Ichabod Crane quotes from Sleepy Hollow

Ichabod Crane

Surviving death, separated by time, tests the bonds of love. The moment I saw her, I knew the bravest love is born again with each new day. The kind of love that makes the mundane a marvel, that bewilders with its magnificence: Until Fate's cruel hand intervened, and in a blink of an eye, Katrina was lost to me.

[over the car speaker, near tears] I am so, so sorry.

Ichabod Crane

I offer this tale, no matter how cruelly he may have treated you, to suggest that you do not give up. Nor give in to anything less than certainty in matters of the heart.

No one's ever said—said it like that.  Thank you.

Ichabod Crane

It is I who should thank you, kind woman, for unlocking this vehicle from afar. And showing me how the entertainment system operates. Farewell, Yolanda.

[in tears now] Thank you for calling NorthStar Assistance.

Ichabod Crane

  We saw you die in that cell.

  Yeah.  Not my best day.

Frank Irving

I can hardly believe Jefferson foresaw holding a headless man prisoner.

Ichabod Crane

He foresaw holding the worst type of dæmons that may walk the earth. A product, no doubt, of his years trying to reason with the French.

Ichabod Crane

Katrina, I know an arranged marriage is not the stuff of fairy tales, but Abraham's from a good family, and he loves you.

Katrina Crane

I do not love him. I never have. My heart belongs to another.

Ichabod Crane

I cannot betray my friend.

Katrina Crane

This isn't about you, dear Ichabod. This is my life. I am breaking off the engagement because it isn't right for me.

Ichabod Crane

There are consequences.

Katrina Crane

As there were when you turned your back on England, remember? All of this, it's the remnants of a life we are fighting to leave behind. I do not wish to go to the effort of creating an independent country only to have it dictated by the same senseless customs as our motherland. If and when I marry, it will be out of love. Otherwise, I know not what I'm fighting for.

Ichabod Crane

  Not to be an alarmist…

  But we're in a damn haunted house!

Ichabod Crane

  Remarkable stitching.  An old flame of mine was a seamstress.  She'd be most impressed.

Lt. Abbie Mills

  Who'd you date?  Betsy Ross?

Ichabod Crane

  How did you know that?

Abbie Mills

  Nice teeth.

Ichabod Crane

  Gold, ivory, and lead.  They were the envy of every man in Virginia.  I'm not sure how Martha felt about them.

Ichabod Crane

  Recall, if you will, the words of General Washington.

Jenny Mills

  Which one?  Zombie Washington or father of the free world Washington?

Ichabod Crane

  I trusted you!

  You needed faith, my dear Ichabod, and I gave it to you, both of you, in your desire to be reunited—and to Abigail, who so desperately needs to believe there's a purpose to her pain. See, faith is a pillar of human nature.  The belief that all will end well if we just cling onto it with all our might.  And it is what blinds us to what's right in front of us all along.

Abbie Mills

  We are talking about Benjamin Franklin?  The editor of the Declaration of Independence?

Ichabod Crane

  Blowhard, braggart, blatherskite, and gasbag.  He had an insatiable need to prove he was the sharpest intellect in the room.

Abbie Mills

  I could see how that would be hard for you.

Ichabod Crane

[after seeing two men holding hands] Is that considered acceptable now?

Abbie Mills

Oh! Lots of attitudes have changed since your days. Not everyone's, but Supreme Court has upheld the Constitutional right of same-sex couples, and more and more states are even legalizing gay marriage.

Ichabod Crane

I meant gentlemen wearing hats indoors. I know about homosexuals, thank you, I trained under Baron von Steuben. His affections for his own sex were well known. Also, I watched the finale of Glee.

Ichabod Crane

To begin, let us agree that through neither your fault nor mine, I was not the most involved father.

Oh, my. Is this to be an attempt to start over? Are you going to take me down to the fishing hole?

Ichabod Crane

I'm afraid, sadly, you underestimate the good in people.

"Afraid"? You haven't begun to know fear. Or sadness. I'm glad you survived that box I put you in, so that you, too, can witness first hand people's true nature. Well, if you ever need an attorney, look me up. I'm building quite a client list, but I can always make room for family.

Ichabod Crane

Oh, look! She comes bearing a selection of delicacies from the Far East.

Abbie Mills

Commonly known as Yummy Food Schezuan.

Ichabod Crane

To George Washington, Commander of the American Armies, who, like Joshua of old, commanded the sun and moon stand still, and both obeyed.

Abbie Mills

Namaste. You guys definitely had better toasts.

Ichabod Crane

Oh, that one was Franklin's. Much as I begrudge his posthumous fame, the man was an unrivaled reveler.