Amanda Rosewater quotes from Defiance

Amanda Rosewater

We strive for the best, but sometimes we fall short. Sometimes we forget ourselves, and occasionally, this new world rears up and kicks us in the teeth, but we stay. We fight because this town is worth fighting for, and if necessary, it's worth dying for.

Amanda Rosewater

[to Alak] Listen, you little punk. I'm the damn mayor. Play Shiny Happy People or you're fired.

Amanda Rosewater

There’s always hope. And it’s our job to remind them of that.

Amanda Rosewater

This project was commissioned by my beloved predecessor, Mayor Nicolette Riordon.

Ex-mayor, ex-mayor. Took me eight years to quit this lousy job.

Kenya Rosewater

This is completely unacceptable. I've never not been able to do my job.

Amanda Rosewater

Well, the good news is Nolan doesn't have a lot of friends, so the odds of this situation ever happening again are pretty low.

Amanda Rosewater

You want me to work for the evil empire?

Connor Lang

They're hardly an empire.

I would hate to see this town torn apart by alien barbarians.

Amanda Rosewater

We're pretty good with alien barbarians.

Doc Yewll

I've got a ticket on tomorrow's land coach. Thought I'd try my luck out west.

Amanda Rosewater

This town needs you.

Doc Yewll

What this town needs is a sensitively worded obituary.