Rumplestiltskin quotes from Once Upon a Time

Rumplestiltskin

All magic comes with a price.

Rumplestiltskin

We all have something in common... apart from mutual distaste. We're villains. And it's time the villains got their happy endings.

Rumplestiltskin

[after Emma fails to remove Excalibur from the stone] Did you really think it would be that simple, dearie? If you want that sword, you're gonna have to pay the price.

Snow

What do you know?

Rumplestiltskin

The Queen has created a powerful curse... and it's coming. Soon you'll all be in a prison, just like me, only worse. For your prison, all of our prisons, will be time. For time will stop and we will be trapped someplace horrible where everything we hold dear, everything we love, will be ripped from us while we suffer for all eternity, while the Queen celebrates victorious at last... No more happy endings.

Evil Queen

What must I do to enact this curse?

Rumplestiltskin

You need to sacrifice a heart.

Evil Queen

I sacrificed my prize steed.

Rumplestiltskin

A horse? This is the curse to end all curses. You think a horse is going to do? Great power requires great sacrifice. The heart you need must come from something far more precious.

Evil Queen

Tell me what will suffice.

Rumplestiltskin

The heart of the thing you love most.

Glass?

Rumplestiltskin

Every story needs a memorable detail.

Charming

I don't have a choice, do I?

Rumplestiltskin

Everyone has a choice, dearie. Just make sure it's the right one.

My life was such a burden. You'll see. Magic always comes with a price. And now, it's yours to pay.

Rumplestiltskin

Why me? Why me?

I know how to recognize a desperate soul.

Rumplestiltskin

How much for this?

Snow

Excuse me?

Rumplestiltskin

Your boat. Exquisite craftsmanship.

Snow

It's not for sale.

Rumplestiltskin

Of course it is, dearie! No one comes to see me without a deal in mind.

Belle

You're a coward, Rumplestiltskin. And no matter how thick you make your skin, that doesn't change.

Rumplestiltskin

I'm not a coward, dearie. It's quite simple, really... my power means more to me than you.

Belle

No. No, it doesn't. You just don't think I can love you. Now you've made your choice. And you're going to regret it. Forever. And all you have... is an empty heart. And a chipped cup.

Grumpy

The potion you gave Snow. It changed her. She's not the same!

Rumplestiltskin

Well of course it changed her. It took away her love, left a big hole in her heart. There is no cure for what she's got. The person she was? There's no way to bring her back. No potion can bring back true love. Love is the most powerful magic of all. The only magic I haven't been able to bottle. If you can bottle love, you can do anything.

Hook

Now, what are you doing aboard my ship?

Rumplestiltskin

You have my wife.

Hook

Well, I've had many a man's wife.

Rumplestiltskin

You know, I've lived under the shadow of my father's actions for far too long now.

Just because your father was a coward doesn't mean you are.

[after Rumplestiltskin takes her powers] As gratitude, I offer you one piece of the puzzle. You will be reunited with your son. And it will come in a most unexpected way.

Rumplestiltskin

How?

A boy. A young boy will lead you to him. But beware, Rumplestiltskin, for that boy is more than he appears. He will lead you to what you seek. But there will be a price. The boy... will be your undoing.

Rumplestiltskin

Then I'll just have to kill him.

Evil Queen

When she is gone, when Snow is dead, then they will see my kindness.

Rumplestiltskin

Yes, through the charred remains of their homes. I'm sure that will be perfectly clear.