Jean quotes from X-Men '97

Jean

There are times when I think about the baby -- his future, and I... If he's a mutant, how do I tell him he's different? That the world will remind him of it every day? That he must always be careful, always be on guard, or else...

Storm

You wish him to be born human.

Storm

I have wondered what it would be like to be human; it is a tempting daydream. But then, I remember how my mutant gifts brought me to this mansion -- to this family. To a sister.

Storm

Jean, my sister: You of all the X-Men know the heartbreak of saying goodbye, having said it so many times. So I ask that you help the others understand why I could not stay to say it this day. My faith in your family's future is strong, and I cannot rob you of a bond you have more than earned. It is human nature to crave connection, as it is also mutant nature to be heard. Seen. To feel another's soul finally seeing yours... Connection is a fragile treasure -- one we sacrifice so much to maintain. Only to then sometimes watch it break in a blink that changes your life forever. We are no longer connected, Jean. And now, we walk in two very different worlds. But trust that I will cherish what we shared as X-Men, memories that already feel like a lifetime ago...

Jean

[reading the letter] "...like another woman's life, or another person's dream. Love, Ororo."

Storm

I thought of you while away. Of when my sister faced her darkness and emerged stronger. A survivor. A phoenix. All this change? It’s all the same. Let us do what we do. Believe not in a dream or our gifts, but in each other.

Jean

Make them mind your weather, sister.

Storm

And them weather your mind.