Abraham Setrakian quotes from The Strain

Abraham Setrakian

I've, I've never confided this to anyone. I consume the worms to maintain my health.

Nora Martinez

You've been eating the worms?

Abraham Setrakian

Well, you can't ingest them orally. I discovered I needed to, uh, absorb them in solution through the eyes. Did you ever see this number on my arm? Did it not make you wonder about my age? I was a prisoner in a German death camp in 1944. I'm 94 years old. I need this to keep living. I've made my choice. It may be wicked, it may mean I go to a fiery and horrible place when I die, but it's too late to stop now. I will not stop. I'm going to win or die confronting the Master. I will not fade away as a weak old man.

Abraham Setrakian

Help me rid the evil from this world.

Eldritch Palmer

There will always be evil in this world, Professor.

Abraham Setrakian

You may have resigned from Stoneheart, but you haven't resigned from Eldritch Palmer. You remind me very much of your father. You can break this chain of misguided loyalty once and for all. I don't think you're afraid of him. I think you think it's too late. That evil has already won. I don't believe that for a second. When you change your mind, we can be reached at this address.

I'm not gonna change my mind.

Abraham Setrakian

Yes, you will. You already have.

Mr. Quinlan

I see you've been hunting the Master for some time.

Abraham Setrakian

Most of my life. You?

Mr. Quinlan

All of mine.

Abraham Setrakian

His disappearance coincided with the fall of the Roman Empire. While his immediate fate was unknown, sightings persisted throughout Eurasia over centuries. Yet to this day, no record exists to explain where he came from nor how he was created. Perhaps a clue lies in the nickname given to him by his sponsor, Senator Sertorius: "The Born".

Zach Goodweather

I don't understand. Is that a legend, or is it real?

Abraham Setrakian

The answer to both questions, is yes.

Vasily Fet

Rob a cardinal?

Abraham Setrakian

I prefer to think of it as recovering a stolen artifact, but yes, we're going to rob the son of a bitch.

Abraham Setrakian

Remaining human at all costs is very important, even when dealing with murderers.

Ephraim Goodweather

Is that your bit of grandfatherly advice for the day?

Abraham Setrakian

Merely a warning from someone who has lived among monsters.

Thomas Eichhorst

You have too much faith in that sword.

Abraham Setrakian

If you're so eager to drink me, why do you stand there flapping your lips?