Buffy Summers quotes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy

Looks like a job for Wiccan girl. What do you say, Will? Big-time danger.

Willow

Hey, I eat danger for breakfast.

Xander

But oddly enough, she panics in the face of breakfast foods.

Buffy

I can't let you stay because of me.

Willow

Actually, this isn't about you. Although I'm fond, don't get me wrong, of you. The other night, you know, being captured and all, facing off with Faith, things just kinda got clear. I mean, you've been fighting evil here for three years, and I've helped some, and now we're supposed to decide what we want to do with our lives. And I just realized that's what I want to do. Fight evil, help people. I mean, I-I think it's worth doing. And I don't think you do it because you have to. It's a good fight, Buffy, and I want in.

Buffy

I kind of love you.

Willow

And, besides, I have a shot at being a bad-ass Wicca, and what better place to learn?

Buffy

I feel the need for more sugar than the human body can handle.

Willow

Mochas?

Buffy

Yes please! [the two get up and walk away] It's weird. You look at something and you think you know exactly what you're seeing, and then you find out it's something else entirely.

Willow

Neat, huh?

Buffy

Sometimes it is.

Buffy

I always say patrol's not complete without a trip to the stinky sewers.

Angel

I'm sure I saw him come down here.

Buffy

Couldn't we just let this be the vamp that got away? We could say he was this big. [Holds hands apart to indicate size]

Buffy

You guys are going to have a prom. The kind of prom that everyone should have. I'm going to give you all a nice, fun, normal evening, if I have to kill every single person on the face of the earth to do it.

Xander

...Yay?

Willow

I'm going to miss her.

Buffy

Don't you hate her?

Willow

Yes, with a fiery vengeance. She picked on me for ten years. Vacuous tramp... It's like a sickness, Buffy. I'm missing everything. I miss P.E.!

Buffy

Thought I'd stop by.

Faith

Is he dead yet?

Buffy

He's not gonna die. It was a good try though. Your plan?

Faith

Uh-huh. Mayor got me the poison. He said it was wicked painful.

Buffy

There's a cure.

Faith

Damn. What is it?

Buffy

Your blood. As justice goes, it's not unpoetic, don't you think?

Faith

Come to get me? You gonna feed me to Angel? You know you're not gonna take me alive.

Buffy

Not a problem.

Faith

Well, look at you, all dressed up in big sister's clothes.

Buffy

You told me I was just like you. That I was holding it in.

Faith

Ready to cut loose?

Buffy

Try me.

Faith

Okay then. Give us a kiss.

Faith

You're not getting tired, are you? I'm just starting to feel it.

Buffy

Stick around.

Buffy

What's the matter, all that killing and you're afraid to die?

Faith

That's mine.

Buffy

You're about to get it back.

Faith

[panting] Man, I'm gonna miss this. [Buffy stabs Faith] [weakly] You did it. [Faith punches Buffy and panting] You killed me. Still won't help your boy, though. Should've been there, B. Quite a ride.

Cordelia

I personally don't think it's possible to come up with a crazier plan.

Oz

We attack the Mayor with hummus.

Cordelia

I stand corrected.

Oz

Just keeping things in perspective.

Cordelia

My point however is, crazy or not, it's pretty much the only plan. Besides, it's Buffy's, and she's Slay Gal, you know, Little Miss Likes-to-fight. So...

Xander

I think there was a 'yea' vote buried in there somewhere.

Angel

Well, he's not crazy about germs.

Cordelia

Of course. That's it! We'll attack him with germs!

Buffy

Great! We'll get him cornered, and then you can sneeze on him.

Cordelia

No! No. We'll get a container of Ebola virus, and... and, um... or -- it doesn't even have to be real. We could just get a box that says "Ebola" on it, and, um... [snaps her fingers] chase him. [everyone is silent] ...With the box.

Xander

I'm starting to lean towards the hummus offensive.

Oz

He'll never see it coming.

Wesley

I'm not here for the council. Just tell me how I can help.

Cordelia

That is so classy! Isn't he just so classy?

Buffy

It's a start.

Wesley

So there is something I can do? Besides scream like a woman.

Mayor Wilkins

Well, what a day this is! Special day. Today is our centennial, the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of Sunnydale, and I know what that mean to all you kids: not a darn thing. Because today something much more important happens. Today you all graduate from high school. Today all the pain, all the work, all the excitement is finally over. And what's a hundred years of history compared to that? You know what, kids?

Buffy

Oh my God. He's going to do the entire speech.

Willow

Man, just ascend already.

Buffy

Evil!

Mayor Wilkins

... for all of you it may be that there is a place in Sunnydale's history, whether you like it or not. It's been a long road getting here. For you. For Sunnydale. There was been achievement, joy, good times. And there has been grief. There's been loss. Some people who should be here today... aren't. But we are. Journeys end. And what is a journey? Is it just.. distance travelled? Time spent? No. It's what happens on the way, it's the things that shape you. At the end of the journey you're not the same. Today is about change. Graduation doesn't just mean your circumstances change, it means you do. You ascend... to a higher level. Nothing will ever be the same. Nothing.

