!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

You have a lovely Way with a Compliment, Bishop. Most Men would not need an Order to spend Time with me.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I am not a goddess, Candra... nor do I pretend to be so any longer. I am simply a woman.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I have tried being her leader. I have tried being her friend. It never holds for long. In my opinion, being Callisto's nightmare might work best in the long-term. Her new scars should aid her memory, this time.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

This flower is a hybrid, Bobby. It needs to live in a specific environment or it dies. Some might say it is a bit like us. Well... a bit like some of us.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

She may be a child, but Marrow has proven herself to be quite deadly.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Officers...we are the X-Men...and we are here to save your children. Please, lower your weapons.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Can we all move forward and try not to make the same mistakes again?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

The difference between mutants and the rest of our fellow humanity... is that we wield the primal forces of nature. All of us hold within ourselves the capacity to transcend our very being. I've seen it happen to others of our kind. I've experienced it myself.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

It is not the change that terrifies me, it is how natural it felt afterwards. I was raw and elemental power, wholly without restraint, without guilt. It was... wonderful. All these years I have been so certain of myself. Whatever became of Storm, Ororo remained a constant. Now I am no longer sure.

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I will not be conquered, Khan! But I can choose... to SURRENDER.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

As I told your master -- I will not be conquered. And I choose not to surrender.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Earth is our home, Sage. Nobody takes it from us.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Like my lightning a moment ago, mutants are everywhere. We can't be ignored. We're on your block, we're in your house, and we don't know our proper place in your society because we're too busy making our own. Look at the trouble just a few of us caused. Imagine the impact of millions. Before, hatred grew from ignorance. Today, those prejudices arise from a tangible foundation. Mutants used to fight for survival, a right to exist. Now, our survival is a done deal. Now it's your turn. But it shouldn't have to be a struggle. As I said before, I fight for this world because it's my home. But it's your home too. Our claims shouldn't be mutually exclusive. We're all children of Mother Earth, and we're all human beings. I made no distinction when I joined the X-Men. And I'm not about to change.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Yukio, we made it! We're alive! Yukio?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Diamonds are incredibly hard, but not unbreakable. They can be cut, they can be carved and, if you find the proper stress point and apply sufficient force... they can be shattered. But that isn't why I'm here.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

But while storms are pliable things... at heart, they are indomitable.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Both sides fear they're fighting for their survival. Many believe war between mutant and human isn't just inevitable, it's already begun. And yet... and yet... I also believe, with all my heart, this is the best of times. Because of our fellowship. Because of the dream that inspires us and which I pray will sustain us throughout dangerous days ahead. The world has no reason to trust us. And yet, they have. We have been offered the hardest job imaginable. To keep peace along the boundary between these two warring houses of humanity... until both sides learn that the only alternative to mutual annihilation is to learn to live together. We'll be hated, that's a given. We'll be called race-traitors, probably by both sides. We'll be targets. But someone has to stand up here now and be counted. Someone has to say, in clear and unmistakable terms, that Xavier's dream is still good. Someone has to stand for hope. There's a badge here for each of you. With great power comes great responsibility. Who will join me in shouldering it?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

We're just as human, Ms. Tremaine. We X-Men carry these badges, and accept the responsibility that goes with them... to preserve the world and its future for us all!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

We all want second chances. Being X-Men is kind'a how we earn them. Part of that -- the big part -- means accepting responsibility for what we've done.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Here, the wisdom of ages was kept alive in song by people like this woman -- someone whom I never dared hope to meet... my grandmother.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Tell your masters that this mutant is under the protection of the X-Men... and if that's not good enough, then he's under my protection. Either as a temporary member of the Fantastic Four... or as the Queen of Wakanda... or perhaps the Office of National Emergency would prefer a diplomatic incident?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Reverend, when this is over, you will rule this land with wisdom and love. But right now...it's clobberin' time.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I've been a thief, a goddess, and X-Man, and a queen. And yet, I somehow, I always end up in a sewer under New York City.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

The Shadow King knows. He can see right into my heart. Because while I may risk killing Cyclops, I would rather kill myself than harm T'Challa. And that is why I have already lost.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

If you would truly be a queen-- if you would truly be a leader-- ... then lead, Emma Frost.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I have beaten the man I love, your king, half to death. And now we are going to break into his palace.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

But as far as this confrontation is concerned between the X-Men and the Hulk... In terms of how our youngsters behaved and how it ended... I actually believe in all the ways that truly matter... Logan won.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I am a woman, a mutant, a thief, an X-Men, a lover, a wife, a queen. I am all these things. I am Storm, and for me, there are no such things as limits.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

