Buffy Summers quotes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Tara

What did you just do?

I-I don't know. But it was cool. I think I know why Joan's the boss! I'm like a... superhero or something!

Giles

I have to.

Buffy

Uh-huh.

Giles

You have to be strong. I-I'm trying to--

Buffy

Trying to-to what? Desert me? Abandon me? Leave me all alone when I really need somebody?

Giles

I don't want to leave.

Buffy

So don't. Please don't. I can't do this without you.

Giles

You can. That's why I'm going. As long as I stay, you will always turn to me if something comes up that you feel you can't handle, and I'll step in, because-- (sighs) because I can't bear to see you suffer.

Buffy

Me too. Hate suffering. Had about as much of it as I can take.

Giles

Believe me, I'm loathe to 'cause you more, but this-- I've taught you all I can about being the Slayer, and your mother taught you what you needed to know about life. You... You're not gonna trust that until you're forced to stand alone.

Buffy

But why now? Now that you know where I've been, what I'm going through?

Giles

Now more than ever. The temptation to give up is going to be overwhelming, and I can't let--

Buffy

So I won't. No giving up. You can be here, and I can still be strong.

Giles

Buffy, I've thought this over and over. I believe it's the right thing to do.

Buffy

You're wrong.

Buffy

Hey... how've you been?

Amy

Rat. You?

Buffy

Dead.

Amy

Oh.

Buffy

Will you quit that? The only thing that's different is that I'm disgusted with myself. That's the power of your charms. Last night... was the most perverse... degrading experience of my life.

Spike

Yeah. Me too.

Buffy

That might get you off, but it's not my style.

Spike

No. It's your calling.

Willow

It was. But I mean, if you could be, you know, plain old Willow or super Willow, who would you be? I guess you don't actually have an option on the whole super thing.

Buffy

Will, there's nothing wrong with you. You don't need magic to be special.

Willow

Don't I? I mean, Buffy, who was I? Just... some girl. Tara didn't even know that girl.

Buffy

You are more than some girl. And Tara wants you to stop. She loves you.

Willow

We don't know that.

Buffy

I know that. I promise you.

Willow

I just... it took me away from myself, I was... free.

Buffy

I get that. More than you- But it's wrong. People get hurt.

Dawn

Candles! We can't have candles?

Buffy

Dawn, it's magic clearance, everything must go.

Dawn

But they're just candles.

Buffy

Yeah, well, to you and me they're just candles, but to witches they're like... bongs.

Spike

You should go.

Buffy

I thought we were having fun.

Spike

Yeah, now. But eventually your friends are going to figure out a way to bring you back to living color. Get dressed if you can find your clothes and push off, 'cause if I can't have all of you...[looks down]...hey, that's cheating.

Buffy

So you three have, what? Banded together to be pains in my ass?

We're your arch-nemesises...ses. You may have beaten us this time, Slayer, but next time... um... uh, next time...

Jonathan

Maybe not!

Buffy

I give you my arch-nemesis...ses...ses.

Buffy

Sorry, I was just curious.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Buffy

[whispers] Theory number 5: cat burgers.

Buffy

We need to get that burger analyzed. We need to find out if it used to be people.

Xander

[with mouth full] What? People?

Buffy

Xander! You ate the burger?

Xander

Well, first you say it's cat. Then you come in, hand me a burger, blah blah blah, five minutes later, "Oh, by the way, it happens to be hot, delicious human flesh"?

Buffy

I needed that burger to analyze it. Now I'm gonna have to get another one.

Xander

That's your problem with this scenario? You getting seconds?

Xander

Now, I get Warren being a super-villainy type, but I thought Jonathan completely learned that lesson. I've never been heard of this other guy.

Willow

You should have seen their headquarters. It was like the nerd natural habitat.

Well, if we know where they are, shouldn't we do something?

Willow

We tried. Buffy was gonna go in there and bust 'em on the spot.

Xander

I'm sensing a not-so-completely.

Willow

Yeah, well, she went in and--

Speaking of Buffy, isn't she ready? She's gonna be late for her first day.

Willow

Hey, respect the narrative flow much?

Please continue the story of failure.

Willow

So, Buffy went in, but they'd cleared out. Then she brought back the stuff that they left-- some spellbooks, some parchments, a couple of rare things, charmed objects and a conjuror's harp. And they had other stuff, you know, Razor scooters and pictures of the Vulcan woman on enterprise.

Xander

Ooh! [chuckles] I mean, nerds.

Okay. See, this is why demons are better than people.

Willow

Interesting turn.

When I was a vengeance demon, I caused pain and mayhem, certainly. But I put in a full day's work doing it, and I got compensated appropriately.

Xander

Welcome to today's episode of Go, Money, Go. I hear it daily.

Willow

Yep, for the rest of your life.

But supervillains, want reward without labor, to make things come easy. It's wrong. Without labor, there can be no payment and vice versa. The country cannot progress. The workers are the tools that shape America.

Buffy

Good to know. I was kinda feeling like a tool. And now I know why.

Yeah?

Buffy

Hi. You must be the new manager. I'm Buffy Summers.

I'm Lorraine Ross. They called me in when Manny did his disappearing act. You hear about that? Guy just disappeared.

Buffy

Yeah. I think... I think that used to happen a lot around here.

Buffy Summers. I heard about you. Caused a big scene.

Buffy

Oh, yeah. Practical jokes, not really right for the workplace. I so get that now. Anyway, I just wanted to return my uniform.

Oh. Most people don't even bother.

Buffy

The Doublemeat Medley... is vegetables?

How do you know that?

Buffy

So I guess it's true.

Um, can you close the door? Have a seat. It's a formed and texturized, vegetable-based meat-like product, suitable for grinding. It's blending with large amounts of rendered beef fat for flavor.

Buffy

Wait. The secret ingredient in the beef is beef?

Buffy, you know something powerful here. Do you understand that? The Doublemeat reputation is built on a foundation of, well, meat. You can't spread this around.

Buffy

I get that. It's a valuable secret, isn't it?

Is there something you want?

Buffy

I really need money.

You want money?

Buffy

No. well, I mean, yes, but no. I... well, I want to work. See, I have zero money coming in, and there are expenses, and by the time I interview for a new job and get hired and go through a training process... I'd-I'd really like to not be fired anymore.

Well, I don't want anymore practical jokes. I mean it.

Buffy

I promise.

I'm a little shorthanded right now, and you're already trained. I think you cannot be fired.

Buffy

Thank you. That's-that's great, I can do the job. I promise that too.

I certainly hope so. I don't like short-timers, Buffy. I like people who want to be here. Maybe you didn't take this job seriously before, but from now on... See this? I want you to be shooting for this from here on out.

Buffy

Right. Here on out.

Buffy

You know, this place is okay for a hole in the ground. You fixed it up.

Spike

Well, I ate a decorator once. Maybe something stuck.

Buffy

I've been thinking about doing something in my room. I think the New Kids on the Block posters are starting to date me.

Spike

Do you even like me?

Buffy

[softly] Sometimes.

Spike

But you like what I do to you.

Spike

Do you trust me?

Buffy

Never.

Willow

These things just made you think you killed her.

Xander

She was probably dead long before you stumbled across her.

Buffy

It wasn't the demons. It was Warren. He knew Katrina. He had something to do with it, I know it.

Willow

How can you be sure?

Buffy

You always hurt the one you love.