Francis Castle (Earth-616)/Quotes

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“I kill only those who deserve killing, Jackal. And Spider-Man deserves to die!”

—Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 129

“Well, Spider-Man... it seems we meet again... and this time, I'm in control. This time, you have to face... THE PUNISHER!”

—Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 134

“I didn't care about the politician haranguing the crowd below -- I'd had enough of his kind when I was younger and believed that sort of drivel -- but I knew what another assassination would do to this country -- and that was something I cared about.”

—Marvel Preview Vol 1 2

“War Journal, Entry Ten -- continued: The Mechanic was my ordnance man in 'Nam. He had a special genius for devising weapons and explosives... a genius that was almost terminated by a claymore mine in Quảng Trị Province. "Maybe its just as well," he said when I first looked him up in the Maryland Veteran's Home... "Guys like us, Captain, we were trained for one thing only... killin'. What good are we to anybody without a war?" At the time, I didn't have a good answer for the Mechanic. I suppose I don't really have one for him even now... but I do have a war.”

—Marvel Super Action Vol 1 1

“Remember my face! It's the last thing you're ever going to see ... and I want you to carry the memory of it straight to HELL!”

—Daredevil Vol 1 183

“Doesn't take a doctor of theology to know they are not doing the Lord's work.”

—Punisher Vol 2 4

“They laugh at the law. The rich ones who buy it and twist it to their whims. The other ones, who have nothing to lose, who don't care about themselves, or other people. All the ones who think they're above the law, or outside it, or beyond it. They know all the law is good for is to keep good people in line. And they all laugh. They laugh at the law. But they don't laugh at me.”

—Epic Graphic Novel: The Punisher — Return to Big Nothing Vol 1 1

“Ninja Training Camp--a commercial mutation of the ancient Japanese way of life--or maybe not. The ninja began as a way of life--of self-preservation against the government. But ninjutsu became a business. Ninjutsu is derived from the written character shinobi, and means to "steal in". All ninja had to be proficient with three major weapons--some were skilled with as many as twenty. The modern ninja looks little like his traditional counterpart. But the purpose remains the same--to steal in, steal secrets, maim, kill and bamboozle your enemies, often at the behest of a wealthy client--or government.”

—Punisher Vol 2 22

“I came to Scully's Ninja Training Camp to find Iris Green, who'd poisoned the middle-weight boxing champ, B.J. Johnson. I found Iris's file seconds before encountering Katherine Yakamoto, daughter of the legendary ninja teacher, Hatsu Yakamoto. Katherine claimed to be on a mission to punish the bogus Scully for his presumption, and I was her unwitting ally. Scully and his men surrounded the house. She split, leaving me holding the bag, so I torched the place and escaped into the surrounding fields...”

—Punisher Vol 2 23

“Frankenstein, meet Dracula!”

—Punisher Vol 2 36

“The Bengal wasn't after the girl. He was after the priest. I'm the one who's after the girl.”

—New Warriors Vol 1 7

“There're over eleven thousand cabs in New York City. And almost nobody has a good word to say about any of them. But when it's raining New Yorkers keep their opinions to themselves. They hate the cabbies even more. New York cabbies are near legendary for their surliness and indifference. It's their suit of armor. But somebody out there hates them with more than the usual venom. Five cabbies in as many weeks. All done with a .44 Magnum. Probably a Charter Arms Bulldog. David Berkowitz's weapon of choice. No sex angle. No big names. The press is ignoring. The cops have better things to do. Time for me to pull a few late nights.”

—Punisher Vol 2 45

“Funny thing about Uzis - the smaller they are, the faster they shoot.”

—Punisher Vol 2 51

“Give it up, Marrs. You played the most dangerous game, and you lost. Take your punishment like a man!”

—Namor, the Sub-Mariner Vol 1 19

“This is my fight. My war. Beginner like you'll get in my way, slow me down.”

—Darkhawk Vol 1 9

“Nobody suspects the caterer.”

—Punisher War Journal Vol 1 36

“See? It's not how much it hurts. It's how much you think it'll hurt.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 1 1

“I'm only human”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 1 2

“I was the Punisher. Long as there's a crime preying on innocents in the swill of corruption, I will be.”

