Swamp Thing (New Earth)/Quotes

Dr. Alec Holland had all the answers... he was an intelligent man... but Alec Holland is dead... and in his place stands only a... SWAMP THING!

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It is not... part of The Green. I found a leaf similar to this... the day after Tefé and I... returned from Hell... but that leaf did not have this fungus... growing on it.

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They wish to talk about Tefé... and the threat to her from The Grey... and Matango.

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Matango must agree to release... those of us he has taken... and leave Tefé and her future descendants... unmolested... There can be... no peace otherwise.

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I don't care whose fault this is... Abby and Tefé are gone... And our defenses here will not last--

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We continue downwards... and finish this now.

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There is so much... to being a parent. It is not enough... that between us.. we made this child... What we do... What we say... continues to shape her...

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Those who do not... love often... tend to love... too much... and Chester is not... one to love lightly...

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I was begat... in the bayou... and the bayou is part of me. Know this: the swamp welcomes... visitors... But it knows... how to deal with... trespassers...

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Time... to do this... You asked me... who am I... that you should... be mindful of me... I AM SWAMP THING!

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After all the suffering... and horror... I have witnessed... it is good... to see so many people... in one place... having a good time...

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I will try... to do as you ask... but if he has harmed... my daughter in any way... I will kill him...

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Violence... can be found... in all humans... some are just... more eager to embrace it... than others...

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If it were anyone else besides Sunderland... I know the old bastard is dead... and rotting in Hell... but I cannot help but feel... his twisted hand... in this...

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Is this how the ancient peoples... of the world... trafficked with the elementals they mistook as gods? And if that is true... what am I in danger... of becoming?

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The universe creates artists... in order to create that which it does not create itself! You are a tool of the universe... Let it use you!

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You're right... I must teach... by example... Still... there must be a way... I can do justice... to both The Green... and my wife...

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Tefé... Come give Daddy... a big kiss hello! Where's... Mommy? Tefé...?

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Could you deliver a message for me... ? A Louisiana woman... named Abigail Cable... Tell her... I'm alive... and that one day... I will come... Please tell her. It would do... so much... to bridge the light years... between us...

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I cannot... thank you enough... for aiding me so... when I have brought you... only trouble...

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I'm one of you... but I am also... different. I have braved the empty void... and tasted... life forms beyond... even your dreams. I am no longer... just of the earth. I am a creature... of the universe now.

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Aarrgh! What... in the name of heaven... has hold of me... this time?

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There is no way... to turn back the clock... to repair the damage... already suffered... But perhaps... I can at least deflect... some of the horror... bearing down upon us.

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But you have not told me... where you got my memories. Every moment of my life... beyond even this one... was contained within you. And I must know... how to return to my own time.

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With another source of life stolen... the land slips away quietly... few taking notice... of the slow approachment of death.

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The roots recall for me the weight of the murderer standing on their backs... and the scent of his sweat in the air. But The Green is accustomed... to the offenses of man. What new abomination... could have shocked it like this?

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Those who have done this recline in their lair... Shutting out The Green's anguish with walls of concrete and steel... Protected -- they think -- by their mastery of cold metals.

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In none of my prior trips... have I encountered aliens... in earth's afterlife.... But this time... I've seen virtually nothing but.

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I... am not certain. It took me years to realize... that I could change my body... And the first time... took me weeks. She may take... even longer.

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Don't destroy them...! Cage them... put them on another planet... but don't snuff them out! They're not alive... as we know life... but something stirs them...! Have to stop him... stop Superman...! Not even a monster... Wants to die...!

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Dr. Alec Holland had all the answers... he was an intelligent man... but Alec Holland is dead... and in his place stands only a... SWAMP THING!

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This body imprisons me in more ways than one... refuses to help me rid myself of it...!

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Dr. Alec Holland had all the answers... he was an intelligent man... but Alec Holland is dead... and in his place stands only a... SWAMP THING!

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Sorry hero... but your blind... dedication to duty can sometimes make you... most annoying!

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I am enjoying... being a minimal... thing.

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It was a dream. The katydids... continue... their monotonous accusals.. and Abby... is safe... beside me. It was a dream... I can... forget it... and return... to sleep... No. No; I can't.

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Tough choices... eh? I could make them... for you... but you wouldn't... learn a thing... would you? Perhaps you might... reassess your values... while you are trying to digest... your chewing tobacco.

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If... it works... I'll see you... suh...soon... If... it doesn't... I love you, Abby.

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My hand...! You... cut off... my hand...! You dirty, spineless little... creep!

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I am a ghost out of time. Condemned to a moment... that is far beyond... the world of clocks and calendars... and rhythms of nature.

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The most powerful creature... on the planet has gone mad.

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Fools, if nature were to shrug... or raise an eyebrow... then you should all be gone... I want... my wife. You have... one hour.

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I jumped blind, into the Void... was a world sharing my new frequency within reach...? Within existence...?

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Abby... I have made of this City... a fabulous Bouquet. For you. All for you...

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Then my suspicions... were right...! Somehow, what was left... of my aputated arm... grew into another me... but this "Swamp Thing"... has no mind!

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Maybe the world has run out of room... for monsters... Or maybe they're just getting harder to recognize.

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Alec Holland... was me! No. No, he wasn't. That was the trouble, wasn't it? I thought I was Alec Holland, but I learned differently...

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As to the ways... between man... and woman... there are things not even gods on Earth... can hope to fathom...!

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Sunderland... It has been years since I dealt... once and for all... with that evil old man. Yet he still haunts me... With a ghost that bears his name... if not his face...

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You have made a mistake Arcane. Things have changed since you were dead. I am not Holland. I am Swamp Thing. I am of the clean Earth I am in my place of power. And you should not have COME here!

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You're... not... Holland! I'm... not Holland! Holland died... Died... in an... explosion! I have... his consciousness... his memories... but he... He is... dead... I will... not... be haunted... by myself.

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You are human. You need more from love than the taste of lime.

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I know... that there must be an answer... a light in the blackness... but I don't know... if I can find it... on my own. Constantine... Constantine... where are you...? Why... did you leave me... in the dark...?

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You... evade... my questions... Constantine... This game... that you play... is dangerous...

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He claims... the darkness that is stirring within this country... will shortly manifest itself here... Perhaps... he tells the truth.

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''No! I will not... allow... this evil... to continue!

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A creature... if city nights... out of his element... intruding gracelessly on Eden. I last saw him... at the moment of my death... in the streets of Gotham. What... does he bring... now?

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I am willing to discuss... their needs... if they will consider mine. They call themselves... a parliament. Is there not a place here... for open debate?

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Damn! In my eagerness... to protect our planet... I have acted thoughtlessly toward the person... I hold dearest in all the world.

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