Mayor Wilkins

It has begun. My destiny. It's a little sooner than I expected. I had this whole section on civic pride. But I guess we'll just skip to the big finish!

Oz

Guys. Take a moment to deal with this. We survived.

Buffy

It was a hell of a battle.

Oz

Not the battle. High School.

Buffy

Who's gonna look after him?

Faith

It's a she. And aren't these things supposed to take care of themselves?

Buffy

A higher power guiding us?

Faith

Pretty sure that's not what I meant.

Buffy

There's something I'm supposed to be doing.

Faith

Oh, yeah. Miles to go. Little Miss Muffet counting down from 7-3-0.

Buffy

Great. Riddles.

Faith

Sorry. It's my head. A lot of new stuff. They're never gonna fix this, are they?

Buffy

What about you?

Faith

Scar tissue. It fades. It all fades. You want to know the deal? Human weakness. It never goes away. Even his.

Buffy

Is this your mind or mine?

Faith

Beats me. Getting towards that time.

Buffy

How are you gonna fit all this stuff?

Faith

Not gonna. It's yours.

Buffy

Oh, I can't use all of this.

Faith

Just take what you need. You ready?

Principal Snyder

Congratulations to the Class of 1999. You all proved more less adequate. This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet. Spit out that gum. Please welcome our distinguished guest speaker, Richard Wilkins III. I saw that gesture. You see me after graduation.

Willow

Am I late? Did we fight?

Mayor Wilkins

[clears throat] Well. What a day this is. A special day. Today is our centennial, the 100th anniversary of the founding of Sunnydale, and I know what that mean to all you kids. Not a darn thing. 'Cause today, something much more important happens. Today, you all graduate from high school. Today, all the pain, all the work, all the excitement is finally over. Now, what's 100 years of history compared to that? Do you know what, kids?

Buffy

Oh, my God. He's going to do the entire speech.

Willow

Man, just ascend already.

Buffy

Evil.

Mayor Wilkins

Maybe the two things connect. Maybe you have a place in Sunnydale's history, whether you like it or not. It's been a long road getting here, for you, for Sunnydale. There's been achievement, joy, good times. And there's been grief. There's been loss. Some people who should be here today... aren't. But we are. Journey's end. And what is a journey? Is it just... distance traveled? Time spent? No. It's what happens on the way. It's the things that shape you. At the end of the journey, you're not the same. Today is about change. Graduation doesn't just mean your circumstances change. It means you do. You ascent to a higher level. Nothing will ever be the same. Nothing.

Mayor Wilkins

And so, as we look back on... on the events that have brought us to this day...

Buffy

Come on.

Mayor Wilkins

We... We must all-- [cries out in pain] It has begun. My destiny. It's a little sooner than I expected. I had this whole section on civic pride. But I guess we'll just skip to the big finish.

Buffy

Hey! You remember this? I took it from Faith. Stuck it in her gut. Just slid in her like she was butter. You wanna get it back from me, Dick?

Mayor Wilkins

Well, gosh.

Buffy

The Watcher Council shrink is heavy into tests. He's got tests for everything. T.A.T.S, Rorschach, associative logic... [grunts] He even has that test to see if you're crazy that asks if you ever hear voices or you ever wanted to be a florist.

Willow

Ooh, I used to want... Wait. Florist means crazy, right? I never wanted to do that.

Buffy

Neat.

Willow

Thanks. It's all about emotional control. Plus, obviously, magic. Hey, you want to go to the Espresso Pump and get sugared up on mochas?

Buffy

I'm gonna pass. Hit the pool and do some laps.

Willow

How come the sudden calisthenics? Aren't you sort of naturally buff, Buff? [chuckles] Buff Buff.

Buffy

Well, they've got us running around on the physical side, too. A lot of reflex evaluation and precision training, you know. I-I just... well, I-I wanna do...

Willow

[smiles knowingly] Better than Faith?

Buffy

[slightly embarrassed] So very shallow.

Willow

Competition is natural and healthy. Plus, you'll definitely ace her on the psych tests. Just don't mark the box that says, "I sometimes like to kill people."

Buffy

I know Faith's not gonna be on the cover of Sanity Fair, but she had it rough. Different circumstances, that could be me.

Willow

No way. Some people just don't have that in them.

Buffy

Look, I'm sorry. I know how you hate talking about Faith.

Willow

No, it's okay.

Buffy

No, really, we should just...

Willow

No, it doesn't bother me. I mean it.

Buffy

Uh, Will?

Willow

Oh.

Buffy

Emotional control?

Willow

I'm working on it.