Quotes / Halo 2

"You are one of our most treasured instruments. Long have you led your fleet with honor and distinction. But your inability to safeguard Halo was a colossal failure."

—Prophet of Truth, "The Heretic"

"Chief, get inside, gear up. We're taking this fight to the surface."

—Commander Keyes, "Cairo Station"

Cortana: The message just repeats. "Regret, Regret, Regret".
Keyes: Catchy. Any idea what it means?
Johnson: Dear humanity: We regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!
Pilots: Ooh-rah!
Cortana: Regret is a name, Sergeant. The name of one of the Covenant's religious leaders, a Prophet. He's on that carrier, and he's calling for help.

—"Outskirts"

"I've been analyzing the Covenant tactical chatter. They're surprised, confused... I don't think they expected us to be here. Not you and me... all of us. Humanity, on Earth. Odd, I know, but it does help explain why they came here with such a small fleet."

—Cortana, "Outskirts"

"Oh, I know what the ladies like."

—Sergeant Johnson, "Metropolis"

"The Taming of the Hunters, the Grunt Rebellion - were it not for the Arbiters, the Covenant would have broken long ago!"

—Prophet of Mercy, "The Arbiter"

"Halo's destruction was your error, and you rightly bear the blame. But the Council was... overzealous. We know you are no heretic. This is the true face of heresy, one who would subvert our faith and incite rebellion against the High Council."

—Prophet of Truth, "The Arbiter"

"The Elites are blind, Arbiter... but I will make them see."

—Sesa 'Refumee, "The Oracle"

"In a gesture of peace and reconciliation, the Prophets promised to find the means of the Forerunners' transcendence, and to share this knowledge with the Elites. The Elites promised to defend the Prophets as they searched. A simple arrangement, that has become our binding Covenant!"

—Hologram of the Prophet of Regret, "Delta Halo"

"This is not your grave... But you are welcome in it."

—Gravemind, "Regret"

"The parasite is not to be trifled with. I hope you know what you are doing."

—Rtas 'Vadumee, "Quarantine Zone"

"I? I am a monument to all your sins"

—Gravemind, "Gravemind"

"You will search one likely spot, and you will search another. Fate had us meet as foes, but this ring will make us...brothers."

—Gravemind, "Gravemind"

"I knew the Covenant were good at re-purposing Forerunner technology, but this is amazing... They've been using the Forerunner ship's engines as an energy source for the city. The ship isn't so much launching as it is disengaging; uncoupling itself from High Charity's power grid - Stopping Truth, that's all that matters!"

—Cortana, "High Charity"

The Arbiter: Tartarus... The Prophets have betrayed us.
Tartarus:...No Arbiter, the Great Journey has begun. And the Brutes, not the Elites, shall be the Prophet's escorts.

— "The Great Journey"

...And we can not forget the Cliffhanger:

"Sir. Finishing this fight."

—Master Chief, "The Great Journey"