"Try and make sure the men don't find out. I wanna be the one who tells them. You're right. They deserve that much."

"I betrayed those closest to me. Whatever happens, I deserve it."

"[to Joker] You're afraid of being ashes. You're afraid of being forgotten. And you will be forgotten, Joker. Because …"

"[to Joker] I am vengeance. I am the night! I am Batman!"

"[to Nightwing] I won't be satisfied 'til I bring Penguin to justice."

"You weren't a good man, Ra's. But you had conviction."

"I see you, Bat, with your throat already slit."

"[to Jim Gordon] Look after him, Jim. Look after them all. You've been a good friend. The best I could ask for. You we…"

"Gotham needs something more, something... worse to defend her. She needs a new myth, a legend more powerful than I ca…"

"[after Batman's unmasking] I don't care who you are. You're dying just the same."