M E M O R A B L E Q U O T E S
"I must have seemed the answer to your prayers, huh, Scott? A dream--or perhaps, a nightmare--come true."
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 170
"Before coming North, I was a commercial pilot, 747's, the big tie. My last flight was a long haul into San Francisco. We ran into a freak storm, lost an engine, barely made it home. As we touched down, the wing collapsed. We crashed. There was an explosion, fire all around me, screams--so many screams--I don't remember the details. I don't want to. Everybody died but me. I wasn't even scratched."
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 171
"Scott. Just precisely who are these people...and what the blazes have you gotten me into?"
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 173
"As a kid, I fantasized about soaring to the stars, but I never imagined I'd actually see it happen."
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 174
"You look so sad, Scott--been talking to ghosts? I do, from time to time, can't really help myself. The people from my flight. I try to explain, to apologize. Occasionally, I scream. So many dead. Even though it wasn't my fault, I blame myself. I can't forget--but I also can't let them control my life."
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 174
"I behold your face--and see Jean Grey--Phoenix--and my own damnation."
--Mastermind, Uncanny X-Men 175
"Pity I didn't turn out to be Phoenix--like Mastermind made you all believe--then I could simply fly us to safety."
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 176
"You forget, Sweetheart, I'm the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed nearly 400 people. I know more than my fair share about death and resurrection--and nightmares...and miracles."
--Uncanny X-Men 176
"You know, Scott, you're not just an X-Men anymore. You've taken on other responsibilities--and it isn't a question of choosing between them, either. You did that when you said, 'I do.'"
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-men 197
"This is your fault! We were happy. We were a family... Until you came back! Why did you have to ruin everything? Why couldn't you have stayed dead!"
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 240
"I wont be ruled by you! I wont be condemned by you!"
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 241
"Surprise, it appears your devices have limits and I don't."
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 241
"Where were you Scott, the night I really needed you...When the Marauders kidnapped my son, gunned me down and left me for dead?!"
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 242
"Men, Boys... X or otherwise...are still just pawns to you, aren't they, Jeannie?"
--Madelyne Pryor, X-Man 25
"When I met Scott and entered his life...one where he and his beloved X-Men would routinely risk their lives for this hateful planet...I was terrified. I tried not to show it, but with each crazy event, I wanted to run away screaming."
--Madelyne Pryor, Cable 44
"But I loved him so, your father. I was brave for him. When we married...I was...It was the happiest day. And then we had you. My son! We were a couple and baby makes three...here in Alaska. Away from the madness."
--Madelyne Pryor, Cable 44
"Foolish girl. The Goblin Queen claims but one child as her own...AND HE IS NOT YOU!"
--Madelyne Pryor, Excalibur 6
"But then, you all returned...materializing in France, for heaven's sake...and Kitty phoned, you phoned, almost everyone called to see how I was. Except my husband. Not a word, not a peep...he had more important things on his minds."
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 201
"...To echo Martin Luther King...A world where people are judged by the content of their character, not by race, or color, or powers. We're all human beings. Why can't we all be treated like it?"
--Madelyne Pryor, Uncanny X-Men 227