Warhammer, The Complete Book of Quotes

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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF QUOTES
WARHAMMER
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''NOBODY IS INNOCENT, THERE ARE MERELY VARYING
LEVELS OF GUILT.''
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CONTENTS
Imperium p. 4
Chaos p. 15
Adeptus Mechanicus p. 29
Ecclesiarchy p. 38
Astra Militarum p. 46
Imperial Navy p. 76
Inquisition p. 78
Officio Assassinorum p. 91
Space Marines p. 93
Squat p. 138
Adeptus Arbites p. 141
Eldar p. 143
Orks p. 152
Tau p. 161
Dark Eldar p. 168
Tyranid p.173
Thoughts of the Day p.180
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Imperial Texts
Tome Quote Source
Should a machine not function upon striking the panel
marked "on" this is an omen of great ill. The reasons
ascribed may be as follows. Firstly, the function of
inadequate preparation on the part of the operator.
Secondly, the action of the machine whose spirit may
Runic Spaceflight
refuse the binding of the operator. Thirdly, the malintent Book of the
- An Introduction:
of some third party upon the operator or machine. The Astronomican,
Naval Flight
operator must repeat the ritual from the beginning re- p. 18
Manual W110E
purifying himself, enscribing the runes, intoning the
incantations, and striking the panel marked 'on'. An
accompanying oath may be made. Should this procedure
fail, the operator must recourse to consulting the
instruction manual.
Training
Book of the
questions, Question: What has the Emperor ever done for me?
Astronomican,
Administration Answer: What have you ever done for the Emperor?
p. 67
Cant and Dogma
Statement of fact, Book of the
There is only the Emperor,
Second Book of Astronomican,
and he is our Shield and Protector.
Chantings p. 78
Hate! Hate! Hate!
Inspirational Book of the
An emotion as pure as it is deep!
Verse, Imperial Astronomican,
Hate! Hate! Hate!
Hymnal Vol. IV p. 101
Let it flow, let it run free!
Parables You gaze at the mountain, Children of Terra, you see its Book of the
snow-capped peak and the clouds upon its slopes. You Astronomican,
dream of reaching that pinnacle and drinking the cold p. 84
waters. But who dreams of the road that ascends the
mountain side? The road to the peak is hard and
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murderous. It has broken countless Children of Terra
upon its rocks. Their splintered bones lie scattered upon
it, paving the way to the mountain top. At every step you
will hear the bones crumbling under foot, and maybe you
shall hear the wind-blown voices of the dead - guiding
you forward or leading you to your doom. Yes, my
children, the way to the mountain is cruel and
unforgiving. And of those who struggle their long lives,
spending their energy and vigour in the climb, who then
can taste the melt-water of the summit and say, 'Yes... yes
it was worthwhile?'
With the blood of an enemy shall the marks be made
upon the missile. Then bless the missile and present unto
the mounting. Say the prayer of firing and curse the Warhammer
Firing rite (old target. Do this rapidly lest the wrath of the weapon be 40,000
recension) wasted. Point the eye of the weapon so that it may see the Compendium,
object of its wrath. When the weapon has uttered its p. 131
curse and eaten the soul of its victim, then shall you take
up the next missile...
Litany of the How can a man be happy if he cannot serve his lord with
[Needs Citation]
Adeptus his whole heart?
Every servant has his place, no matter how lowly or
Codex modest. To know it is his greatest comfort, to excel within
[Needs Citation]
Administratum it is his greatest solace, and his master's contentment is
his greatest reward.
Our thoughts light the Darkness that others may cross
space.
We are one with the Emperor, our souls are joined in his
The Credo of the will.
[Needs Citation]
Astronomican Praise the Emperor whose sacrifice is life as ours is
death.
Hail his name the Master of Humanity.
-extract
You pride yourselves on your power, your Imperium of a
million worlds. But heed my words, for we have roamed
this galaxy much longer than you. You are callow
infants. The Tyranids have spent millennia crossing the
great expanses between galaxies; the Slann, before they
Chiramthanus
departed, faced Chaos when the Eldar were young; the [Needs Citation]
Inscription
Necron have defied extinction and are awakening.
Savour your victory here; it will be cold comfort when
your time comes.
-found carved into the ruins of the Great Chiramthanus
Library
Codex Imperialis My will be done Warhammer
-page 1 40,000
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Compendium,
p. 129
To be Unclean
- That is the mark of the Mutant
To be Impure
- That is the mark of the Mutant
To be Abhorred
- That is the mark of the Mutant
To be Reviled
First Book of
- That is the mark of the Mutant [Needs Citation]
Indoctrination
To be Hunted
-That is the mark of the Mutant
To be Purged
- That is the fate of the Mutant
To be Cleansed
- For that is the fate of all Mutants
-Extract from a Training Chant
There can be no bystanders in the battle for survival.
