Conan the Barbarian (1982) - Quotes

Strength and honor define true warriors

Valeria: [[w:Robert E. Howard|Robert E. Howard's; [w:Queen of the Black Coast|"Queen of the Black Coast"] * This is a paraphrased quote from ] original Conan story, ].

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Unbreakable bond transcending life and death

Valeria: All the gods, they cannot sever us. If I were dead and you were still fighting for life, I'd come back from the darkness. Back from the pit of hell to fight at your side.

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Finding Warmth in a Cold World

Valeria: I have never had so much as now. All my life I've been alone. Many times I faced my death with no one to know. I would look into the huts and the tents of others in the coldest dark and I would see figures holding each other in the night, but I always passed by. You and I, we have warmth. That's so hard to find in this world. Please, let someone else pass by in the night.

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Strength in unity and shared purpose

Valeria: [[Frederick the Great; [w:Battle of Kolin|Battle of Kolin] *This is actually a quote from ], to his soldiers at the ]History, Fiction, and Germany: Writing the Nineteenth-Century Nation, Wayne State University Press, {{ISBN|0814332005}}, p. 109

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The Desire for Eternal Life

Valeria: Do you want to live forever?

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The Essence of Fatherhood and Existence

Thulsa Doom: [his last words] My child, you have come to me, my son. For who now is your father if it is not me? Who gave you the will to live? I am the well spring, from which you flow. When I am gone, you will have never been. What will your world be without me, my son? My son.

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The Day of Doom Approaches

Thulsa Doom: Purging is at last at hand! The Day of Doom is here! All that is evil, all their allies; your parents, your leaders, those who would call themselves your judges; those who have lied and corrupted the Earth - they shall all be cleansed! You, my children, are the water that will wash away all that has gone before. In your hand, you hold my light, the gleam in the eye of Set. This flame will burn away the darkness, burn you the way to paradise!

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Fear and Consequences in Darkness

Thulsa Doom: Infidel defilers. They shall all drown in lakes of blood. Now they will know why they are afraid of the dark. Now they will learn why they fear the night.

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The Power of the Wielder Over Steel

Thulsa Doom: What is steel, compared to the hand that wields it?

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The Value of the Eye of the Serpent

Thulsa Doom: Where is the Eye of the Serpent? Rexor said that you gave it to a girl; probably for a mere night's pleasure. Such a loss. People have no grasp of what they do.

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Conan's Journey to Kingship and Adventure

Akiro the Wizard/Narrator: So, did Conan return the wayward daughter of King Osric to her home. And having no further concern, he and his companions sought adventure in the West. Many wars and feuds did Conan fight. Honor and fear were heaped upon his name and, in time, he became a king by his own hand. This story shall also be told.

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The Children of Doom and Their Fate

Akiro the Wizard/Narrator: The children of Doom. Doom's children. They told my lord the way to the Mountain of Power. They told him to throw down his sword and return to the earth. Hah! Time enough for the earth in the grave.

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Consequences of Disrespecting Powerful Forces

Akiro the Wizard/Narrator: I'm a wizard, mind you. This place is kept by powerful gods and spirits of kings. Harm my flesh and you will have to deal with the dead!

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Wealth and Success Test One's Strength

Akiro the Wizard/Narrator: All manner of pleasures and diversions were indulged. Wealth can be wonderful, but you know - success can test one's mettle as surely as the strongest adversary.

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Journey of Self-Discovery and Mastery

Akiro the Wizard/Narrator: He did not care anymore. Life and death - the same. Only that the crowd would be there to greet him with howls of lust and fury. He began to realize his sense of worth. He mattered. In time, his victories could not easily be counted. He was taken to the east, a great prize, where the war masters would teach him the deepest secrets. Language and writing were also made available, the poetry of Kitai, the philosophy of Sung; and he also came to know the pleasures of women, when he was bred to the finest stock. But always, there remained the discipline of steel.

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The Age of High Adventure

Akiro the Wizard/Narrator: Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Conan, destined to bear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!

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The Challenge of Thievery and Size

Subotai: You're too big to be a thief!

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Embracing the Nature of Evil

Subotai: (When a beggar says to Conan and Subotai "A pittance to protect you from evil?") I am evil! (laughing)

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Reflections on Civilization's Ancient Wickedness

Subotai: Civilization...ancient and wicked.

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A Friend's Lament for Conan the Cimmerian

Subotai: He is Conan, the Cimmerian. He won't cry. So I cry for him.

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A King's Reflection on Responsibility and Truth

King Osric: She follows him as a slave, seeking the truth of her soul as if I could not give it to her.

A King's Salute to Boldness and Arrogance

King Osric: What daring! What outrageousness! What insolence! What arrogance! I salute you.

The Value of Love Over Material Wealth

King Osric: There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father's love for his child.

Invitation to Seek Comfort and Warmth

The Witch: There's warmth and fire. Do you not wish to warm yourself, by my fire?

Conan Questions His Surroundings

Conan: Does it always smell like this? How does the wind ever get in here?

Conan's Perspective on Life's Challenges

Conan: * This line is in the extended version of the film.

Conan's Reflection on Change and Anticipation

Conan: For us, there is no spring. Just the wind that smells fresh before the storm.

A Plea for Valor and Revenge

Conan: Crom! I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad, why we fought or why we died. All that matters is that today, two stood against many. That's what's important! Valor pleases you, Crom, so grant me one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to hell with you!

The Riddle of Steel Explained

Conan's Father: * Conan's father explaining to him the riddle of steel.

The Enigma of Steel and Trust

Conan's Father: [''points to his sword''] Fire and wind come from the sky, from the gods of the sky, but Crom is your god. Crom, and he lives in the Earth. Once giants lived in the Earth, Conan, and in the darkness of chaos they fooled Crom, and they took from him the enigma of steel. Crom was angered, and the Earth shook, and fire and wind struck down these giants, and threw their bodies into the waters. But in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of steel, and left it on the battlefield. We, who found it, are just men: not gods, not giants, just men. And the secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle, Conan, you must learn its discipline. For no one, no one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts... This you can trust.