—Punisher Vol 2 62

“"My way is to cap him in the face and leave him in the street but this way is more ... traditional ..."”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 1 3

“No matter where you turn, there's a decision to be made. Life or death. Right or wrong. Regular or crunchy.”

—Punisher Vol 2 63

“Four dead & I'll bet my pulse is still under eighty. Not bad for a warm-up.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 1 7

“We're nothing alike, me and the enemy. Yes, we both deal in death. But they sell theirs. I give it away.”

—Blood and Glory Vol 1 1

“Wait what?! This where you beat the crap out of me for what I did to you? What?!”

—Blood and Glory Vol 1 2

“Wire's around my wide-pipe now...arms going numb...vision red around edges... Gonna die in the stinking subway.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 1 9

“Lower the shield, man! Just walk away! Or you can never go back......and it's lonely as hell once you get here! There's nothing...But the cold satisfaction of punishment!”

—Blood and Glory Vol 1 3

“You wouldn't like where I'm going.”

—Punisher War Journal Vol 1 50

“What have I done?”

—Punisher: Ghosts of Innocents Vol 1 1

“"I won't shoot you, you're an honest cop. But I'm going to shoot him. Even if he goes to prison, he'll be out in five years to do it all over again."”

—Punisher Vol 2 75

“Find a way to live -- by making the thing that wronged you pay!”

—Nightstalkers Vol 1 5

“Survivors aren't your problem.”

—Spider-Man Vol 1 32

“Sometimes, there is a happy ending, John Blaze. You remember that every time you look at those kids... and you remember that there are some people out there who won't ever have a happy ending.”

—Blaze Vol 1 12

“I think I shoulda just killed you after all, spider.”

—Spider-Man/Punisher: Family Plot Vol 1 1

“I'm through being anybody's soldier.”

—Wolverine/Punisher Revelation Vol 1 1

“I caught a glimpse of Heaven once. The angels showed me. The idea was I'd kill for them. Clean up their mistakes on Earth. Eventually redeem myself. Tried it. Didn't like it. Told them where to stick it. So they brought me up to Heaven, to see what I'd be missing. A wife. A son. A daughter. All finally at peace. I hadn't seen them since they bled out in my arms. Then I was cast down. Back to a world of killers. Rapists. Psychos. Perverts. A brand new evil every minute, spewed out as fast as men can think them up. A world where pitching a criminal dwarf off a skyscraper to tell his fellow scum you're back is a sane and rational act. The angels thought it would be Hell for me. But they were wrong. Welcome back, Frank. Says New York City.”

—Punisher Vol 5 1

“I'm coming for you, Ma Gnucci. I thought I'd let you know so you could plan your funeral in advance. I got your sons. I got your killers. Now I've got your man-behind-the-man. Or man-behind-the-hag in your case, Ma.”

—Punisher Vol 5 2

“In a place like this, what comes to hand depends on your imagination. Always did like the zoo.”

—Punisher Vol 5 4

“I'll be watching you.”

—Spider-Man vs Punisher Vol 1 1

“I'm disappointed in the choirboy. He didn't bring out the world class supercreeps. Two females and a blind guy. Looks like I'll still be doing all the heavy lifting.”

—Marvel Knights Vol 1 1

“Links disintegrate -- bolt clanks back and forth behind the thudding roar -- brass rains on the sidewalk--the 'sixty rattles out its song. A song I first heard years ago -- of fireteams dug in on the breaks between the paddyfields, of tracer lasering the jungle night, of Hueys screaming through the void -- of Lieutenant Castle getting short and hating it, wanting 'Nam to last forever -- a lullaby come all the way to New York City -- come to sing you to sleep.”

—Punisher Vol 5 6

“We had a team-up. You were great.”

—Punisher Vol 6 2

“I don't smile much. Don't smile ever. But if I did--this would be one.”

—Punisher Vol 6 3

“Whatever Kriegkopf had on you died with him. The fact he had something means you're dirty. But that's your business. My business is the maniac you let in was sicced on me. Most people involved in attempts to kill me die. Not you. You get a warning. Don't ever give me cause to visit you again. Like I say I can get in anywhere. Nothing stops me. The latest idiots to try are vapor. Nine millimeters. I'm never further away than that.”