T'Challa's condition makes me Queen of Wakanda, not the next Black Panther candidate by default. I will do everything in my power to assure that Wakanda is protected, but my place is by my husband's side. To find the new Black Panther, we need not leave this room. It is up to the Panther God to make the final choice, but it is my belief that she stands among us. Someone who's been training her whole life for this moment.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

When I joined the X-Men, I was a different woman. I swore never to take a life. But that changed. I made an exception. And exceptions became justifications. Taking a life became less horrifying. And today I crossed a line. I took another life. Not a monster or a vampire. An innocent. ... I'm worried now. Because I wonder, the next time I cross that line... Will it be too much to bear?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

You're one of us now, Idie. And for all the good that comes from walking with our numbers... trouble is never very far away.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Agent Brand, I am royalty. For an insult like that, I can have your head cut off. Now please... lead the way.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Let's play a game... Raise your hand if you've never gone through a stage that others characterized as "mainly super villain". Your hand's up, Scott. Are you absolutely sure it should be?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

It said we didn't understand. I wonder... could we ever have understood one another? Is there anything we shared? Or was it just too alien?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I am no longer welcome in your country, as I understand. But do not tell me you own the skies now as well?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I'm concerned about you, Elizabeth. You've changed since X-Force. I don't want you to fall back into... destructive habits.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I doubt the others would notice, but even your voice is different-- It's so raw. Like you're always shivering.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

When I was just a girl, I called myself goddess... and I lived in the sky. Sometimes I wonder why I ever left. I'm a mutant with the power to control the weather. Here's where I belong... every nerve connected with the wind, the clouds, the vapor.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Remember that little conversation we had, Quentin? Remember what I told you right before you left the school for the Hellfire Club? Payback's a bitch. Well, here's your payback......bitch.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

If we don't act, everything and everyone we've ever cared for dies. It's time. To me, my X-Men... the war for survival has begun!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Professor Xavier dreamed of a world where mutants and humans could live in harmony... where we no longer needed to be afraid. I have tried for so long to keep that dream alive. We all have. That is what the X-Men were. But now, finally, I am starting to see that we failed. The dream is dead. Did it die with Scott, or was that merely the final blow? It doesn't matter now. What matters is that we are still here. We are still alive. I try to appear unshakable. I try to show that there is nothing to fear and the X-Men will endure, like we always have. I keep telling myself that we have to keep fighting. We have to keep trying. I just -- I wish there was some sign. Some sign that I'm doing the right thing. Some sign that we will be all right. But what I get is not a sign of hope. It is a warning. The ground beneath X-Haven begins to shake and I am scared. I am scared that there is no longer a light to guide us out of the darkness. I am scared that I haven't saved us by bringing us here, but rather, I've led us to the brink. I'm scared that this is really the end.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

To me, my X-Men! Hold the line! Not one mutant dies here today... not one!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Mutantkind will always find a way to endure. We are survivors! That is our nature.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Ramrod and Ruckus were each sentenced to thirteen years in prison. Not death.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Everyone, listen! We must be careful here! Remember, just because we need to do this doesn't mean we need to hurt any innocents! The Inhuman Royal Family is our target--not the New Attilan civilians. They must remain unharmed-- and if you can, assure them that this is only temporary.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

In the wake of our conflict with the Inhumans, I've asked them to return so we can determine the future of the X-Men. Indeed, if we have a future at all.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

The real question, the one that haunts you and your country now, is do such beings even exist?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Their struggle should have become mine. I should have been better.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

If Jean is crying out for help then we go help her. Before the Phoenix can stop us.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

You see this land? It's where I was called "Goddess." Now I'll earn the name.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I think we should go see Chief Ìkọkọ, T'Challa's scientist friend from one of the Mute Zones.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

You boys look like you could use some assistance.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

It cannot be denied that this is a grave offense. T'Challa is king. To violate the king is to violate his country. But there is something more. This "Empire" has taken the Wakandan name and turned it into a byword for conquest. Is this not enough cause for the battle to be joined?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

The war is not over. You will go back out there, won't you?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

How often have uninvited visitors from space been friendly?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

What I know now is that empires built on slavery are very good at concealing this fact.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Can we quit arguing semantics? The humans are after us. So we need to fight back.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

The true measure of life is in the living. It isn't a series of do-overs and restarts... It's fighting for what you have, what you believe in... It's fighting for who you are. I am a mutant. I am a goddess. And I want to live.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I have been a protector longer than I have been a wife. I know the sacrifices that must be made. I know who I am.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I have been dancing with you my entire life... first as a girl living on the streets, and later as leader of the X-Men... a role that taught me to sway death. So I neither fear nor desire you, but I know you... and this is as close as I will allow you.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

The promise of Krakoa... was that it was for all mutants. The living. The dead... and the in-between. She asked what I would do to get to become whole... I would do anything. What the Scarlet Witch began... I have finished... and the Five will fix.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Please remember. Whatever you need... we are with you.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

You have all heard it whispered. It is Wind-Rider. It is she-who-swam-with-Acanti. It is Hadari Yao. I am Storm -- Regent of Mars -- and I am the voice of Sol!

