A character in Doctor Who
Played by Elisabeth Sladen
Doctor Who · 1,966 quotes
In 51 of the 1,966 quotes from Doctor Who
Most scenes with: Fourth Doctor (30), Third Doctor (7), Harry Sullivan (4)
Hello! Come to see me off, have you? Well, I hate goodbyes; I'll just slip away quietly!
Sarah JaneNo, no, Doctor, you can't go!
Can't? Can't? There's no such word as "can't"! (Slams door)
Sarah JaneWha...
(Comes back out again) Why not?
There can't be that many people in the country with the money and resources to design and build something like...
Sarah Jane[Walking through the door mid sentence] ...a giant Robot about 7 feet tall.
Yes something like that... however did you guess?
Sarah JaneDoctor you're being childish!
Well, of course I am! There's no point being grown-up if you can't be childish sometimes.
Steady-- Steady on, Old Girl! Steady on...
Sarah JaneHarry...
Yes, I'm here, I'm here.
Sarah JaneCall me 'Old Girl' again... And I'll spit in your eye.
Welcome back, Sarah Jane!
(Muttering to himself)
What?
Sarah JaneHe sometimes talks to himself, mostly because he's the only person who knows what he's talking about.
[Harry is feeding cord to Sarah, who is climbing through tight tunnel; she stops]
How are you doing, old girl?
Sarah Jane[hisses back] How do you think I’m doing, twit?
[affronted] Sorry, I thought you were stuck.
Sarah Jane[panicking] Oh, Doctor, I can't move!
Of course you can. You've got this far.
Sarah JaneNo, I'm stuck!
Don't panic, Sarah. Don't panic. Ease round and try again.
Sarah JaneI'm jammed. I can't move forward or back. [halfs sobs]
Oh stop whining girl, you're useless!
Sarah JaneOh, Doctor...
[trying to make Sarah angry] "Oh, Doctor!" Is that all you can say for yourself? Stupid, foolish girl. We should never have relied on you, I knew you’d let us down. That's the trouble with girls like you. You think you're tough, but when you're really up against it, you’ve no guts at all. Hundreds of lives at stake, and you lie there blubbing.
Sarah Jane[outraged] You…! Wait…! Till I… get… out!
[Sarah's hands emerge from the conduit; the Doctor reaches to help her out, but she bats his hands away]
Sarah JaneI can manage! I don't need your help, thank you!
Yes you do, yes you do.
[The Doctor pulls her out of the conduit]
Sarah JaneOw!
Splendid.
Sarah Jane[yanks back] Go away!
You've done marvelously, Sarah. I'm very proud of you. I really am very proud of you.
Sarah Jane[shocked] What? ...Conned again, you're a brute!
Me, a brute?
Sarah JaneYes.
Don't be ungrateful. I was only encouraging you. Come on.
[Harry and Sarah Jane join the Doctor in his journey to Earth.]
I don't remember inviting you two.
Sarah JaneNo, you didn't. But here we are.
[about to torture Harry and Sarah in front of the Doctor] Let me tell you what is going to happen. You will answer my questions. You will answer them carefully and precisely. The instruments to which you are wired are particularly sensitive. They will detect instantly any attempt to lie.
And if I do lie?
If you lie, your friends will suffer. I can create in their bodies all the torments and agonies ever known.
[Davros turn a knob; Sarah and Harry begin to gasp]
SarahDon’t — tell him — Doctor!
Now, you will tell me the reason for every Dalek defeat. With that knowledge, I will program them. With that knowledge, they will know their errors and how to avoid them. With that knowledge, there will be no defeats! We will begin!
[wearily] Davros… If I tell you want you want to know, I betray millions of people in the future. I can’t do that.
But you can! You will tell me! You will tell me! You will tell me!
Sarah JaneWell, what are you waiting for?!
Just touch these two strands together, and the Daleks are finished... Have I that right?
Sarah JaneTo destroy the Daleks? You can't doubt it!
Well, I do! You see, some things could be better with the Daleks. Many future worlds will become allies because of the fear of the Daleks!
Sarah JaneIt isn't like that!
Well, the final responsibility is mine. And mine alone. You see, if someone who knew the future pointed out a child to you and told you that that child would grow up totally evil to be a ruthless dictator who would destroy millions of lives... could you then kill that child?
Sarah Jane[pause] We're talking about the Daleks, the most evil creatures ever invented. You must destroy them! You must complete your mission for the Time Lords!
Do I have the right? Simply touch one wire against the other, and it's it? The Daleks cease to exist? Hundreds of millions of people, thousands of generations, can live without fear, in peace, and never even know the word "Dalek"?
Sarah JaneThen why wait? If it was a disease or some sort of bacteria you were destroying, you wouldn't even hesitate!
But if I kill, wipe out a whole intelligent life form, then I'd become like them. I'd be no better than the Daleks.
Sarah JaneThink of all the suffering there'll be if you don't do it!
I smell a rat. [The Doctor exits]
[to Sarah Jane] You know, I sometimes wonder if your friend is quite right in the head.
Sarah JaneIf the Doctor scented a rat, Commander, he'll find one.
[Sarah and Harry are chained in a prison]
[picks up chain, fascinated] Sarah, these chains are solid gold.
Sarah JaneHarry, will you just shut up about your rotten gold!
Twenty-four carat, by the looks of it.
Sarah JaneIt's because of gold that we're in this mess.
Just thinking.
Sarah JaneWell don't!
Gold's a very soft metal, isn't it, Sarah, so if we can find a decent bit of rock we might be able to file through.
Sarah JaneWell, we can't just sit here glittering, can we!
Cogito ergo sum.
SarahWhat?
I think, therefore it missed.
SarahYes, but we're still headed for the biggest bang in history!
Oh yes...Oh no. They've locked the gyro controls. The flight trimmers are jammed!
SarahWhat - what does that mean?
It means we're heading for the biggest bang in history.
Sarah JaneWhat's gone wrong this time?
Nothing. Nothing at all. What makes you think something's gone wrong?
Sarah JaneBecause you always get rude when you're trying to cover up a mistake.
Nothing of consequence. Slight overshoot, easily rectified.
Sarah JaneCome on, where are we?
We've come out of the time vortex at the wrong point, that's all. A few years too late.
Sarah JaneHow many?
...30,000.
Sarah JaneWhat's the matter? You should be glad to be going home!
The Earth isn't my home, Sarah. I'm a Time Lord.
Sarah JaneOh, I know you're a Time Lord.
You don't understand the implications. I'm not a human being; I walk in eternity...
Sarah JaneWhat's that supposed to mean?
It means I've lived for something like 750 years.
Sarah JaneAll right, so you're middle-aged!
Yes! About time I found something to do than run around after the Brigadier!
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