—Punisher Vol 6 5

“It's okay, Joe. I caught you.”

—Punisher Vol 6 6

“True story. I never think about it. That way I figure I'll stay sane. But it's true.”

—Punisher Vol 6 23

“All of a sudden, I'm in the mood for a cheeseburger.”

—Punisher Vol 6 33

“Your time's over, Oswald Zinn, "Napoleon", or whatever the hell you call yourself. This is your Waterloo.”

—Wolverine/Punisher Vol 1 1

“Just because you married a bunch of greaseballs, doesn't make you gangsters.”

—Punisher: Red X-Mas Vol 1 1

“S.H.I.E.L.D. could swoop down in from the sky and put one long-overdue bullet between my eyes right this very second.”

—Punisher War Journal Vol 2 1

“Children. He's using children. I shouldn't be surprised. Children are always in the front lines of a war. At least this won't take long. One look at me and they're frozen. Like they're looking at the angel of death. It's a good start.”

—Runaways Vol 2 25

“Me, I know where I stand. And I don't worry about it. Because when it's over. When they're all dead and the war is over... there'll still be one bullet left. To clear all accounts.”

—Moon Knight Vol 5 10

“You think that's all it'll take to kill me? You think that's all it'll take to kill CAPTAIN AMERICA?”

—Punisher War Journal Vol 2 7

“Relax. It'll fade. And if it doesn't, well...You get used to it.”

—Punisher War Journal Annual Vol 2 1

“Inside the first twenty-four hours there won't be an Alceno crew. They're on my list anyway. I'll bump them to the top, give you the space you need to work.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 2 1

“Excuse us. Coming through. Thank you.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 2 2

“One click down for automatic. Two clicks down for semi. Mikhail Kalashnikov was not a man to mess around.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 2 3

“Joey Balls...I thought I killed you.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 2 4

“So they're idiots. Nobody with that kind of gear is harmless. Just like the last Stilt-Man. They'll get cocky and overconfident and open fire in a crowd to prove a point and people die when idiots get power.”

—Punisher War Journal Vol 2 26

“That's where the caped crowd always misses the point. Some enemies you charge head-on. Others you shoot through the head with a high-powered Skrull sniper rifle from four miles away.”

—Punisher Vol 8 1

“I send them to hell. I sleep just fine.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 2 6

“I didn't break up that biotech weapons deal in New York...and follow the merchandise halfway around the world...to sit on the sidelines watching a five-foot-two hairball try and stab a giant metal dog to death.”

—Astonishing Tales Vol 2 2

“You boys like Skynyrd?”

—Punisher Vol 8 4

“Microchip's dead.”

—Punisher Vol 8 5

“Only one way to cure a junkie. Same way you cure a killer.”

—Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Anti-Venom - New Ways To Live Vol 1 2

“I see Maria waiting... it's a good lie.”

—Dark Reign: The List - Punisher Vol 1 1

“You don't know what it's like to hate. To have your entire life become nothing more than an expression of hate. Nothing else matters. Nothing else can compare. Or taste as sweet.”

—Dark Wolverine Vol 1 88

“They kept her alive. Maria. My wife.”

—Punisher: In the Blood Vol 1 2

“Why all of this--for what? Revenge for your old man? Was it worth making me kill you?!”
—Punisher: In the Blood Vol 1 3
“You killed Bridge. Sold my wife to Jigsaw.”

—Punisher: In the Blood Vol 1 4

“A good place to end things. Just don't say another word. Let him remember you like this.”

—Punisher: In the Blood Vol 1 5

“It's called spider-sense. Idiots.”

—Spider-Island: I Love New York City Vol 1 1

“We have a new target, Marine. Form on me. We're going to war.”

—Punisher Vol 9 9

“These are your tools. The rest are the luxuries of the living. The dead don't get music. The dead don't get beauty. The dead don't get flavor, or warmth, or friendship. Because the dead don't feel.”

—Punisher Vol 9 12

“Punisher War Journal entry #22173. Whatever it was that changed Spider-Man's worldview on dealing with criminals... I approve. Which is something that before now, he would never want. And if he goes too far over the edge? I'll be waiting.”

