Walter quotes from La Femme Nikita

Walter

Sugar, listen, you can't change the way they treat you. The only thing you can change is the way you treat yourself. Why don't you go out? Have a good time, find a man.

Walter

Adrian founded this place. She's the mother of Section One.

Walter

Hey, Michael. You pick up on the weird buzz around here? Seems "sugar-free" leaves a bitter taste on the back of the tongue.

Walter

Then why don't we save each other the trouble? We both know I broke every rule in the book to help you and Michael.

Walter

You can't dwell on what you can't have. Nikita, look, if you lost an arm you could spend the rest of your life depressed because you can't play the piano... or

Nikita

Or?

Walter

Or, you could learn to sing. Do this guy a favor, sugar... learn to sing.

Walter

It's ok, he's one of the good ones.

Nikita

How long have you known him for?

Walter

Since they get him in.

Nikita

He's different.

Walter

He is in what I call the 5% club.

Nikita

Dare I ask what that may be?

Walter

95% of the recruits have their souls sucked out of them the first year. For some reason this place doesn't get everybody. He's one of us.

Nikita

Where does Michael fit in?

Walter

Good question.

Walter

Well, I'm really not interested in surviving anymore. What I am interested in is living. That's where the real difference is. Oh, hell, I've being hanging around this place for too long already.

Nikita

Walter, don't talk like that again.

Walter

It's like I always said, you are one of the good ones. Don't change.

Nikita

The crime that got Section's attention, the reason I'm here? I didn't do it.

Walter

Well that may be true but what the hell difference does it make now?

Nikita

Suppose I was framed in the first place, because they wanted me here?

Walter

Why?

Nikita

Yeah, why?

Walter

Hey, Amigo, everything OK with you? You seem distracted. Is something on your mind?

Birkoff

You’re the guy who makes the life and death decisions about other people’s lives. I thought you had all the answers.

Walter

I tried to tell you to let this thing slide. But no. You had to push it. And you found out. Yes, you’ve got a twin brother. Yes, he’s free and you’re not and I’m the one that made the call. But that’s the way the cookie crumbled.

Birkoff

Only he got the cookie and I got the crumbs.

Walter

Let it go.

Birkoff

Like you let him go.

Walter

... It's okay, you can trust me. I'm on your side.

Jason

Why do you even care?

Walter

Because I'm not like the others. I've got my reasons.

Jason

Hey, Walter. What's up?

Walter

My faith in humanity.

Jason

What are you talking about?

Walter

Nikita and Michael. They flew the coop.

Jason

Impossible.

Walter

Yeah, that's what everybody around here thought. But they did it. They are history.

Jason

Mom and Dad must be freaking out.

Walter

That's the best part. Wish you could see it. Madeline's having a meltdown. Operations is wearing out the floor of his office, pacing back and forth.

Jason

Yeah, yeah, I wish I could see that.