"There cannot be any 'story' without a fall - all stories are ultimately about the fall - at least not for human minds as we know them and have them.."
—J.R.R. Tolkien
"Yes, you should feel honored. I took this job because it was you. Contrary to what you think, I'm quite pleased that Batman took Dick in after we died. You were planning to take him in, raise him like he was your son, just like you'd always hoped he'd be. The only miscalculation you had is that Marie Lloyd wasn't there. Yes, I know my wife changed her name when she married me. It made it easier to hide from the police; after all, her crime spree in Paris was because of you."
—Slade, John Grayson confronts Mary's ex-boyfriend for stalking Dick Grayson after the Flying Graysons died.
"Knights were more like thugs than brave men that rescued damsels in distress. Chivalry was created to keep them in check so they wouldn't terrorize the peasants. They were men that went to war, seeking honor and glory. The path of chivalry was more than one path, it was whatever the knight thought was good and honorable, and that can be anything at all,"
—Slade, Slade discussing his mercenary job with his daughter Rachel Grayson.
"Some places just have a hunger about them. You either feed them what they want or you stay far, far away. I'm going to give Jump City what it wants: a worthy nemesis for the Teen Titans."
—Slade, Slade to his assistant Alex Peabody regarding himself and the Teen Titans.
"You're no threat to me, Robin; you still have much to learn. About me. About what made me who I am. And about you. It seems the game is over before it even begins."
—Slade, John Grayson as Slade meets Robin for the first time.
"If you believe a thing hard enough, it's true."
—John Grayson
"Do better, General Suarez, or this could be you!"
—Slade, Slade to General Suarez after Slade executed President Molina, giving General Suarez control of San Miguel.
"Why haven't you asked me to be your apprentice?"
"That's not what I want from you Calvin; you don't have the stomach for what I have to do. I'm fighting the Court of Owls; all you've done is run away!"
—John Grayson, Calvin Rose and John Grayson discuss the Court of Owls.
