50 Best Sanctuary Quotes

Ashley: [while shooting invading creatures] Mom! I'm home!

Agent: I say we do a door-to-door canvassing of the neighborhood. Someone's got to have seen or heard something.
Henry: If someone saw something, it would be headline news. Most abnormals are pretty good at staying out of sight.
Agent: Yes, we're dealing with monsters, but the basic tenets of detective work still apply here...
Henry: [Impatiently] Dude!
Agent: Sorry. I said the "M" word. Please don't werewolf on me.
Henry: HAP. Hyper-accele... Never mind. Scan the area. Full spectrum.

Dr. Helen Magnus: Besides, we don't want to kill them. We want to help them.
Kate: [pause] No, I'm thinking kill them.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Yeah. Trust fund vampires? I'm thinking she's right.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Granted, but it wasn't their choice. They may be rich, spoiled, insolent children, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't save them.
[pause]
Dr. Helen Magnus: Terrible sales pitch.

Dr. Will Zimmerman: You must have been stranded at sea before.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Only once. April 14, 1912.

Dr. James Watson: [Looking at the instructions left buy Magnus's father] It's a warning that the blood should only be sought by all of us or not at all.
Dr. Helen Magnus: And only for the most Altruistic reasons.
Nikola: Well saving the civilization from global chaos and war seems worthy, but
[That all look at him while he looks at Magnus]
Nikola: he's your father.

Dr. Helen Magnus: [Having just neutralized two of the intruders] Are you alright?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Are you kidding? I love being the bait!

Dr. Helen Magnus: What happened?
Ashley: Nothing major. Sylvio and I ran into a bit of trouble.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Trouble?
Ashley: Some superfast psychopathic dude. Nothing we couldn't handle.
Dr. Helen Magnus: How fast?
Ashley: Pretty hot moves for a tall guy. He had a great accent, too. Kind of like yours, only more evil.

Kate: [Having just been brought back to life] Okay, so, death... I can put that on the resume.

Sylvio: I'll be fine. Go.
Ashley: You sure?
Sylvio: Ash, I gotta scream like a girl now. I don't need witnesses.

Dr. Will Zimmerman: Looking for a depressed Serbian electromagnetic vampire?
Dr. Helen Magnus: Oh, please tell me he's left.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Last seen heading towards the wine cellar, looking for something ostentatious, yet obsequious.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Well, good. That should keep him occupied for a while.

Dr. Helen Magnus: Suck it up, Jimmy. We're going to India.

Nikola: Kiss me and I'll save your life.
Dr. Helen Magnus: And if I don't?
[With a come off it look and a smile]
Nikola: Oh, it's been over sixty years,
[He turns his cheek towards her]
Nikola: just plant one on me already.
[She leans in to kiss his cheek as he turns in head to intercept her lips instead]

Kate: If we ever get out of this alive, I'll kill him!
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Me first.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Both of you; back of the line!

Dr. Helen Magnus: Any landing you can swim away from.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: What is it with you and flying, anyway?
Dr. Helen Magnus: Two crashes in 158 years? That's not bad.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: They only invented flying 110 years ago, so...

Dr. Will Zimmerman: It's a set-up, Magnus, a trap. That's what he does, how he rolls, his modus operandi.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Yes... What if he's posing as the king of a lost mountain tribe and he wants me for his queen? Or what if he actually needs our help?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Fine. I'll get my stuff together. The man comes with a hidden agenda, every time. Every time!
Dr. Helen Magnus: That's what makes him so interesting.

Dr. Helen Magnus: Stop doting on me. It makes my teeth itch.
Bigfoot: Mine too. Now, eat.

Dr. James Watson: [Having just arrived at the sanctuary] Now, I will need help. I have a driver and a truck at the loading dock. I brought some things.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Things?
Dr. James Watson: Corpses, Helen. You didn't expect me to arrive without a gift, did you?

Caleb: I greeted you like a brother, and this is the thanks I get?
Bigfoot: You're not my brother.

Dr. Helen Magnus: We have a dual obligation: to study the miraculous and to protect against the perilous.

Dr. Helen Magnus: How did you two end up here?
Henry: Well, we were attacked by telepathic Hare Krishnas with ray guns and you?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Fed by holoprojecting mushroom farmers, took the bus, didn't pay, got arrested
Dr. Helen Magnus: Let's call it even

Henry: How many pubs we been to already?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Uh... six. No, seven. No... yeah, seven. But, you know, it's all in the name of scientific research, so...
Henry: [in an English accent] Absolutely - and what've we learned so far, William?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: [mimicking Sean Connery] That, uh, "spotted dick" is actually a dessert.

Ashley: Henry! Have you had a chance to check out my Nubbins?
Henry: [appears confused] Oh, you mean the... No, but I would like to.
[the creatures turn transparent when Henry approaches]
Ashley: Hey... Oh, guys, come on, there's nothing to be afraid of
Henry: [sneezes] Oh, man, I think I'm allergic.
Ashley: Well, you better get used to them, they're the coolest thing we ever brought back.
[the Nubbins rematerialize]
Henry: Hey... huh, I gotta admit, your nubbins are pretty amazing.
Ashley: Don't you just wanna squeeze them?
Henry: [looks pained]

Dr. Will Zimmerman: You call this place a sanctuary. For whom?
Dr. Helen Magnus: Or what.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: [laughs] You know what? This was a really bad idea. I'm very sorry to have wasted your time, and I'm even sorrier that you've wasted mine.
[Starts to walk away]
Dr. Helen Magnus: Your instincts told you that the boy was anything but normal. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here.
[Will turns back]
Dr. Helen Magnus: Inside these walls are beings that make his qualities pale by comparison. "Sanctuary for all". It's not an empty motto.

