Jeremy Crane quotes from Sleepy Hollow

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.

  Now you'll know what it is to lose faith.  When it's gone, you have nothing.  And when you have nothing, there's nothing holding you back from what you're capable of.

  War isn't coming to Sleepy Hollow.  It's been waiting here all along.

  These plants have no idea their sunlight isn't real, yet they bloom, nonetheless.  A testament to the fact that anything can be tricked into believing a lie.

  War is hell…

Why are you only telling me now of this current plan?

It's not my job to indulge your needs.

Katrina was correct to ask why I am confined here. Yet you come and go freely, plotting our future from the comfort of your family home.

If you have grievances with our leader's strategy, by all means, raise them with Moloch.

Your son's a lawyer. You must be very proud.

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.

I've never lied to you, Captain.

Frank Irving

A lie of omission is still a lie. You are the biblical Horseman of War. You didn't think that was relevant?

The signs were all there. You chose to look the other way. People usually do when it suits.

I relish any chance to cause my parents pain.

Frank Irving

I'm not a monster like you.

Those who fight monsters should see to it that in the process, they do not become one. When one gazes long enough into the abyss, the abyss gazes back, doesn't it, Captain?

[to Abbie and Jenny] Violence. Always violence or order with you two.

[describing the shofar] The trumpet that made the Israelites tremble at Mount Sinai. That brought down the walls of Jericho. That has signaled the starting of wars for æons. And now is to sound the moment that Moloch has grown to his full glory, to call his servants to his side.

Katrina Crane

It's nice to see that you've taken up an instrument.

It is not done yet. You must retrieve the Sword.

Father, how?& They have destroyed my armor. I am vulnerable.

You will delay them.

I don't understand. I am the Second Horseman! You would have me die?

There were Horsemen before you, there will be Horsemen after. Be grateful for the chance to sacrifice yourself for my glory. Today begins my reign.