Peter Macon Quotes

Raka Will you not say goodbye?

Noa I must find my clan. The Nova stays with her kind. You raise them up. Follow Caesar’s word.

Raka To remember... who he was. It is important.

Raka Then, of course, there is the gibbon. Very, very long arms. Is most unfortunate that the human can only use its feet for walking. Imagine if you were falling from a tree. You only have two appendages to save your life. But if you were able to use both of your hands... and both of your feet... that’s four times the safety. And I imagine that, if I came across a special... What is that? Horses with stripes. Quite striking. We feared the herds ceased to exist.

Raka That is not everything.

Noa Why do you burn your dead?

Raka What does your clan do?

Noa Bury them. Cover with stones to keep animals away.

Raka Burn or bury, it is only important to say "goodbye".

Raka They are an ancient way to store ideas. The symbols have meaning. Apes understood this meaning in the time of Caesar. The Masks take his his name. Twist his words!

Raka Long before your elders, it was Caesar who taught us of what it means to be ape. He was our leader, our lawgiver. "Apes together, strong." "Ape shall not kill ape." We, the Order of Caesar, follow his words to this day. I follow. I am now... the last.

Raka A tunnel that eats light?

Noa She saw what I saw. It was in her eyes. She... reacted.

Raka How?

Noa As ape would. If Echo comes, she must ride.

Raka Hmm. Is my young companion showing compassion for our fellow traveler?

Noa She is slow.

Raka Horse.

Raka They are like you. Would you like to join them? He has his journey. We have ours. Come.

Raka Humans lost their dominance and their ability to speak.

Raka To survive, remember your strength, your compassion, your mercy.

Raka What did I miss?

Noa She spoke. She called my name.

Raka You misheard.

Noa You said this Nova was "smarter than most".

Raka Within reason. Some intelligence, to be sure, but--

Nova / Mae I have a name: Mae. I know where they're taking your clan.

Raka She is smarter than most. We will name her Nova. We name them all Nova.

Raka There was a time when humans and apes lived side by side.