The Witcher Quotes
“The Witcher” quotes are one of the many fun things to enjoy with the fantasy series. Not familiar with the series? Then consider checking it out if you are into medieval dark fantasy works with plenty of action. “The Witcher” series has plenty to offer, from its books to its TV series. While there are plenty of great things about the fantasy series, what makes any series memorable are the different quotes you can get. “The Witcher” quotes have all kinds of range from multiple characters befitting of the medieval theme. When it comes to finding the best “The Witcher” quotes, there is plenty to list.
Top 10 Geralt of Rivia Quotes in The Witcher Series
- “Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it’s all the same.”
– Geralt of Rivia to Stregobor, Season 1, Episode1: The End’s Beginning - “If I have to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
– Geralt of Rivia to Stregobor, Season 1, Episode1: The End’s Beginning - “Sometimes there’s monsters, sometimes there’s money. Rarely both. That’s the life.”
– Season 1, Episode 2: Four Marks - “Chaos is the same as it’s always been. Humans just adapted better.”
– Season 1, Episode 2: Four Marks - “Destiny… helps people believe there’s an order to this. There isn’t. But a promise made must be honored. As true for a commoner… as it is for a queen.”
– Geralt of Rivia to Queen Calanthe, Season 1 Episode 4: Of Banquets, Bastards And Burials - “I need no one. And the last thing I want is someone needing me.”
– Season 1 Episode 4: Of Banquets, Bastards And Burials - “A dynasty can’t survive on arrogance alone.”
– Geralt of Rivia to Queen Calanthe, Season 1 Episode 7: Before a Fall - “Wizards are all the same. You talk nonsense while making wise and meaningful faces.”
– Geralt of Rivia to Stregobor, Season 1, Episode1: The End’s Beginning - “Every time I’m near you, Yennefer, I say more in five minutes than I’ve said in weeks. And I always regret it.”
– Geralt of Rivia to Yennefer of Vengerberg Season 1 Episode 6: Rare Species - “No treasure is worth dying for.”
– Season 1 Episode 6: Rare Species
Other Top The Witcher Quotes From The Series
- “They took my choice. I want it back.”
– Yennefer of Vengerberg to Geralt of Rivia, Season 1, Episode 6: Rare Species - “Whatever you lack in talent, you make up for in confidence.”
– Yennefer of Vengerberg, Season 1, Episode 7: Before a Fall - “In the face of the inevitable, good leaders should always choose mercy. In the future, you will be wise to do the same.”
– Queen Calanthe to Cirilla, Season 1, Episode 1: The End’s Beginning - “Respect Doesn’t Make History.”
– Jaskier, Season 1, Episode 2: Four Marks - “Rewriting history with the stories we tell, the songs we sing about our own triumphs, it’s what we do.”
– Istredd, Season 1, Episode 2: Four Marks - “I bow to no law made by men who never bore a child!”
– Queen Calanthe, Season 1, Episode 4: Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials - “Nobody smart plays fair.”
– Yennefer of Vengerberg, Season 1, Episode 5: Bottled Appetites - “There is no conjuring something from nothing. There is a give and a take.”
– Tissaia de Vries, Season 1, Episode 2: Four Marks - “As in life, it is impossible always to be fully prepared for battle. Keep your sword close, and keep moving.”
– Queen Calanthe, Season 1, Episode 1: The End’s Beginning - “Pretty ballads hide bastard truths.”
– Eist Tuirseach, Season 1, Episode 1: The End’s Beginning - “There is not a person alive that does not look into the mirror and see some deformity. Except for us. We remake ourselves on our terms. The world has no say in it.”
– Tissaia de Vries to Yennefer, Season 1, Episode 3: Betrayer Moon - “Sometimes a flower is just a flower, and the best thing it can do for us is to die.”
– Tissaia de Vries, Season 1, Episode 2: Four Marks - “A life holding dustpans while you brush off forgotten bones? That’s not destiny. It’s slow suicide.”
– Yennefer of Vengerberg to Istredd, Season 1, Episode 3: Betrayer Moon - “You can’t outrun destiny just because you’re terrified of it.”
– Mousesack, Season 1, Episode 4: Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials - “Destiny is just the embodiment of the soul’s desire to grow.”
– Jaskier, Season 1, Episode 5: Bottled Appetites - “Think for yourselves. It’ll save you a lifetime of heartbreak.”
– Yennefer of Vengerberg, Season 1, Episode 7: Before a Fall - “I’m supposed to be going towards someone, but instead, I’m running from someone else.”