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

"Your people made a super-metal. How cute." Well who's cute now?

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

I know how Arakko thinks. What they expect. Across the plains, the thunder is a song. I am exhilarated. Dangerously so. The air smells electric and alive, the clouds have taken shape. I will not break for Arakko, I tell myself. Not yet. But I know storms. And when they do break... is when they show their true face.

--Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Conversations with Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)

Storm	Wolverine, truly there is more to you than meets the eye.
Wolverine	At my size babe, that ain't hard.

— X-Men #116

Storm	I was happy in Kenya. I used my powers to help people. As an X-Man, all I ever seem to do is fight.
Cyclops	Our skills are needed.
Storm	Needed so much that we must forever deny ourselves normal lives?
Cyclops	I... don't know.

— X-Men Annual #3

Storm	You nearly died.
Yukio	That's what made the experience so exquisite.

— Uncanny X-Men #172

Cyclops	And Xavier's dream Storm?
Storm	Dreams don't die. But the X-Men and X-Factor have different roles to play... in making that dream come true.

— X-Factor #39

Havok	You realize this is pretty far-fetched, don't you?
Storm	Of course.
Havok	The odds on this panning out are slim.
Storm	Of course.
Havok	We're going to do it anyway, aren't we?
Storm	Of course.

— X-Factor #86

Storm	Domino. I do not think I have met anyone who has so much to say -- about everything.
Domino	Hey! I resemble that remark.
Caliban	Caliban thinks you're funny, patch eye. Doesn't understand you. But still thinks you're funny.

— Cable #19

Storm	Yes
Black Panther	Yes

— Black Panther Vol 4 #18

Black Panther	Not everything can be resolved with a kiss, Ororo.
Storm	How do you know? Did you ever try and kiss Doom?

— Black Panther Vol 4 #19

Sue	You're kind.
T'Challa	Don't tell my enemies.
Ororo	Farewell, my friends. If you need us, just call.

— Fantastic Four #550

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

Storm	Doesn't that accent of hers bother you, Scott?
Cyclops	No.
Storm	That smile may have been too much information.

— Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis #1

Storm	You're leaving. Please don't.
X-23	It's time. I do not belong here.
Storm	You're wrong. This is your home.
X-23	It was... and might be again. But I cannot... be where everyone knows me. Or thinks they know me... Better than I know myself. Because maybe they do know me better. And I do not want that. I want to make my own life. Before someone else makes it for me. Again.
Storm	You are your own person, Laura. Go. Make your life. But know that you are not alone.

— X-23 Vol 3 #3

War Machine	Well, X-Men, our no-fly zone just went up in smoke. With Puternicstan sporting a Sentinel, the U.N. says Symkaria has every right to take steps to defend itself.
Storm	And Sentinels fall squarely into X-Men territory, War Machine. I think it's time you accepted our help.
Colossus	Or if you prefer, I can go back to punching you in the face.

— X-Men Vol 3 #21

Storm	Surrender, Valkyrie, and we can talk this out peacefully. But -- I warn you -- if you do not stop this madness, you will face the full fury of a goddess as I bring you down.
Valkyrie	You wouldn't be the first 'goddess' I've ever battled Storm. Try me.

— Fear Itself: The Fearless #8

Storm	All I can say is, I hope you will continue to trust me. I would never do anything reckless or to betray--
Cyclops	Me? Utopia?
Storm	--our kind.

— X-Men Vol 3 #36

Storm	Wolverine, what is going on?!
Wolverine	The Wolverine is dead now.

— Wolverine Vol 5 #13

Nightcrawler	So does this mean you're not leaving?
Storm	On one condition. You must stay here with me forever.

— Amazing X-Men Vol 2 #3

Callisto	Don't give me that. You and me'll never trust each other. What are you playing at here?
Storm	I'm trying not to think about you and me. I just know... those kids look like they know where home is. Be good now.

— Storm Vol 3 #2

Deadpool	Sorry about Logan.
Ororo Munroe	What about him?
Deadpool	Whoops, spoilers! Nevermind. Eh. He'll be back.

— Deadpool Vol 5 #35