James quotes from Thomas & Friends

You were quite right, Thomas. Making someone happy does cheer you up.

Passengers should travel on trains, not in silly balloons!

[sees Thomas pulling the entire circus train] If you want to uncouple some trucks, I can take them for you.

This is going to be the biggest firework party ever!

This lamp will make me look silly! Everyone at the concert will look their best except me!

(he and Gordon accidentally fall into the muddy fenland) I am not a rescue engine. I am not a hero. I’m not the shiniest red engine on Sodor. I’m a silly and muddy engine.

Honestly, I thought ducks liked being in the water!

What's the matter?

The brakes are on. Leak in the pipe, most likely. You've banged the coaches enough to make a leak in anything!

How shall we mend it?

We'll do it with newspaper and a leather bootlace.

Well, where is the bootlace coming from?

Ask the passengers.

[to a smartly-dressed passenger] You have a leather bootlace there I see, sir. Please give it to me.

I won't.

Then I'm afraid the train will just stop where it is.

The passengers all said what a bad railway it was. Then they told the man how bad he was instead. Everyone was very cross. At last, he handed his laces over.

I see you are sorry, James. I hope now that you will be a better engine. You have given me a lot of trouble. People are laughing at my railway, and I don't like that at all.

I'm very sorry, Sir. I will try hard to behave.

That's a good engine! I want you to pull some trucks for me.

James was delighted and puffed away.

Here are your trucks, James. Have you got some bootlaces ready?

And he ran off laughing.

Oh! Oh! Oh! We want a proper engine, not a red monster.

Hello, Gordon. Is it tomorrow?

Gordon didn't answer. He just let off steam feebly.

Did you lose your way, Gordon?

No. It was lost for me. I was switched off the main line onto the loop. I had to go all around and back again!

Perhaps it was instinct.

Meanwhile, all the passengers hurried to the booking office.

We want our money back!

But the Fat Director climbed on a trolley and blew the guard’s whistle so loudly, that they all stopped to look at him. Then he promised them a new train at once.

I want to fish!

But they all had the same answer.

Engines don't go fishing.

Silly stick-in-the-muds.

I suffer dreadfully, and no one cares.

Rubbish, Henry! You don't work hard enough.

[eyes Toby and Henrietta] Ugh! What dirty objects!

At last, Toby lost patience.

[offended] James, why are you red?

I am a splendid engine. Ready for anything. You never see my paint dirty.

Oh! That's why you once needed bootlaces, to be ready, I suppose.

Edward is impossible. He clanks about like a lot of old iron, and he is so slow, he makes us wait.

Thomas and Percy were indignant.

"Old iron"? Slow?

Why, Edward could beat you in a race any day.

Really? I should like to see him do it.

Show a wheel, James. You can't stay here all day.

The Fat Controller told me to stay here. He sent a message this morning.

He did not. How could he? He's away for a week.

Oh. Oh! Where's Percy?

Percy had wisely disappeared.