– Ciri, Season 1, Episode 2: Four Marks - “We have to cling to something. If we don’t, the world descends into chaos.”
– Visenna, Season 1, Episode 8: Much More - “People linked by destiny will always find each other.”
– Visenna, Season 1, Episode 8: Much More - ” States rise and fall like the tide. Nothing new.”
– Geralt of Rivia, Season 1 Episode 6: Rare Species - “A true man would state his desires.”
– Yennefer of Vengerberg, Season 1, Episode 3: Betrayer Moon - “Chaos is the most dangerous thing in this world. It is all around us all the time. Volatile and powerful.”
– Tissaia de Vries, Season 1, Episode 2: Four Marks - “For all it brightens, love casts long shadows. I envy you. To live… and never have to fall in love.”
– King Foltest to Geralt of Rivia, Season 1, Episode 3: Betrayer Moon - “There is a vortex of fate around all of us, Geralt, growing with each and every one of our choices, drawing our destinies in closer.”
– Triss Merigold, Season 1, Episode 3: Betrayer Moon - “I’m sorry you didn’t have a life. But if truth be told, you’re not missing much. I know it’s easy for me to say with warm breath in my lungs, and you with nothing. Still, what would you have had? Parents? Well, they’re the ones who wrote your last act, so not much lost there. Friends? Most likely fair weather. Lovers? Fun for a bit, I’ll admit, but all eventually disappoint. And let’s face it, you’re a girl. Your mother was right about one thing. We’re just vessels. And even when we’re told we’re special, as I was, as you would’ve been, we’re still just vessels, for them to take, and take, until we’re empty, and alone. So, count yourself lucky. You’ve cheated the game and won without even knowing it.”
– Yennefer of Vengerberg to a dead baby, Season 1, Episode 4: Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials
Funny The Witcher Quotes
True, there’s a lot of grim or cynical quotes involved in the series. But, it does not mean it doesn’t have its funny moments. Here’s a few humurous quotes to have fun with:
- “Doesn’t rhyme. All good predictions rhyme
– Geralt of Rivia to Stregobor, Season 1, Episode1: The End’s Beginning - “White hair… big, old loner, two very… very scary-looking swords. I know who you are. You’re the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. Called it”
– Jaskier to Geralt of Rivia, Season 1, Episode 4: Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials - “You have the most incredible neck. It’s like a sexy goose.”
– Jaskier to Véa, Season 1 Episode 6: Rare Species - Jaskier: I won’t be but silent back-up. Look, I heard your note, and, yes, you’re right, maybe real adventures would make better stories. And you, sir, smell chock-full of them. Amongst other things. I mean, what is that? Is that onion? It doesn’t matter. Whatever it is, you smell of death and destiny. Heroics and heartbreak.
Geralt: It’s onion.
– Season 1, Episode 2: Four Marks - “It’s like ordering a pie and finding it has no filling.”
– Geralt of Rivia to Jaskier, Season 1, Episode 5: Bottled Appetites
Top Quotes from the The Witcher Spinoff Nightmare Of The Wolf
Aside from the TV series currently available on Netflix, “The Witcher” also got itself a spinoff film. It made its debut this year and is titled ” The Witcher : Nightmare Of The Wolf.” Just like the series, the film dished out some interesting quotes. These are just some of them:
- “We were created to kill creatures like these, not to make them.”
– Vesemir to Deglan - “Because You’re Different And Killing Is Easier Than Tolerating.”
– Illyana - “So trade my debt to a master I hate with a debt to one that I love”
– Vesemir - “Only Way People Like Us Survive Is To Dream Of Ourselves As Something Else.”
– Illyana - “Fear And Ignorance Are Good Business.”
– Deglan - “Some things are beyond cost.”
– Vesemir - “Truth Is No Illusion. There’s No Getting Away From It.”
– Kitsu - “Make Em Witchers. Make Em Somethin’ More. To Better Men.”
– Deglan - “You all imagine there are better fates for you out there in the world. But out there, you have nothing. But here, we offer strength. Purpose. Respect. A chance at surviving the very horrors waiting out there. If you don’t want that, then this is wasted on you.”
– Vesemir - “The only thing keeping men from hunting us are the scarier beasts we keep away. Humans die quick, so they spend their lives fearing and hating. Ask the dwarves or your elf friend. Men will always need monsters. Now, so do we.”
–Deglan
Trailers for the Witcher
You can check out The Witcher now with its first season trailer and get into the hype of the second season trailer which has it fair share of cool quotes:
If you are also interested in the film, have a look at its trailer