[last lines]
Dr. Helen Magnus: Oh, we're in trouble.

Dr. Will Zimmerman: Feeling safe is something we all want.

Dr. Helen Magnus: [while being stuck in a submarine underwater] I'm frustrated.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Why? Because we can't surface?
Dr. Helen Magnus: Because I can't relate to Ashley!
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Well, she's 23. No species on earth can relate to people that age.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Spare me the platitudes. You've no idea what it's been like.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Which is why I ask the questions that I do.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Why? Because you see me as some sort of curiosity? Some perverse form of entertainment for you to enjoy?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: No, not at all. It's because I've never had this before - a challenge, a mentor that I could really believe in.

Dr. Helen Magnus: [to John Druitt] Forgive my skepticism, John, but your history of altruism is just behind a scorpion's.

Dr. Helen Magnus: Go. Fix my house.
Nikola: What am I, your house elf?
Dr. Helen Magnus: Thank you, Dobby!

Dr. Will Zimmerman: Magnus, never, ever ask me to kill you again!

Henry: All access pass to Spookville. Comes with a free lunch and a decoder ring.

Nikola: Your shaggy friend is still refusing treatment, and frankly, I'm insulted.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Oh, right, yeah, because I forgot, this is all about you.
Nikola: I have spent weeks creating a working treatment for the Lazarus Virus. I spent weeks more traveling the earth, disseminating it to the affected abnormals, effectively stemming an outbreak, and in the end, the creep in the room with the hair doesn't want to take his medicine. It's personal and we both know it is
Dr. Will Zimmerman: What do you want me to say? Henry's talking to him.
Nikola: Does your hirsute friend understand that he's facing probably the most unpleasant, slow, lingering death in all creation?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: I'm sure you made it abundantly clear.
Nikola: Also, Huggy Bear, we're out of wine.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: That's not my nickname.
Nikola: [shouting as he's leaving the room] Huggy Bear!

Virgil St. Pierre: You're not a hero, Walter. You never were. You're a spineless insurance adjuster.

Dr. Helen Magnus: There you are. How do you feel?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: My, ugh, my throat hurts.
Dr. Helen Magnus: It's only been a few days. It'll take a while before your recovery is complete. On the positive side, this will do wonders for your Bruce Willis impression.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Jokes... That's a good sign.

[first lines]
Kate: Small towns make me nervous.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Why?
Kate: Do I look small town to you?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: [laughs] Right.

Dr. Will Zimmerman: [Abby takes out her phone] What? What's that?
Abby: Trevor.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: [confused] Trevor? Who's Trevor?
Abby: A friend from South Africa. Spent some time in the Bureau before transferring to INTERPOL out of Paris.

Dr. Will Zimmerman: Were you always a brunette?
Dr. Helen Magnus: Not always.

Henry: Great, so basically, we're back at square one. That's awesome.
Nikola: Listen, the Cabal have been planning this move for decades. I've had two days, a crappy lab, and Tiny Tim for an assistant, so please cut me some slack.
Henry: If you think working with you is a party, think again, Vlad!
Nikola: Good, you've finally showed up. Quit your whining and get to work.

Assam: [Tastes a worm] Highest quality. You must be desperate indeed.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Desperate was last month. This month means breathing the same air as people like you.

Bigfoot: Here, let me help you.
Kate: [as Bigfoot boosts Kate up to the elevator's ceiling emergency door] Hey! Watch where the hands go, wookie!

Henry: Okay, women and geeks first. Oh, no, wait, that's all of us.

Dr. Helen Magnus: The purpose of this sanctuary is to find and help the unfortunate creatures of this world. Some need saving. Others can't be allowed to roam free.

Dr. James Watson: Release the first key, the second is freed aswell.
John: Elementary my dear Watson.
Dr. James Watson: Oh shut up.

Dr. James Watson: Time travel is actually possible. H.G. would be ecstatic.

Yusuf: [Handing him medicine] Here. Morphine. Each pump is point three milligrams. Can you self medicate?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: How do you think I got through college?
[Using one of the pumps on himself]
Yusuf: It's good you have a sense of humor.
Dr. Will Zimmerman: I'm here all week. Tip your waitress.
Yusuf: I'll be back as soon as I can. But remember, don't move.

Clara: [on Tesla and Druitt arguing] What the hell was all that about?
Dr. Will Zimmerman: Well... the guy who invented the radio just dissed Jack the Ripper

Dr. Will Zimmerman: So uh, the Titanic?
Dr. Helen Magnus: I was fished out of the water by Molly Brown. She pulled me into a life raft. I was very lucky.

Kate: Well, hey, I'm no scientist, but you teach a deadly abnormal how to talk, and all you'll get is a deadly talking abnormal.

Several abnormals throughout the episode: From below, we rise!

John: I need to leave now.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Where are you going?
John: [smiling] I have no destination in mind.

Nikola: It's just my soul crushing depression talking. I am not myself.
Dr. Helen Magnus: On the contrary you are your real self again. Human. Mortal.
Nikola: Watch your language.
Dr. Helen Magnus: I'm sorry, Nicola, but its true. I've tried everything I could think of. There is simply no way to re-vamp you.
Nikola: You see how this puts a crimp in my plans for world domination. Not to say that I won't keep trying.
Dr. Helen Magnus: I would expect nothing less.
Nikola: Very well. If this is to be a wake, then lets do it properly. Join me in a toast. To happier times to those Halcyon times of blood lust now gone. Plus you got to admit vampires are just plain cool.
Dr. Helen Magnus: Amen.
Nikola: Here's to the glorious vampire race. Once mighty, now extinct.