Bruce Wayne Quotes

“«I realize there are a lot of things I haven't shared with you.»
«That's because you don't trust me, father.»
«I didn't trust you, Damian, do you really think you'd be standing here--my life's most safeguarded secrets accessible?»
«Sometimes I think your secrets have secrets»”
― Peter J. Tomasi

“[At his parents' graves] I've brought a young man -- a boy, actually -- to stay at the house. He's … lost his parents at roughly the same age that I … That I lost you. I don't know what will happen. I don't see myself as any sort of father figure. But … I think I can make a difference in his life.”
― Jeph Loeb, Batman: Dark Victory

“He does not provide solace from pain.
He cannot give you hope for the eternal.
He cannot comfort you for the love you lost.
God blesses your soul with grace.
Batman punches people in the face.
- Bruce Wayne”
― Tom King, Batman, Vol. 8: Cold Days

“I Wear A Mask. And That Mask, It’s Not To Hide Who I Am, But To Create What I Am.”
― Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso's

“I couldn’t handle the sudden rush of emotions. You couldn’t handle any emotions. We made quite the pair.”
― Ariel Thomas, DCU Halloween Special '09 (2009) #1

“The old moves come back. Dick always went off-book. Jason hated practicing them. But Tim… he loved it. The teamwork. We had each other’s backs.”
― Chip Zdarsky, Batman (2016-) #130

“Tim is the best Robin, but Damian is probably more fun to write. I’d say that Tim’s role is partner to Batman while Damian’s role is that of a son who needs guidance, and the role of Robin is a way of doing that. Tim no longer needs Batman’s guidance, he’s just a damned good partner.”
― Chip Zdarsky

“One thing Batman taught me. Don't fight when a nice "Later, dork" will do. Sigh. But then again, Batman has fought every friend and ally at least once...his and Superman's fights are their versions of getting a beer and talking about sports.”
― Tim Seeley, Nightwing, Vol. 1: Better than Batman

“Dick. I didn't fall. I jumped. I jumped because I knew you'd catch me.”
― Tim Seeley, Nightwing, Vol. 1: Better than Batman

“I am one hundred percent confident that you will screw up, Robin. You'll jump to conclusions. You'll make mistakes. You're bound to fail spectacularly, at least once. I didn't ask you to be Robin because I wanted someone perfect. I wanted someone who can do their best. Who can learn from their mistakes. Someone who makes me a better person just by being them. So tell me...is that you, Jason?”
― Scott Lobdell, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: Dark Trinity

“Alfred, when it happened with Mother and Father, how did you help me?

Master Bruce, with all due respect, each night you leave this perfectly lovely house and go leaping off buildings dressed as a giant bat. Do you really think I helped you?”
― Tom King, Batman, Vol. 1: I Am Gotham

“Bruce can never quite reconcile himself to the fact that all the best and worst parts of his life are so hopelessly tangled together that they’re functionally inseparable. He can never have the good without the bad.”
― shoalsea, Into the Brighter Night

“I think of Dick, Tim… Jason… Damian. Legacy. My sons. Can’t move, body’s giving out. This is a good death, isn’t it? In this place. With all these memories.”
― Chip Zdarsky, Batman (2016-) #127

“Strange's sessions. What he saw in Batman...the grief...the fear...the manipulation...and ego. The final monster. He said it again and again. Strange's take--his lens on Batman. In his mind, the biggest fault behind Batman is ego. And the ego that drives him would come from a child.

But Strange got it wrong. He read the book, but he didn't understand. All the monstrous faults he saw in Batman--they're not faults. They're fuel.”
― Steve Orlando, Batman: Night of the Monster Men

“You want to beat up on a kid, go enlist in the G.C.P.D. like every other bully in this city.”
― Scott Lobdell, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: Dark Trinity

“Sometimes you just have to give people a chance, Jason. They'll usually surprise you.”
― Scott Lobdell, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: Dark Trinity

“So fight, Harvey. Because maybe Two-Face is right. Maybe he IS stronger. Maybe we're ALL uglier inside than I want to admit. Maybe it's our natural state. But if that's true...we just have to fight harder. I was wrong to try to win that fight for you. Because the hard truth is that there is no winning it. Not for you or me, or anyone, ever. That's what your trip showed me. All I can do is tell you that when I look at you, I still see someone I believe in, and as long as you fight, I will fight beside you. Always.”
― Scott Snyder, All-Star Batman, Volume 1: My Own Worst Enemy

“You are who he made. Fine. And I'm whatever the horrors of my life made me. Fine. All our sins, our earned tragedies, all of it. All that damn pain. It's all here with us. It is us. And I'm sure it's all meaningful or hilarious or philosophical or deep or something or everything. We could spend our whole lives mired in the complexities. But really, compared to us--compared to you and me--what we have, or could have...all that pain we have...honestly Who cares?”
― Tom King, Batman, Vol. 4: The War of Jokes and Riddles

“Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.”
― Christopher Nolan

“Now hit the showers. Take your time. Come up with other reasons your a terrible person and I'll shoot those arguments down when you get back.”
― Bill Willingham, Robin (1993-2009) #123 (Robin