The Best TV Series Quotes of 2024
From Fool Me Once and Echo to Dune: Prophecy and Martian, explore the best quotes and lines from your favorite TV shows of 2024.
The thing that I’m most scared of is dying. Not dying, but dying on someone. Leaving them with all the s*** that goes with losing someone you love.Sami Kierce, Fool Me Once, S1.Ep6
People change over the course of years or over the course of days. The first kind sticks, the second one is just what it feels like to be on vacation.Charles Sun, The Brothers Sun, S1.Ep7: Gymkata
Yes, compensation. Yes, justice. But without the truth, we can’t do either of those.Alan Bates, Mr Bates vs. The Post Office, S1.Ep4
I say when it starts. I say when it stops. That’s not chaos. That’s power.Maya Lopez, (to Henry), Echo, S1.Ep2: Lowak
Pain and pleasure, they’re just all part of being human. That’s how you know you’re born. If it doesn’t hurt, not real life.Slim Halliday, (to Eli), Boy Swallows Universe, S1.Ep2: Boy Gets Chop
What is a dad? It’s someone who believes in you, someone who roots for you to do your best, and who’s proud of you when you work hard and you win.Ted, Ted, S1.Ep2: My Two Dads
People live and then they die. As long as we do both properly, there’s nothing much to regret.Jack Reacher, (to Neagley), Reacher, S2.Ep7: The Man Goes Through
All the gratitude is just lip service. It’s always the selfish ones who get all the benefits.Sung Jinwoo, Solo Leveling, S1.Ep2: If I Had One More Chance
Prison is the way the world should be. The natural order. No apology. Men separated by race. Races stacked with the strong on top. You f*** the weak, you kill your rivals, sleep with one eye open.Roy Tillman, Fargo, S5.Ep10: Bisquik
It’s easy to forget what’s important when you’re alone.Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, S1.Ep6: We Take a Zebra to Vegas
The thing about the dead is that some of them come and visit because they miss you. Some come because they need to tell you something that you need to hear. And some of them just wanna take you with them. You need to know the difference.Rose Aguineau, True Detective, S4.Ep2: Part 2
If you kill one of your own on a theory, that’s not power. That’s fear.Rivi Ayala, (to Griselda), Griselda, S1.Ep5: Paradise Lost
Sword, scepter, pen, and ink… it’s all one. Take it from an old man. It’s not about what you hold in your hand, but what you hold in your heart.Duncan, (to He-Man), Masters of the Universe: Revolution, S1.Ep2: Ascension
Just because you see a smile, don’t think you know what’s going on underneath. A smile is a valuable tool, my dear. It inspires your friends, keeps your enemies guessing, and ensures that no matter what comes your way, you’re the one in control.Alastor, (to Charlie), Hazbin Hotel, S1.Ep7: Hello Rosie!
I hate vacation friends. The whole point of going on vacation is to leave your friends behind, you don’t invite new ones in your life.Jane Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, S1.Ep3: First Vacation
The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. Every second is a little death.Paulina, Masters of the Air, S1.Ep4: Part Four
There is the truth, but there is always another truth that lives behind it.Christian Dior, The New Look, S1.Ep1: Just You Wait and See
Sometimes the weak can become stronger. Sometimes you just have to give them a chance.Zuko, (to Ozai), Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024), S1.Ep6: Masks
It is okay for family to disagree. Being a family who argues is more important than not being a family at all.Shaun Murphy, The Good Doctor, S7.Ep2: Skin in the Game
A human lifespan can last 85 years, or more, if they are lucky. It might seem long to humans, but when compared to the age of Planet Earth, a human life would only be 141 seconds long. That is why it is important for them to live the best life they can, to be the best human they can, every day. And appreciate the seconds they have with one another.Harry Vanderspeigle, Resident Alien, S3.Ep3: 141 Seconds
