"My parents reached America the year I was born, 1939. Entering school, I was already exceptionally bright, my perfect…"

"I suppose I'd have had to catch the bullet, wouldn't I?"

"I don't mind being the smartest man in the world, I just wish it wasn't this one."

"Y'know, this must be how ordinary people feel. This must be how ordinary people feel around us."

"What happened to us? What happened to the American Dream?"

"Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense."

"Yeah. Yeah, that's right. Pregnant woman. Gunned her down. Bang. And y'know what? You watched me. You coulda changed …"

"A live body and a dead body contain the same number of particles. Structurally, there's no discernible difference. Li…"

"They call me Dr. Manhattan. They explain the name has been chosen for the ominous associations it will raise in Ameri…"

"What in my life, does not deserve celebrating?"