Yaz quotes from Doctor Who

Hold on there please, madam, I need you to do what I say. This could be a potential crime scene.

Why are you calling me “madam”?

…Because you’re a woman.

Am I? Does it suit me?

What?

Oh, yeah! I remember. Sorry, half an hour ago I was a white-haired Scotsman.

What do we do when we get up there?

Don’t worry, I’ve got a plan.

Really?

Well, I will have by the time we get to the top.

Have you got family?

No. Lost them a long time ago.

How'd you cope with that?

I carry them with me. What they would have thought, and said, and done. Make them a part of who I am. So even though they’re gone from the world, they’re never gone from me.

I don’t need other people.

We all need other people, mate.

We’re all alone. That’s how we start, and end, and its the natural state of all points in between.

Were you born that miserable, or did you have to work at it?

You know, when I was four my mum told me to climb a tree. She made me climb until I was too scared to climb any higher. Then she told me to jump into her arms. “Don’t worry,” she said. “I’m your mum. I’m here for you. I’ll catch you.” So I jumped. And she moved out of the way.

What?

Sorry, did you say your mum did this to you?

Smashed into the ground, smashed this arm, shattered that ankle. And she stood over me and she said, “Now you’ve learned. You can never trust anyone in this life.”

That is messed up.

Best thing she ever did for me. I loved my mum.

[sarcastically] Yeah, she sounds terrific.

Your mum was wrong. We’re stronger together.

Everything here is a fight for you. Don’t you get tired? What keeps you going?

The promise of tomorrow. When today isn’t working, tomorrow is what you have.

What are you gonna do now?

Oh, you know, back in the box. There's loads to see.

By yourself?

[sadly] Yeah, I suppose.

Do you want to come for tea at mine?

[suddenly brightens] Definitely! Yes I would! Thanks. I love tea. Tea at Yaz's? Amazing!

Pick a number between 1 and 100.

51.

Pentagonal number. Interesting. [She sonics a bomb] Get in that corner.

What was the number for?

Number of seconds before the bomb goes off. I moved it forward a bit.

What?! I would've gone higher!

Good number, 51! Atomic number of antimony. Number of Federalist Papers written by Alexander Hamilton. I love that show, I've seen all 900 casts.

I'm really trusting you on this bomb, but I don't know what you're doing.

Think of the Pting as a mouse and the bomb as a piece of cheese.

A very large piece of cheese about to explode and take us all with it!

It's not a perfect analogy, I'll admit. You could've picked a bigger number!

We've gotta do something, Doctor.

The Doc said don't interfere. You said don't interfere, right?

So much for not interfering.

Come on then, you lot. Places to go.

When you say "Places to go",... where're you thinking? Where to next?

I was thinking... Everywhere.

She was found unconscious on the floor of an aeroplane washroom on a flight to Tokyo. She'd made pre-arranged contact with an informant.

Is she in a coma?

Apparently, it's a little more horrific than that. [hands the Doctor a tablet] Now, I'm told this is your expertise - dealing with the impossible.

You're right. It is impossible. Her DNA's been rewritten, every strand corrupted and reshaped. She's no longer human - just a shell with a human appearance.

Is she gonna live, Doc?

There's nothing of her to live. It's like she's been erased. This is beyond any human technology.

Ah... I was rather worried you were gonna say that. Doctor, the security of this entire planet is at stake. Can we rely on you?

Don't give up.

Whatever anyone says.

Well, let them talk. The present is theirs. I work for the future. And the future is mine.

She's doing it again. Spending hours at the controls looking for something. Thinks we haven't noticed.

I'll ask her. [Calls out louder] Hey, Doc, what you looking for?

[looks up surprised] How long have you been there?

Twenty minutes.

You haven't.

What you looking for?

Not looking for anything.

Don't lie to us.

[After a pause] The Master

Why would you do that?

The Kasaavin took him.

Yes. They transported him to their dimension and I can't get there in the TARDIS, but I thought... if he escaped I could track him. There's no sign.

I thought he'd be that last person you'd wanna see.

He left a message for me.

Saying what?

It's personal.

Is that where you go? When you leave us to explore and you say you'll be back in an hour but you never are? Are you out looking for him? Where do you go?

Home. On my own.

Why? Why not with us?

Cuz you ask too many questions!

Okay, not the exact right time. 77 minutes out. Late.

What!?

Doctor? What are you doing? Where are going?

You're not leaving us!?

I have to find out what he's looking for. Alone.

You need back up! All of us against one!

One Cyberman but then thousands. Humans like all of you changed into empty, soulless shells. No feeling, no control, no way back. I will not [[w:Bill Potts (Doctor Who)| lose anyone else to that!