—Avenging Spider-Man Vol 1 22

“We're trying to find the Paguro Family, which has survived everything thrown against them -- me included -- because they're incredibly good at not being found. Other criminals won't talk about them. They're too afraid. If you want to find out anything about the Paguros, you need to be scarier than they are.”

—Thunderbolts Vol 2 15

“No. They're all here. All of the scum. All in one place. It's perfect.”

—Thunderbolts Vol 2 16

“All I need was a reason to be in court also, a trial of my own.”

—Punisher: Trial of the Punisher Vol 1 2

“Going against a target guns blazing feels like swimming straight up. I still have to know what kinds of guns to bring, though. Death is immediate... but killing takes patience, or so training says. Sometimes, lots of patience, gathering intel. Been struck in traffic now for 30 minutes. I'm not feeling patient today.”

—Punisher Vol 10 1

“Let's talk outside. Got something for you in the car. Dos Soles brought some weapon in last night. What ever it is, it's not what they used in Mexico. Not chemical. EMP, maybe. Shorted out my NVGs.”

—Punisher Vol 10 2

“Hey, Mercy, that's your name, right? You know what they call me? Punisher. Never had much use for mercy.”

—Thunderbolts Vol 2 22

“No, Tuggs. I'm the doctor here and the patient needs continuity of care. I have to see it through. If I don't stop them, well... everyone will get involved then, anyway.”

—Punisher Vol 10 4

“I'm not afraid of death, Electro. That's a weakness of men. I'm the Punisher.”

—Punisher Vol 10 5

“This feels more and more like fighting a war in someone else's name, fighting a war for politics... victory doesn't feel like victory. When war becomes politics you fight for your brother instead. We are soldiers, not politicians. Not even civilians. But my brothers are gone... so who do I fight for?”

—Punisher Vol 10 6

“What was your mission?”

—Punisher Vol 10 8

“I'm not your sherpa. Come on, sister. Tick, tock.”

—Punisher Vol 10 9

“You made things easy. I don't have to come and find you. You're next on my list.”

—Thunderbolts Vol 2 29

“I don't care when the first time you saw me was, as long as this is the last time. We're done.”

—Thunderbolts Vol 2 30

“Mr. Ruiz. My name is Frank Castle. I thought we could have a little chat.”

—Punisher Vol 10 10

“L.A. is a stray coyote. All it wants is to bite my hand off. But I've held it like a muzzle. Looked into its eyes. And made it my bitch. It's time to make L.A. do what I want it to.”

—Punisher Vol 10 12

“Can I ask you something? Is it part of your regular duties to scoop up American citizens and bind and terrorize their children?”

—Punisher Vol 10 15

“I can take on a city. But not a nation.”

—Punisher Vol 10 16

“You can hear the truth... or you can kill me.”

—Punisher Vol 10 17

“These men believe they are agents of death. The terrorists think that they bring war. But they don't know how long I've spent in the company of death and war. They don't know... death and war are my allies.”

—Punisher Vol 10 19

“I need some air. One last breath. Pain is drowning. And drowning is --”

—Punisher Vol 10 20

“Don't be an idiot. Too many idiots in masks out there already, living in their fantasy dream world. You think heroes don't kill? Heroes get people killed all the time. Ask your boss. Ask Daredevil. Lotsa people died on his watch.”

—Daredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle Infinite Comic Vol 1 3

“So choices. Maybe you and I fight, which would give that wannabe Crimson Dynamo idiot time to grab Antonov and leave. In which case nobody dies -- unless the red guy kills us while we're fighting over who's got moral superiority. Or instead, I'll just kill them both right now. You don't even have to look, Daredevil. It'll be our little secret.”

—Daredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle Infinite Comic Vol 1 6

“Now, how about some ice cream?”

—Punisher Vol 11 4

“That's a ten-inch blade and I'm guessing about a two-inch thick table. How much fat does it have to go through before that thing reaches your heart? Let's find out”

—Civil War II: Kingpin Vol 1 3

“You're sending us in with a bunch of mercenaries?”

—Punisher Vol 11 6

“Stranger things have happened.”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Infinite Comic Vol 1 1

“I don't want to be friends. I just know my limitations. And the fires of Hell will burn this city to the ground if you don't follow me. That enough to get you out of bed, Doc?”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Infinite Comic Vol 1 2

“No. This isn't your fight. You protected me. It's my turn to protect you.”

