Peter Petrelli quotes from Heroes

Peter

[to Nathan] Hey, you know what? I'm just gonna fly off the terrace yeah? No? Hey, I can fly. Nathan so can you. Tell you what. Why don't you just race around the Statue of Liberty real quick. Huh? Give this tweedy cat something to write about.

I've stepped one too many butterflies.

Peter

I know exactly what I am doing. What other secrets are you hiding from me mother? TELL ME YOUR SECRETS! Or I'll rip open your head and I'll take them out myself.

Peter

[To Sylar]You're too weak to stop me. [He punches him and Sylar falls to the floor.] I know how it feels now. [He lands another blow.] And with all this power- [Another punch. He bends down and pulls Sylar's face close to his so their noses touch.] -I'm the most special! [He knocks Sylar out.]

Peter

What advice could I give you besides 'kiss my ass,' Nathan?

Peter

(to a statue of Jesus Christ) I asked to be extraordinary... and I promised to make the world a better place so when I got my chance I lived up to my end of the bargain. For what? I'm running for my life, a lot of people are running for their lives, they're hurt and they're dying and I can't help them. Do you even care what you put people through? When they kneel here before you and they ask for help do you even listen? And I'm tired of fighting and I'm angry. I'm angry at my father, Nathan, at my mother, at you. We had a deal.. I think its about time you lived up to your end. Please just.. show up.

Peter

My brother Nathan taught me a lot. Taught me... how to ride a skateboard when I was a kid... how to hook a marlin. Taught me how to... catch a baseball. Those are all things... usually a father'll teach his son. But Dad wasn't around. So it was Nathan. I wish to hell it would've been my father; because Nathan didn't make it easy. He would throw it high or... he'd throw it wide, and I would yell at him, and tell him to throw it right at me; but he'd say to me, "That's not how it's gonna come at you in a game, Pete." I used to think he was being a big brother and was just pickin' on me. But now I understand. He just wanted me to be ready. For anything. [he places his hand on Nathan's casket] I'm ready, brother. For whatever comes.

Peter

It happened two more times. Look, sometimes I'm falling, sometimes I'm flying - sometimes you're in them!

Nathan

I don't have time for this now.

Peter

They're not just dreams, Nathan.

Nathan

Hold this.

Peter

I thought they'd go away, but they're not!

Nathan

Jim, I need this back by six, please. Thanks.

Peter

This morning, when I got out of bed, my foot hovered before it hit the ground - hovered!

Nathan

[to assistant]: Let me see the list

Peter

For a split second, like I was - like I was floating! I'm telling you, I-I think I can fly!

Nathan

[hands clipboard to assistant]: These all undecideds?:[to Peter]:Tell you what, you think you can fly? Why don't you jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, see what happens.

Peter

Maybe, I ought to start with something a little lower, first, just like learning to walk.

Nathan

You're serious?

Peter

Oh, I'm serious.

Peter

You didn't hear anything that I said earlier today, did you?

Nathan

About that bit how you can fly. Yeah I did. I'm gonna pretend for both our sakes you didn't say anything like that.

Peter

I've been up here all night. Thinking about this. Thinking about my destiny.

Nathan

What you doing, Pete?

Peter

It's my turn to be somebody now, Nathan!

Nathan

Come on, Peter. Quit screwing around

Nathan

[has just flown up and caught his brother in mid-air]: Peter!

Peter

[shocked]: You're flying Nathan! You're flying! How did you...

Nathan

I don't know.:[Peter slips from his grasp and falls]: No! No!

Peter

What happened?

Nathan

You don't remember?

Peter

No.

Nathan

You jumped, Pete.

Peter

Jumped?

Nathan

Off the roof of a fifteen story building. You tried to kill yourself.You were a little wound up yesterday, but I thought you were just you being you.

Peter

What are you talking about? I didn't try to kill myself. You were in the alley below. I jumped, and you... you flew.

Nathan

I what?

Peter

You flew up and you caught me.

Nathan

You jumped, Peter, twenty five feet to a fire escape. I climbed up and carried you down. That's what happened. The rest is just crazy talk. You understand?

Peter

[standing on the roof, preparing to jump]: Tell me what happened, Nathan. When I jumped.Tell me you flew. I wanna hear you say that you flew. Tell me or I jump again.

Peter

Good luck on your campaign when I'm splattered all over the ground below.

Nathan

All right. You want the truth?

Peter

Yeah.

Nathan

We both flew, Pete. I caught you and I lost control. You were too heavy. We both started falling to the ground and just before we... just before we hit, you flew. You.

Peter

[incredulous]: Are you lying to me?

Peter

You are.

Peter

You're tryin' telling me what you think I wanna hear. You're lying to me, again!

Peter

Did you see that? Did you see that? That- I flew!

Nathan

I know, I know.

Peter

Listen, I-I tried it again

Nathan

Tried what?

Peter

What do you mean what? What do you think that I mean? I-I tried to fly.

Nathan

Would you keep your voice down?

Peter

You were there. Last night I could fly. This morning, nothing. I nearly broke my neck trying.

Nathan

Well, that would have solved one of our problems.

Peter

... I-I think he was trying to read my mind. They were all like us!

Nathan

Dysfunctional?