Scriptorus Anyone who will not fight by your side is an enemy you
[Needs Citation]
Munificantus must crush.
-(also attributed to Lord Solar Macharius
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Speaker Quote Source
Cardinal
Morius The Imperium! How mighty its aspect! How far-reaching its
Apocalypse, p.
Blate, boundaries! As one world dies ten more are brought into the
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Ecclesiarch fold. Fear us, for we count the lives of planets, not men!
Primus
A fortress is a living thing: the commander its brain, the walls
its bones, the sensors its eyes and ears, the troops its blood,
their weapons its fists. This tells us two things: If one organ Warhammer
Mordin Barr
fails, the whole dies. And if the whole dies, no single organ can Siege, p. 91
survive alone.
- attributed
Contact with alien races always renews one's faith in humanity.
Helem
It is my belief that foreign travel narrows the mind wonderfully. [Needs Citation]
Boesch
-attributed
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Speaker Quote Source
Lord Governor You will shoot your enemy once, to ensure he fights [Needs Citation]
Charleston no more that day! You will shoot traitors twice, to
ensure nothing less than their deserved death!
-during the defence of his home estate from a Traitor
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Guard Uprising
If all else fails: duck. As a defensive stratagem it's Warhammer 40,000 5th
Lord Corvis of
unreliable, but incredibly reassuring for a moment Edition Rulebook, pg.
Petrax
or two. 21
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Speaker Quote Source
If you don't expect gratitude
The Traitor's Hand (Novel) - Ciaphas Cain:
you'll seldom be disappointed.
Eyor Dedonki Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus) by Sandy
-"Memoirs of a Pessimist,"
Mitchell, Chapter Four, p. 539
479.M41
Fleet Victory? What use is victory?
Commissar Let me have a battle of [Needs Citation]
Drussos annihilation.
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Speaker Quote Source
The universe has many horrors yet to throw at us. This is not
Collected
the end of our struggle. This is just the beginning of our
Visions, p. 367
The Emperor
crusade to save Humanity. Be faithful! Be strong! Be vigilant!
of Mankind
No world shall be beyond my rule; no enemy shall be beyond
[Needs Citation]
my wrath.
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Speaker Quote Source
It’s often remarked that diplomacy is
Tollen Ferlang, For the Emperor (Novel) -
just warfare by other means. Our battles
Imperial Envoy to the Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the
are no less desperate for being
Realm of Ultramar, Imperium (Omnibus) by
bloodless, but at least we get wine and
564-603 M41 Sandy Mitchell, Ch. 4, p. 83
finger food.
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Speaker Quote Source
For the Emperor (Novel) - Ciaphas Cain:
Abdul Goldberg, Never take a gamble you’re not
Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus) by Sandy
Rogue Trader prepared to lose.
Mitchell, Ch. 14, p. 225
Give me a squad of marines
Commander
first. But second, give me army Warhammer Siege, p. 113
Ashton Grimes
troops and a solid wall.
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Speaker Quote Source
The warp is a vital tool to us, a means of communication and
Horus Rising
transport. Without it, there would be no Imperium of Man, for
(Novel) by
there would be no quick bridges between the stars. We use it, and
Warmaster Dan Abnett,
we harness it, but we have no absolute control over it. It is a wild
Horus Part One,
thing that tolerates our presence, but brooks no mastery. There is
Chapter 10, p.
power in the warp, fundamental power, not good, nor evil, but
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elemental and anathema to us. It is a tool we use at our own risk.
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Speaker Quote Source
Earth is the hub of the Imperium. It's the centre of government, Wolfblade
Ranek
the setting of mankind's greatest temples, the home of our (Novel)
Icewalker,
wealthiest and most powerful merchant houses. And the most by William
Wolf Priest of
corrupt.... where there is government and where there is money, King,
the Space
there is corruption. And there is no place in this universe that has Chapter
Wolves
more government and more money than Old Earth. Two
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Speaker Quote Source
You ask me how, for example, I would deal with a fortress.
What can I say? Blast it? Burn it? Gas it? The list is endless.
But the military man should never raise such questions. From
the moment he enters the Chapter he is taught to deal with
practicalities. What is the objective - capture or destroy? What
Imperial troops do I have - Space Marines or native planet regulars?
Warhammer
Commander How are they equipped? What is known of the defenders? And
Siege, p. 93
Ryland Kline so on.
A military man avoids open questions, and resists himself to
facts. This is a crucial difference; a question requires an
answer, a set of facts has only a result. An answer raises
further questions, but a result is indisputable.
- Archive Memoirs
One cannot consider the fate of a single man, nor ten, nor a
Inquisitor Apocalypse,
thousand. Billions will live or die by our actions here, and we
Kryptman p. 12
have not the luxury to count the cost.
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Speaker Quote Source
An empty mind is like unto a freshly turned sod; if not sown with
Prefect Xavier the seeds of love, duty and honour, the insidious weeds of heresy [Needs
Lanate will take root. Citation]
-from his essay "Heresy and Faith: an Introspection
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Speaker Quote Source
Revenge is a dish best served with
Osric the mayonnaise and those little cheesy
The Traitor's Hand (Novel) - Ciaphas Cain:
Loopy, things on sticks.
Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus) by Sandy
Governor of -appointed 756.M41, removed from
Mitchell, Ch. 21, p. 753
Corania office by the Officio Assassinorum
764.M41)
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Speaker Quote Source
If your battle plan's
working, it's probably a
Kolton The Traitor's Hand (Novel) - Ciaphas Cain: Hero of
trap.
Phae the Imperium by Sandy Mitchell, Ch. 13, p. 649
-"On Military Matters,"
739.M41
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Speaker Quote Source
The Traitor's Hand (Novel) - Ciaphas
The past is always with us. Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus)
by Sandy Mitchell, Ch. 19, p. 735
The Traitor's Hand (Novel) - Ciaphas
If you go looking for trouble, you're
Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus)
sure to find it.
by Sandy Mitchell, Ch. 17, p. 705
For the Emperor (Novel) - Ciaphas
Life’s so much easier when you’ve got
Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus)
someone to blame.
by Sandy Mitchell, Ch. 16, p. 257
Gilbran Quail, For the Emperor (Novel) - Ciaphas
The gratitude of the powerful is a
Collected Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus)
heavy weight to bear.
Essays by Sandy Mitchell, Ch. 7, p. 123
Old friends are like debt collectors; For the Emperor (Novel) - Ciaphas
they have a tendency to turn up when Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus)
you least expect them. by Sandy Mitchell, Ch. 3, p. 65
The Traitor's Hand (Novel) - Ciaphas
One thing you can say for enemies;
Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus)
they make life more interesting.
by Sandy Mitchell, Ch. 2, p. 513
Paranoia is a very comforting state of The Traitor's Hand (Novel) - Ciaphas
mind. If you think they're out to get Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus)
you, it means you think you matter. by Sandy Mitchell, Ch. 6, p. 563
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Speaker Quote Source
Attention all vessels, this is Lord Admiral Rath. It is clear to me
that we cannot win this fight by utilising conventional weapons
of warfare. I order you all to disengage and withdraw. The
Lord Admiral [Needs
Dominus Astra shall be the fiery sword of retribution that ends
Zaccarius Rath Citation]
this war. I repeat, disengage and pull away. The Emperor's
blessing be upon you!
-Final transmission
Captain Rienhard of
the Avenger Class All ahead full and damn the torped... [Needs
Grand Cruiser "The -Final order Citation]
Sword Infernus"
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Speaker Quote Source
William Tekumsah
Fear to Tread (Novel)
Sherman,
War is hell. by James Swallow,
ancient Terran
Frontspiece
general
The Traitor's Hand
The wider he smiled and called us friend, the (Novel) - Ciaphas Cain:
tighter we clung to our purses. Hero of the Imperium
-"Well What Did You Expect?" Act 2, Scene 2 (Omnibus) by Sandy
Mitchell, Ch. 1, p. 501
Argun Slyter
The Traitor's Hand
(Novel) - Ciaphas Cain:
Life's a journey. Shame about the destination.
Hero of the Imperium
-"The Wastrel's Stratagem" Act 4, Scene 1
(Omnibus) by Sandy
Mitchell, Ch. 16, p. 697
Heironymo The distinction between Trade and Warfare is
Sondar, seen only by those who have no experience of Necropolis (Novel) by
High Master of either. Dan Abnett, Ch. 1
Vervunhive -from his inaugural address
Herman von Strab, Brave citizens of Armageddon, I beseech you to [Needs Citation]
former Overlord of unite with me and cast off the shackles of
Armageddon Imperial oppression! Join us in our holy cause!
Your prince has returned to lead you to
FREEDOM!!!
The glorious future my ally and I promise you
is becoming a reality. Your deliverance from
injustice is but a heartbeat away, waiting for
you to embrace it. Join us! Take arms against
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