31 quotes
Mind Reading and Cultural Differences
Newt
You're a Legilimens?
Queenie
Mmm. Yeah. But I always have trouble with your kind. Brits. It's the accent.
Jacob
You, uh, you know how to read minds?
Queenie
Oh, don't worry, honey. Most guys think what you was thinkin first time they see me.
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Questioning the Value of Dangerous Magic
Newt Scamander
Useless...? Useless?! ...That is.. a..parasitical magical force that killed a child, what on earth would you use it for?
[to Graves]
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Encouraging Unpredictability in Direction
Newt Scamander
You two, head that way. And try very hard not to be predictable.
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Social Perception and Character Dynamics
Newt
People like you, don't they, Mr. Kowalski?
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A Call for Calm from Newt Scamander
Newt Scamander
Dougal... settle down now, please. It won't be long.
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Debate Over Witness and Injury Concerns
Tina
You can't Obliviate him. We need him as a witness.
Newt
Yes, I'm sorry, but you just yelled at me the length of New York for not doing it in the first place.
Tina
He's hurt! He looks ill.
[about Jacob]
Newt
He'll be fine. Murtlap bites aren't serious. Yeah, I admit that is a slightly more severe reaction than I've seen. But if it was really serious, he'd have...
[Jacob groans and doesn't look well; getting concerned]
Tina
What?
Newt
Well, the first symptom would be flames out of his anus...
Tina
Oh, this is balled up!
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Newt's Surprising Take on New York
Newt Scamander
You know, New York is considerably more interesting that I'd expected.
[as a lion appears in the street]
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Discovering a Murtlap in the Wizarding World
Tina
], what is that?!
[[w:Mercy Lewis|Mercy Lewis]
Newt
Nothing to worry about... That is a murtlap.
[returns it to his case]
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Jacob Kowalski Observes Hatching Egg
Jacob Kowalski
Hey! Mr. English Guy! I think your egg is hatching.
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The Question of Mortality
Gellert Grindelwald
Will we die just a little?
[last lines; to Newt]
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Tina's Frustration with Unleashed Creature
Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein
Why in the name of ] did you let that thing loose?!
[[w:Deliverance Dane|Deliverance Dane]
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Astonishment Expression from Newt Scamander
Newt Scamander
Merlin's beard!
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Cocoa as a symbol of comfort and care
Queenie Goldstein
But we made em cocoa.
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Clarifying Intentions in Social Interactions
Queenie Goldstein
I'm not flirting.
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A Mysterious Encounter with a Large Moth
Tina
What was that?
Newt
Uh, moth, I think. Big moth.
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Disagreement Over Cause of Explosion
Policeman
Hey, quiet down! I'm trying to get a statement!
Woman
I'm telling you, it's a gas explosion again, and I ain't taking the kids back up there until it's safe!
Policeman
Sorry, ma'am, there ain't no smell of gas.
Man
It weren't gas, officer. I seen it. It was a gigantic, huge hippop... ...gas.
[Newt passes behind him, waving his wand]
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Dangerous Terrain and Human Threats
Newt
I need to get going. Find everyone who's escaped, before they get hurt.
Jacob
Before they get hurt?
Newt
Yes, Mr. Kowalski. For they're currently in alien terrain surrounded by millions of the most vicious creatures on the planet...Humans.
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Discussion on American Wizarding Laws
Tina
Mr. Scamander, do you know anything about the wizarding community in America?
Newt
I do know a few things, actually. I know you have rather backwards laws about relations with Non-Magic people. That you're not meant to befriend them. That you can't marry them, which seems mildly absurd to me...
Tina
Who's gonna marry him?
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A Chaser's Perspective on Seeking Truth
Mary Lou
Are you a seeker? A seeker after truth?
Newt
I'm more of a chaser, really.
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The Balance of Giving and Taking
Queenie Goldstein
She was a taker... You need a giver.
[to Newt]
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Understanding and Protecting Magical Creatures
Tina
And you were just in Equatorial Guinea?
Newt
And I've just completed a year in the fields. I'm writing a book about magical creatures.
Tina
Like an extermination guide?
Newt
No. A guide to help people understand why we should be protecting these creatures instead of killing them.
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A Letter of Encouragement for Kowalski
Newt Scamander
Dear Mr. Kowalski, you are wasted in a canning factory. Please take these Occamy eggshells as collateral for your bakery. A well-wisher.
[in a note to Jacob]
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The Burden of Worrying According to Newt Scamander
Newt Scamander
Well, my philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice.
[to Jacob, upon being unsure whether he should be worried]
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Newt's Arrival in New York City
Customs Official
British?
Newt
Yes.
Customs Official
First trip to New York?
Newt
Yes.
Customs Official
Anything edible in there?
Newt
No.
[unconsciously passes a hand over his breast pocket]
Customs Official
Livestock?
Newt
Must get that fixed. Um...No.
Customs Official
Let me take a look. Welcome to New York.
[Newt moves a latch on his suitcase that switches it to "Muggle Worthy. The Customs Official opens the suitcase and we see it contains his clothes]
Newt
Thank you.
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Encouraging a Smile from Pickett
Newt Scamander
Pickett? Come on, give me a smile. Pickett, give me a... All right, now that is beneath you.
[Pickett blows a raspberry]
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Unwelcome Presence Acknowledged by Percival Graves
Percival Graves
Tina, you're always turning up where you're least wanted.
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A Small Opening in the Conversation
Tina
It was open?
[referring to Newt's suitcase that the creatures escaped from]
Newt
Just a smidge.
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Direction Given to the Officer
Jacob Kowalski
They went that way, officer.
[standing in front of a broken jewelry store window, covered with pilfered jewelry]
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Unexpected Adventures Within a Suitcase
Jacob Kowalski
What did you do today, Jacob? I was inside a suitcase.
[to himself]
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Dreams and Realities in New Encounters
Jacob
Mr. Scamander?
Newt
Oh, call me Newt.
Jacob
Newt, I don't think I'm dreaming.
Newt
What gave it away?
Jacob
I ain't got the brains to make this up.
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Understanding No-Maj and Muggle Terminology
Tina
You wiped his memory, right? The No-Maj.
Newt
The what?
Tina
No magic. The non-wizard!
Newt
Oh...yes, sorry. We call them Muggles.
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