For every reaction, there's an opposite and equally different action.

— The Doctor, in “Shada”

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You cannot speak as though reality is a one-dimensional concept.

— The Valeyard, in “The Ultimate Foe”

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“Look. What do you see?”

“Nothing.”

“Billions of atoms, spinning at random, expending energy, running down, achieving nothing.

“Entropy, like the stars. But what is the one thing that stands against entropy, against random decay? Life. See how the atoms are arranged here? They have meaning, purpose.”

— Skagra and Romana, in “Shada”

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The proof of the pumpkin is in the squeezing.

— The Doctor, in “Time and the Rani”

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A bad workman always blames his fools.

— The Doctor, in “Time and the Rani”

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Don't interrupt me when I'm eulogizing.

— Dr Judson/Fenric, in “The Curse of Fenric”

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Some galactic hobo with ideas above his station... the cosmos is full of them.

— The Doctor describes the Black Guardian, in “The Leisure Hive”

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“That's your answer to everything — knock it on the head.”

“Effective, isn't it? Smash it once and for all?”

— The Doctor and Leela, in “The Invisible Enemy”

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“Are you telling me you don't know what year it is?”

“If I knew, I wouldn't ask. Don't be obtuse, man!”

— Laurence Scarman and the Doctor, in “The Pyramids of Mars”

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“Nice to know that you can be relied upon to be your usual treacherous self.”

“I endeavour to maintain a certain continuity.”

— The Doctor and Sil, in “Mindwarp”

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I warn you, Rossini — fail me, and you will breakfast on burning coals.

— Count Federico, in “The Masque of Mandragora”

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Brigadier, I think our past is catching up with us. Or maybe it's our future.

— Doctor #2, in “The Five Doctors”

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She lets her knowledge out a bit at a time, so as not to embarrass me.

— Ian, talking about Susan, in “An Unearthly Child”

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One must always accept the unexpected.

— The Doctor, in “The Leisure Hive”

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“How *dare* you? I am high priestess of Troy!”

“All right, then, get back to your temple before you give us all galloping religious mania!”

— Cassandra and Paris, in “The Myth Makers”

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You're just an aging hippie, Professor.

— Ace, to the Doctor, in “The Greatest Show in the Galaxy”

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This is no madness; 'tis England.

— Lady Peinforte, in “Silver Nemesis”

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Say something, please! “Yes” would be best.

— The Doctor, in “Castrovalva”

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“Romana, you've got two minutes, 58 seconds to rebuild this machine.”

“What, this? The CET? Are you joking?”

“Do I look as if I'm joking? Well?”

“I'll need a screwdriver.”

— The Doctor and Romana, in “Nightmare of Eden”

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It was only a small explosion. They couldn't understand how blowing up the art room was a creative act.

— Ace, in “Dragonfire”

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Finished reading Exterminate Regenerate this morning and I think I’ll recommend it, especially if you came to Doctor Who during after the Classic series. The historical context is really well laid out and there are great anecdotes in there. The tales about Modern Who are a little bit more sparse (admittedly due to modern secrecy standards), but John Higgs weaves an engaging story through Modern Who, too.

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I was sad to learn of Jean Marsh's passing. I first became familiar with her in Doctor Who but I'm currently watching Upstairs, Downstairs and I love her in that series. May she rest in peace.

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Doctor Who News - Jean Marsh 1934-2025

The actress Jean Marsh has died at the age of 90. (from Doctor Who News)

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