Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Rookie Cop:
You're under arrest, mister. You just crippled that man.

Batman:
He's young. He'll walk again.

Batman:
[to Femur] But you'll stay scared, won't you, punk?

Veteran Cop:
Damn, that sucker can move.

Rookie Cop:
What the hell is that?

Veteran Cop:
Can't exactly look right now, kid.

Rookie Cop:
Up there. Freaking weird.

Veteran Cop:
You gonna tell me or - Holy...

Rookie Cop:
You're slowing down?

Veteran Cop:
Yeah. We're in for a show, kid.

Commissioner Gordon:
That was some stunt you pulled at the racetrack.

Bruce Wayne:
Keeps the blood flowing.

Commissioner Gordon:
So long as most of it stays inside you.

Bruce Wayne:
Worried about me?

Commissioner Gordon:
Let's just say I'm glad you survived Batman's retirement and I was hoping you'd keep it that way.

Batman:
You try to hold me back, but you're weak. You know it in your soul. You're nothing but a hollow shell. A rusty trap. The time has come.

Alfred Pennyworth:
If it's suicide you're after, I have an old family recipe. It's slow and painful. You'd like it.

Harvey Dent:
Cut it out. Just look at me and have your laugh. Get it over with. At least both sides match now, right? Look at me and have your laugh. Who are we kidding? They couldn't fix me. Nothing can change what I am.

Batman:
You and me both.

Mutant Leader:
That a tickle?

Batman:
That was a nerve bundle in your deltoid. Might not hurt, but you won't be moving that arm for a while.

Mutant Leader:
[picks up Batman out of mud] You finished, old man.

Batman:
[headbutts Mutant Leader in broken nose] You don't get it, son. This isn't a mud hole. It's an operating table. And I'm the surgeon.

[last lines]

Joker:
Buh-buh... Ba-Batman... Darling!

Mutant Leader:
They call us a gang. They think we just noisy kids. Only when they die by our hands will they know Gotham City belongs to the Mutants! [crowd cheers] Take the guns, take the bombs. Storm police headquarters, and kill... and kill! Bring me the head of the old man Gordon. I will carry it through the streets. And the Batman who thinks he can mess with us... I will tear him limb from limb!

Batman:
Mutants: Surrender now or be destroyed. [Mutant gang opens fire on Batmobile] Don't even wait for an order. Kids today... no respect.

Mutant Leader:
[picks up shell next to fallen Mutant member] Rubber bullets. Ha! All this metal, and you don't even use it to kill! It's just a shell to keep you safe? What's the matter? Ain't you got the stomach for it? I call you coward! Come out here and face me like a man. I kill you, I eat your heart! Prove you can take me. Prove you can fight with your hands. C'mon, man! You borin' me.

Alfred Pennyworth:
Sir, you can't seriously be...?

Batman:
Mm-hmm.

Alfred Pennyworth:
He's in his prime. He'll kill you.

Batman:
It's the only way I'll know.

Commissioner Gordon:
Wife made me quit the cigars.

Alfred Pennyworth:
Master Bruce. You set off the alarm, sir. This somnambulism is becoming a problem especially for those of us with a penchant for sleeping at night.

Dr. Bartholomew Wolper:
Psychologically, I'm confident you're ready to face the world and say, "Hey, I'm okay."

Dr. Herbert Willing:
[shows Harvey a mirror] And you look great, too. Harvey Dent, meet Harvey Dent.

Batman:
Tell Gordon we have to talk.

Veteran Cop:
Sure thing, Bats. But how's he supposed to get in touch with you...?

[Batman leaves]

Veteran Cop:
Oh, yeah. Now I remember.

Alfred Pennyworth:
[to Bruce] One moment, it's Commissioner Gordon. No doubt calling for details on the funeral.

Thug:
What's happening?

Batman:
Your favorite nightmare. Should last about an hour.

Son of Batman:
The Mutants are dead. This is the new face of the law. We are the sons of Batman. And Gotham's criminals are about to enter hell.

Mutant Leader:
We will kill the old man, Gordon. We will chop him, we will grind him. We will bathe in his blood. I, myself, will kill the fool Batman. I will rip the meat from his bones and suck them dry. Don't call us a gang. Don't call us criminals. We are the law. Gotham City belongs to the Mutants.