Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold / Weaver – Character Quotes

– I want a baby. Will you help me, Mr. Gold?
– I'm flattered, but I guess I passed.
– That's not what we're talking about!

— You seemed to be confused about how this works.
— No, I'm not confused. I finally understand. I just had to see the whole picture, the whole story. See, we all have stories.

Conjuring magic is not an intellectual endeavor. It's emotion.

Now it belongs to me. You see, when you take a heart, it becomes enchanted. Stronger than a normal heart. You're not hurting the beast. You're controlling it.

Nothing is innocent.

Round and round, the circle of time, racing towards the finish line.

— Rumple, please. You can stop this. Remove the dagger. We can start over. We can have a happy ending.
— Ah, but I'm a villain. And villains don't get happy endings.

Today is his birthday. I should be with him, celebrating. We had a chance to be happy together, but I was afraid.

— How did it feel?
— Watching the curse cloud form? Felt like victory.
— How did it feel to kill the thing you love most? Ripping the heart out of your father. How did that feel?
— It was the price of the curse. How it felt doesn't matter. He would've understood.