—Year of Marvels: November Infinite Comic Vol 1 1

“Wait. Look at them. Look at what they're doing. These aren't monsters. They're people from another realm. Families... just wearing a different skin. That -- that magician. He pulled them into our crossfire. Not a thing I take kindly to.”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Infinite Comic Vol 1 3

“I don't want to be friends. I just know my limitations. And the fires of Hell will burn this city to the ground if you don't follow me. That enough to get you out of bed, Doc?”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Vol 1 1

“I'm looking for a couple of out-of-towners. Nasty-looking dirtbags. Probably real #$%@.”

—Punisher Vol 11 7

“You can fly a World War I biplane?”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Infinite Comic Vol 1 5

“Wait. Look at them. Look at what they're doing. These aren't monsters. They're people from another realm. Families... just wearing a different skin. That -- that magician. He pulled them into our crossfire. Not a thing I take kindly to.”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Vol 1 2

“I can't thank you enough for your hospitality. Are you sure you're safe out here all alone?”

—Punisher Vol 11 8

“Come on, Strange. I don't know if you're the best anymore, but you're the best we got.”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Infinite Comic Vol 1 7

“You can fly a World War I biplane?”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Vol 1 3

“You like magic tricks? Abracadabra.”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Infinite Comic Vol 1 8

“Stay here until you hear the gunfire stop.”

—Punisher Vol 11 10

“Come on, Strange. I don't know if you're the best anymore, but you're the best we got.”

—Doctor Strange / Punisher: Magic Bullets Vol 1 4

“Tag. You're it.”

—Punisher Vol 11 11

“What is even happening?”

—Deadpool vs. The Punisher Vol 1 2

“Never kiss me when I don't have a free hand to shoot you with.”

—Deadpool vs. The Punisher Vol 1 3

“If he doesn't get justice... I promise you... he'll get punishment.”

—Punisher Vol 11 12

“It don't matter who I am, Fred. It matters what I could be, if you and I don't come to an understanding. I could be God's red right hand. I could be His swift and terrible vengeance. I could be your punishment. Hail Hydra.”

—Secret Empire Vol 1 3

“Go ahead. Give it to him. He's too much of a coward to pull the trigger.”

—Punisher Vol 11 13

“The cockroaches always come out when the lights go off.”

—Punisher Vol 11 14

“Are you up for an adventure tonight?”

—Punisher Vol 11 15

“Don't tell me when the conflict is over.”

—Punisher Vol 2 219

“I'm not here to save your country.”

—Punisher Vol 2 220

“Your goons broke my suit, Fury.”

—Punisher Vol 2 221

“You know I'm close, Fury. Petrov dies today or I do. And I know you're okay with either option.”

—Punisher Vol 2 222

“Two dozen prison guards were killed by Hydra and rioting convicts. Ghost escaped. Baron Zemo escaped. The Supreme Commander is still alive. And you consider tonight a win. That's why I'm not on your team.”

—Punisher Vol 2 228

“Come on, Daredevil! You have to -- wake up!”

—Marvel Knights 20th Vol 1 1

“Either way, this is going as well as all the others.”

—Marvel Knights 20th Vol 1 2

“What's your endgame here, Fury? You going to ask me to stop killing Hydra?”

—Punisher Vol 12 5

“Okay, listen up. This is how it's going to be. You don't like it, you leave now...”

—Punisher Vol 12 8

“I'm not leaving. There are a lot of people here I need to see.”

—Punisher Vol 12 9

“Sounds like a suicide mission in the perfect place for an ambush.”

—War of the Realms: Punisher Vol 1 1

“You're following a little too close, Doc.”

—War of the Realms: Punisher Vol 1 2

“You know what? I don't care if that's true. That's the greatest story I've ever heard in my life, and I want it to be. Let me get you a beer. For real this time.”

—Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History Vol 1 4

“Is this where you tell me not to kill them?”

—Punisher Vol 12 12

“No, Doctor... the war never ends.”

—War of the Realms: Punisher Vol 1 3

“Whoever this High Evolutionary is, he's got some kind of fetish to be Dr. Frankenstein.”

