"This is the truth learned: That being Moon Knight is not a curse...nor a state of penance. It is simply who and what he was always meant to be."
— Moon Knight #35, 1983
Bushman: What the—?! Moon Knight again— but it can't be! You're dead!
Moon Knight: I died in the tomb, Bushman? Remember? You can't kill me — nothing can!
"I am vengeance! I am justice! I am Marc Spector! I am Steven Grant! I'm Jake Lockley! I am—hoping that my meds kick in so that I am only one person at a time!"
— Marvel Super Heroes What The—?!: Shadowland Promo
"I dress up as an obscure moon-god and strike fear in the hearts of men. Did you really think I was normal? Do you really think that any of us... any of the costumes are normal? We're all crazy. But we're the exact kind of crazy the world needs. The exact kind."
— Moon Knight explaining to Buck Lime why he doesn't want the voices in his head "fixed." (Moon Knight #7, 2011)
"Mercenary Marc Spector died in Egypt, under the statue of the ancient deity Khonshu. He returned to life in the shadow of the moon god, and wore his aspect to fight crime for his own redemption. He went completely insane, and disappeared. This is what happened next."
— Moon Knight #1, 2014
"I've died before. It was boring, so I stood up."
— "Mister Knight" succinctly explains his origin (Moon Knight #1, 2014)
"Why can't I hit you?"
"I'm not real."
— Moon Knight delivers the best line of Warren Ellis's run (Moon Knight #2, 2014)
"What the hell are you supposed to be?"
(one asskicking later)
"The one you see coming."
— Moon Knight (Moon Knight #5, 2014)
"Listen. Where you're going? Tell your friends. Tell everyone you meet. You tell them all. When you see me coming...RUN."
— Moon Knight (Moon Knight #5, 2014)
"Let me tell you a thing about Black Spectre. He really just wanted to be loved. He wanted his dad and his wife to love him. Wanted his crew to love him. Wanted the whole city to love him. I don't know you. Let me tell you a thing about me. People who love me suffer and die. I never wanted to be loved. That's why I always win."
— Moon Knight (Moon Knight #6, 2014)
"I'm here. We are dealing with an invasion of Immortals from another dimension, and we are on the clock people. Let's rock."
— Mr. Knight explaining the plot of Lemire's post-Secret Wars run. (Moon Knight #2, 2016)
"Here's the thing, Hawley... you've never seen anything like what's in my head. I'm not even talking about my mental illness. I'm sure that something like Dissociative Identity Disorder is old hat for you. After all, you're sharing space in someone's mind. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING NEW.
"YOU, WHO HAVE TOUCHED ANY NUMBER OF MINDS... HOW DOES IT FEEL TO TOUCH THE TRULY ALIEN? THE UNIVERSE IS COMPOSED ALMOST ENTIRELY OF DARKNESS, HAWLEY. IT'S THE DEFAULT STATE. AN UNCARING, INDIFFERENT NOTHING. COLD. IMPENETRABLE. LITTLE WONDER, THEN, WHEN EARLY MAN LOOKED UP FROM THE TERRIFYING DARKNESS OF NIGHT, BESET BY PREDATORS AND WORSE, AND SAW LIGHT... THEY WORSHIPPED IT AS A GOD. MINE IS THE COLD FIRE OF THE MOON. MINE IS THE TIDAL PULL ON THE SALT-BLOOD BEATING THROUGH YOUR HEART. MINE IS THE SILVER MADNESS THAT ILLUMINATES BUT DOES NOT WARM. COME AND WORSHIP.
"MY BRAIN IS MOON-SILVERED, LUNATIC, CRATERED WITH A GOD'S FINGERPRINTS. THE DEEP STRUCTURES OF MY MIND HAVE BEEN IRREVERSIBLY CHANGED BY COMMUNION WITH AN ULTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE. THIS IS MY POISONED GROUND. THIS IS MY TEMPLE.
"BUT I TAKE MY WEAKNESSES AND TURN THEM TO MY ADVANTAGE. I TAKE MY SCARS... AND MAKE OF THEM MY WEAPONS.
"SELAH."
— Moon Knight demonstrating why his mind is hell for psychics (Moon Knight #2, 2021)
"I can't tell the difference between my waking life and dreams."
—Steven Grant as played by Oscar Isaac, Moon Knight (2022)
"To the people I protect, this is a place of safety. But for you, it's a place of punishment. This is my place of power. This is my temple. This is the Midnight Mission. Be welcome. Be welcome, supplicants."
—Moon Knight introduces the Midnight Mission to Grand Mal and Nemean (Moon Knight #17, 2023)