It’s just pain. All you can do is carry it. But it’s heavy. And the more you deny it, the more you run from it, the heavier it gets. If you don’t make peace with it, it will crush you.Riz, (to John), Halo, S2.Ep5: Aleria
In a world where most people are dead, the living can continue to bump into each other.Jadis Stokes, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, S1.Ep2: Gone
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Enemies are everywhere and friends nowhere. To show your true heart is to risk your life.Toda Mariko, (to John), Shogun, S1.Ep3: Tomorrow Is Tomorrow
Being a sniper is more than just looking through a scope. It’s about patience. Reading the environment. And knowing when you’ve got eyes on you.Crosshair, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, S3.Ep5: Rampage
You gotta be good at putting things in different boxes when you’re an astronaut. Put it in a box, shut it, be able to not worry about it. And deal with something else in a different box.Jo Ericsson, (to Alice), Constellation, S1.Ep5: Five Miles Out, the Sound Is Clearest
People either survive in the jungle or exist in the zoo. Few recognize the significance of the paradoxical reconciliation of the two.Stanley Johnston, The Gentlemen, S1.Ep1: Refined Aggression
Apologies, when heartfelt, matter. Because that is how the heart is built. It wants to forgive.Truman Capote, Feud, S2.Ep8: Phantasm Forgiveness
A word of advice in your time of mourning. Grief can make us act rashly. You should resist those impulses.Shinzo Tozawa, (to Hayama), Tokyo Vice, S2.Ep7: The War at Home
No one is proposing an invasion. No one. This is an expression of peace and love towards our countrymen across the border.Elena Vernham, (to Laskin), The Regime, S1.Ep3: The Heroes' Banquet
It is human nature to crave connection, as it is also mutant nature to be heard, seen, to feel another soul finally seeing yours. Connection is a fragile treasure. One we sacrifice so much to maintain.Ororo Munroe, X-Men '97, S1.Ep2: Mutant Liberation Begins
Arriving is not the end of the journey. It is just the beginning.Maxine Simmons, (to Evelyn), Palm Royale, S1.Ep3: Maxine's Like a Dellacorte
In order to fight power, sometimes you have to embrace power.Mike Evans, (to Ye Wenjie), 3 Body Problem, S1.Ep4: Our Lord
It doesn’t matter if you’re a superhero or an ordinary Joe. Relationships aren’t easy.Art Rosenbaum, (to Mark), Invincible, S2.Ep6: It's Not That Simple
Tom Ripley: I think I’d rather hang myself than buy a refrigerator.
Dickie Greenleaf: And why is that?
Tom Ripley: Well, because first, it’s a refrigerator. Then it’s, “Well, we may as well stay put because it’s so hard to move, and since we’re staying put, we may as well get a sofa and other stuff too hard to move, and a mortgage while we’re at it.” And before you know it, you’re old, and you haven’t gone anywhere, and then you die, and it all began with counting ice trays.Tom Ripley, Ripley, S1.Ep3: III SOMMERSO
What is the ultimate weapon of mass destruction? Time. Time is the apex predator. And in the event of an incident, time is the weapon with which we will defeat all of our enemies. That is how we will win the great game of capitalism. Not by outfighting anyone, but by outliving them.Bud Askins, Fallout, S1.Ep8: The Beginning
Some people run away by packing their bags. Others run away by standing in the same place for too long.Martha Scott, Baby Reindeer, S1.Ep1
There’s two kinds of women: those who know it’s their responsibility to lift others up, and those who hate the ones they’ll never get to be.Siobhan Corbyn, American Horror Story, S12.Ep8: Little Gold Man
If you punish yourself, everywhere becomes Hell.Edwin Paine, (to Simon), Dead Boy Detectives, S1.Ep7: The Case of the Very Long Stairway
A slogan is an empty suit. Anyone can wear it.Sofia Mori, The Sympathizer, S1.Ep3: Love It or Leave It
Lyn: Fear is my ally, not yours.