—Punisher Kill Krew Vol 1 2

“No. We have one more name on our list. This one belongs to me.”

—Punisher Kill Krew Vol 1 4

“Our hearts will give out eventually. Until that day... we fight.”

—Punisher Kill Krew Vol 1 5

“Gods don't win wars. Bullets do.”

—Punisher Vol 13 8

“Been thinking lately about something my uncle told me about coming home from war. Only time he talked about Vietnam. He said they'd taught him to fight, kill, starve... to expect and accept death. But no one ever told him what he'd lose if he survived.”

—Punisher War Journal: Base Vol 1 1

“This is the story of a war. The story of a boy on a roof. A family in the park. A Fist of the Beast. The story of a Punisher who has no regrets... and a husband... a father... a man... who has more than he could ever hope to bear. This is the story of a war. My war. And how it ended.”

—Punisher Vol 13 12

“Ma Gnucci's number one son.”

—Carlo Gnucci (Earth-616)

“Sticky Eddie. Dealer. User. Liked to O.D. business rivals, watch them choke on blood.”

—Edward Gnucci (Earth-616)

“Eddie Lau. Local Boy. Martial Artist. Black Belt Minium. In anything you care to name.”

—Edward Lau (Earth-616)

“They laugh at the law. The rich ones who buy it and twist it to their whims. The other ones, who have nothing to lose, who don't care about themselves, or other people. All the ones who think they're above the law, or outside it, or beyond it. They know all the law is good for is to keep good people in line. And they all laugh. They laugh at the law. But they don't laugh at me.”

—Francis Castle (Earth-616)

“Harry "Heck" Thornton. 100% Arkansas redneck. Big time pistol fighter. Quick as lightning.”

—Harry Thornton (Earth-616)

“Tall Joe Small: Sniper. Ex-Marine Recon. Capped fifty guys in Desert Storm.”

—Joe Small (Earth-616)

“I don't do friends well, Tuggs. But you've been a solid one.”

—Thomas Tuggs (Earth-616)

Spider-Man	“What's the difference between you and them?!”
The Punisher	“The difference is I'm right and they're dead!”

—Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 285

D.X. Hanrahan	“Ye should have rigged your explosives to a dead man's switch!”
Punisher	“I'll remember that...! ...That might come handy in the future!”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 1 22

Luke Cage	“All right. But I call the shots, got it?”
Iron Fist	“Okay. But no killing. Right, Luke? Okay, Castle?”
Punisher	“!@#&*!”

—Heroes for Hire Vol 1 9

Punisher (Frank Castle)	“When this is over, Gadriel, no more secrets!”
Gadriel	“One way or another, Frank... I have a feeling all your questions are about to be answered.”

—Punisher Vol 4 3

Frank	“I know what this girl's gone through. I've seen it. It isn't her fault, what's happening. We have to help her, not kill her.”
"Logan"	“Might be that's the only way we can help her.”
Frank	“Help her?”

—Wolverine/Punisher Revelation Vol 1 2

"Logan"	“I never figured angels to be so arrogant.”
Frank	“They're not arrogant. They're bitter. The only thing they know of life is what they see in us.”

—Wolverine/Punisher Revelation Vol 1 4

Punisher	“One bullet. One shot. One chance to stop me killing Dino Gnucci. It's time for that choice you were telling me about. You can't break loose in time. You haven't the space to throw the gun, maybe knock me off my aim. I've got my back to you. I'm wearing Kevlar. It's got to be a headshot.”
Daredevil	“Now wait a minute--”
Punisher	“If you don't shoot you've got a death on your conscience. A death you could have prevented. If you do shoot, you're a killer.”
Daredevil	“What kind of choice is that...?”
Punisher	“The one I make every time I pull the trigger.”

—Punisher Vol 5 3

Joan	“Why do you kill them? Bad people, I mean.”
Frank Castle	“I hate them.”
Joan	“Oh. I thought it might be because you wanted to make the world safe for good people.”

—Punisher Vol 5 8

Russian	“You chill there, Big Boy! I go find something else to hit you with! Chill, get it? Funny joke! Okay, maybe not.”
Punisher	“Why can't I just pass out?”

