The Alfred Pennyworth Quotes

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"Secrets are a virtual prerequisite in this house, don't you think?"

-Alfred(Michael Gough) "Batman and Robin"


"no rodent absconds with Pennyworth caramelized panettone bread pudding!"

-Alfred "The Guide Tour: The Batcave"


"Don't you think that was a little extreme?"

"I hardly think a young man dressed as a bird to fight crime is in a position to judge, sir."

-Robin and Alfred "The Guided Tour:The Batcave"


"Lad, at times master Dick can be as stubborn as his mentor. They share at least that trait in common"

-Alfred to Tim Drake(pre-Robin) "A Lonely Place Of Dying"


"How can you put it(Bruce being in danger) out of your mind?"

"It's never out of my thoughts. Never. It consumes me. I spend each evening fearing the worst. And Praying for that feeling of relief  I get when master Bruce returns. No matter his condition. Timothy if you dwell on worse-case scenarios you can worry yourself into an early grave"

-Tim Drake & Alfred "A Lonely Place Of Dying"


"I don't know why you decided to wear that costume--but it makes you a symbol. Just like Robin was a symbol, or Superman or Nightwing, or the policeman who wears his uniform. When one policeman is killed, others take his place because justice can't be stopped. And Batman needs a Robin no matter what he thinks he wants"

"This boy should be a politician"

-Tim Drake & Alfred "A Lonely Place Of Dying"


"I'll be late Alfred"

"Now there's a surprise"

-Batman and Alfred "Batman #542"


"These roses, sir, were delivered this afternoon"

"roses? from a florist?"

"unless one snips them from ones garden sir that is the usual source"

-Alfred and Batman "Batman #543"


"It is best not to cry until the milk is actually spilled"

-Alfred "Batman Shadow Of The Bat #53"


"I could sure use a break.. But I can't afford one.. Guess I'll have to sit Christmas out this year..."

"Congratulations sir, I'm sure it will be the first of many"

-Tim Drake and Alfred "Batman #456"


"If you don't have something to eat sir... I'm afraid I'll be forced to resign. After all how will it look on my resume when you starve to death?"

"I'm fine"

"of course you are, a happy, well-adjusted young man.. with a slight penchant for masks and tights and insane risks. Just doing your job indeed! If I didn't know you better, sir, I'd swear you were either a fool...or mad"

"maybe both"

";sigh; I suppose you can't help yourself, can you? Although I do know an excelent psychiatrist who... No, I wouldn't want that. He'd probally just have you commited.. and then I'd really be out of a job"

-Alfred and Batman "Batman: Two-Face"


"so if my father hadn't saved the Roman's life all the lives...all the violence.. How different Gotham City might be..."

"If I may sir, your father would have done the same for anyone who came to that door, That was his way"

"but, I can't help wondering what might have happend if....."

"it would be as fruitless as my wondering.. had I been a different sort of father to you, how better your life might be."

-Bruce Wayne and Alfred "Batman The Long Halloween: Part 9: Father's Day"


"Master Bruce?"

"I....I just miss him Alfred........Is that so wrong?"

"No. There's nothing wrong with that. You are very much....Your father's son..."

-Alfred and Bruce Wayne "Batman The Long Halloween: Part 9: Father's Day"


"Master Bruce and yourself insist on galivanting about in masks and boots but your concerned about looking ridiculous?"

-Alfred "Robin Annual #4: Year One"


"Master Bruce has very few real friends and while he most certainly became a man.. I don't think he ever became an adult"

-Alfred "Robin Annual #4: Year One"


"Vengence balckens the soul Bruce..... I've always feared that you would become what you fought againest... You walk the edge of that abyss everynight, but you haven't fallen in and I thank heaven for that." -Alfred "Batman Mask Of The Phantasm" 
"What was in that shot Alfred?"

"Antibotics. There is always a risk of infection from burns as severe as yours(Bruce Wayne promptly falls backwards asleep) and perhaps a strong sedative."

"He's going to be ticked when he wakes up"

"I quake with fear, young Timothy"

-Bruce Wayne, Alfred and Robin  "Detective Comics #715"


"such rot sir, why you're the very model of sanity, oh by the way I pressed your tights and put away your exploding gas balls"

-Alfred "Batman Mask Of The Phantasm"


"Alfred, am I pigheaded? Is it always my way or the highway?"

"Well, yes, actually"

-Bruce Wayne(George Clooney) and Alfred(Michael Gough) "Batman and Robin"


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