Barriss Offee: You choose your allies poorly.Barriss Offee, Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, S1.Ep6: The Way Out
Endings are a strange thing. You know it’s coming and yet, everything ends.John Sugar, Sugar, S1.Ep8: Farewell
A puppet is just a bag of glue and fur until someone sticks their hand up its ass.Vincent Anderson, (to Jerry), Eric, S1.Ep4
The relationships we choose are stronger than the ones we’re born into.Rebecca 'Bear' Walker, Sweet Tooth, S3.Ep4: Beyond the Sea
A conviction puts the whole family in prison. Whether you’re inside dreaming about your people on the outside, or outside praying for your people in, nobody escapes.Mike McLusky, Mayor of Kingstown, S3.Ep2: Guts
Destiny is not decided for you by an anonymous Force. You get to make a choice.Aniseya, (to Osha), The Acolyte, S1.Ep3: Destiny
No world can be perfect, but we have to choose to make our life as great as it can be.Amanda Lucas, (to Jason), Dark Matter, S1.Ep7: In the Fires of Dead Stars
It is one thing to follow the rules. But if you want to win the game, you must lead it.Lady Danbury, Bridgerton, S3.Ep6: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
You have no idea what you’re doing, and therefore, you’re invincible.Andrea Terry, The Bear, S3.Ep10: Forever
Shame is something that you put on yourself. It’s self-absorbed, self-centered. Guilt is more about owning and feeling the pain that you cause others.Raymond Horgan, (to Rusty), Presumed Innocent, S1.Ep4: The Burden
Tales take on a life of their own, like weeds. Unless they are tended.Larys Strong, House of the Dragon, S2.Ep3: The Burning Mill
The truth is America is not a democracy. The word “democracy” makes people feel safe. But the founders never trusted the masses, because the truth is, the masses are f***ing stupid. Anyone who owns a “Live, Laugh, Love” mug shouldn’t have a say in how a country is run. People are a labor force that need a kind, but firm hand. There are no nations. There’s Apple, Exxon and Berkshire Hathaway.Victoria Neuman, The Boys, S4.Ep6: Dirty Business
Thrones may be inherited, but kings are made.King Canute, (to Edward), Vikings: Valhalla, S3.Ep4: The End of Jomsborg
You don’t bend with the world when it goes bad. You push back.Batman, (to Dent), Batman: Caped Crusader, S1.Ep10: Savage Night
Luther Hargreeves: What’s with you? You’ve barely said a word, Five. When does that ever happen?
Number Five: It’s called thinking, Luther. You should try it sometime.Number Five, The Umbrella Academy, S4.Ep6: End of the Beginning
Knowledge is power. If you understand something, it can never truly control you.Malcolm Lee, (to Kenta), Terminator Zero, S1.Ep1: Model 101
There’s no point in trying not to fall. You always fall. But the trick is you get up, you dust yourself off, and make sure you don’t become dust.Sazz Pataki, Only Murders in the Building, S4.Ep2: Gates of Heaven
They can take your power, but they can’t take your knowledge.Agatha Harkness, (to Jen), Agatha All Along, S1.Ep3: Through Many Miles / Of Tricks and Trials
It is not strength that overcomes darkness, but light. Armies may rise, hearts may fail, yet still, light endures, and is mightier than strength. For in its presence, all darkness must flee.Celebrimbor, (to Galadriel), The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, S2.Ep7: Doomed to Die
If more people said out loud what they like, what they don’t like, they’d realize it’s totally normal, and they’d carry around a lot less shame.Joanne, Nobody Wants This, S1.Ep2: A Shiksa Walks Into a Temple
Standing together, even when it’s hard. But also knowing that sometimes, people need more support than one person can give. That’s love, darling.Aunt Diane, (to Nick), Heartstopper, S3.Ep2: Home
How’s anyone supposed to know your worth unless you tell them.Oswald Cobblepot, (to Vic), The Penguin, S1.Ep3: Bliss
Anyone can be the majority. It just depends how you draw the line.Dolours Price, Say Nothing, S1.Ep3: I'll Be Seeing You
The key to being a good host is knowing everything about your guests.Ed Ramsey, Cross, S1.Ep5: What Happens at Ramsey's
There’s always gonna be some kind of drama. You can’t control that. You can only control how you handle it.Daniel LaRusso, (to Samantha), Cobra Kai, S6.Ep10: Eunjangdo
Knowledge is a paradox. The more one understands, the more one realizes the vastness of his ignorance.Viktor, Arcane, S2.Ep6: The Message Hidden Within the Pattern
The only thing worse than getting hit was choosing to stay down.Fatty Choi, Interior Chinatown, S1.Ep3: Tech Guy
Delivering the perfect face means nothing if no one is here to see it.Blaise Powell, (to Cece), Cruel Intentions, S1.Ep3: Gamma
When the Romans could no longer find enough Romans to run their empire, Greatest empire the world has ever known, they started hiring foreigners. The rest is history. Decline and fall.Timothy Winthrop, The Day of the Jackal, S1.Ep7
No one can take your power away from you unless you let them.Desmond Hart, Dune: Prophecy, S1.Ep4: Twice Born
When you fall, when you really fall, you never know how far it is. After a while, it feels like flying. Then you hit the ground.Martian, The Agency, S1.Ep4: Quarterback Blitz
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