—Punisher Vol 5 10

Ma Gnucci

“You scum! You vicious, evil scum! You're no better than I am, Punisher! You think you're better, you think you're on the side of justice, but you're wrong! You're a serial killer, Punisher! You're insane! It's mass murder, whatever you want to call it! It's genocide! What'll you do, keep going 'til we're all dead? Will that make you happy, you sick, twisted creep?! You should put a bullet in your own head, Punisher! That's the only way you'll get any peace! And you know, it too! You're a dead man walking, Punisher! You are damned!”

Punisher

“So tell me something I don't know.”

—Punisher Vol 5 12

Punisher	“I guess the Daredevil witness protection program didn't pan out, huh?”
Daredevil	“Neither has your one-man war on double-decker buses.”

—Marvel Knights Vol 2 2

Black Widow	“A boat is coming to pick you up in fifteen minutes -- try to hold out. If the enemy gets past us, my advice is for you to commit suicide.”
Punisher	“You ought to do that anyway.”

—Marvel Knights Vol 2 3

Punisher	“Helen Kim, I can tolerate. I can't stand the sight of you two.”
Black Widow	“Castle, if it weren't for us you would have drowned in red water!”
Daredevil	“Calm down. Did you notice? He took the pin with him.”

—Marvel Knights Vol 2 6

Logan	“You'll have to kill me first.”
Castle	“Whatever.”

—Wolverine/Punisher Vol 1 2

Logan	“I leave you alone for one minute and you pick a fight with the entire town.”
Castle	“They started it.”
Logan	“And you mean to finish it.”
Castle	“It crossed my mind.”

—Wolverine/Punisher Vol 1 4

Logan	“Frank? You okay?”
Castle	“Jaw might be busted. Teeth loose. Bleeding under the skin. Tissue damage. Blurred vision. Slight concussion. You asked.”
Logan	“Wish I hadn't.”

—Wolverine/Punisher Vol 1 5

Rachel Cole	“I thought I could be like you. Be precise and cold and dead and pure like you. But no one can be like you.”
Punisher	“Rachel...no one should be like me.”

—Punisher Vol 9 16

Spider-Man	“I don't know if you killed those people or not. I really don't. You've always given cops a pass before, but as you are a nutjob, you may have changed your mind. Heck, one of them may have looked at you funny or called you moo-moo bunny-lips. Whatever, your murderous run is over. You are over, Frank. You're done.”
Punisher	“I'm done when I'm dead, kid.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 3 1

Black Widow	“Your friend, Sergeant Cole-Alves, she is going to die for you, Captain. She will be found guilty in the eyes of the law and they will execute her.”
Punisher	“I don't have friends. And the only law here is me.”

—Punisher: War Zone Vol 3 2

Punisher	“Relax. You won this battle.”
Spider-Man	“But I might have just lost the war.”

—Superior Spider-Man Team-Up Vol 1 10

Punisher	“You know why Murdock wants to get Antonov to Texas?”
Daredevil	“Because it's the only place he can be brought to justice.”
Punisher	“Un-huh. Their version of justice looks a lot more like mine than yours. Texas is a death penalty state.”

—Daredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle Infinite Comic Vol 1 7

Punisher	“What's the difference? You know Murdock's sending him down there to die. You know that. You know that, and you're making that happen. You want to see him punished just as much as I do.”
Daredevil	“I do Frank. But not by me. And not by you.”
Punisher	“Hnh. Suppose I can always get myself down to Texas.”
Daredevil	“Yeah, well... so can I.”

—Daredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle Infinite Comic Vol 1 8

Agent Ortiz	“Let's get one thing straight -- in here, we work together. But out there...”
Punisher	“Deal.”

—Punisher Vol 11 5

Punisher	“Would Crom think I'm weak for carrying my dead family 'round for the last month?”
Conan	“You have been dragging them around for longer than that. But who cares what that bastard thinks?”

—Savage Avengers Vol 1 6

Punisher	“Look at me! And tell me... if you see a man... who's possessed.”
Daredevil	“Mary, Mother of God...”
Punisher	“I am not a puppet. I am not a lost soul in need of salvation. I am what I have always been. I am the Punisher.”