After Earth – Quotes
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Kitai: “I’ve heard stories of earth-of paradise until we destroyed it.”
Kitai: “Ghosting, to be so completely free of fear you are invisible to the ursa.”
Faia: “That boy in there is in there trying to find you. He’s a feeling boy. He’s an intuitive boy. … Don’t get me wrong, I respect everything you’ve done, but that boy in there is drowning. He doesn’t need a commanding officer. He needs a father.”
Faia: “You take it easy on your father. He’s a little rusty.”
Cypher: “Both my legs are broken—one very badly. You have to retrieve that beacon or we are going to die.”
Cypher: “Everything on this planet has evolved to kill humans.”
Cypher: “Danger is very real, but fear is a choice.”
Cypher: “We are all telling ourselves a story, and that day mine changed.”
Kitai: “What was your mistake? Trusting me? Depending on me? You wouldn’t give any other ranger that order.”
Cypher: “You are not a ranger, and I’m giving you that order.”
Cypher: “What do you think you should have done?”
Kitai: “And what about you? Where were YOU when she called your name?”
Kitai: “I am NOT a coward.”
Kitai: “Dad says I should have tried.”
Senshi: “He’s just mad at himself.”
Cypher: “It’s a pheromone trigger. He set it to scare you, so he can track you. Keep moving.”
Cypher: “Root yourself in this present moment now. Sight, sound, smell. What do you feel?”
Kitai: “Dad, I wanna work with mom.”
Cypher: “Me too.”