Uncharted/Quotes

"There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory."

—Sir Francis Drake, 1587, from the opening of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

"I did not tell half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed..."

—Marco Polo, on his deathbed in 1324, from the opening of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

"Oh, crap..."

—Nathan Drake, repeatedly

Strangers trying to kill me. Left my map on a burning plane. Elena's missing, most likely dead. That's great. Great start, Nate.

—Nate, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

This is turning out to be a really lousy day.

—Nate, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Elena: I hope you know what you're doing.

Nate: I don't have the faintest idea!

—Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Nate: [reading from T.E. Lawrence's book The Seven Pillars of Wisdom:] "All men dream. But not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to realise it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men. For they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This, I did."

Sully: Uh-huh. That's all real pretty, but what the hell's it mean in English?

Nate: It means, be careful what you wish for. It might just get you.

—The announcement trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Marlowe [lowers her umbrella]
Nate: Whoa, careful now. Wouldn't want you to melt.
Marlowe: Same cocky little shit. So fearless. [chuckles, then draws a long knife from the end of her umbrella] I wonder what you're really afraid of. [holds the knife against Nate's face] Not bullets or blood or broken bones. No, you get off on all this, don't you? Cheating death... [spots Sir Francis Drake's ring on a cord around Nate's neck] ...or not.

Sully: No--

Marlowe: Mister Sullivan, I won't harm your precious boy. [cuts the cord and takes the ring] I merely want what's mine.

—Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception