150 Best Damsel Movie Quotes

Damsel is all about a girl on a journey of unexpected challenges from her role as a sacrificial pawn. Here's Damsel movie quotes!

A young woman who thinks she is being married to a perfect prince is thrown into a pit where she discovers she’s not going to be a princess after all.

Trying to survive long enough until someone can save her — she soon realizes that no one is coming and this “damsel” must save herself.

A person wearing a detailed costume stands illuminated by a small hanging light, with a concerned expression and a small cut on their face, reminiscent of scenes from a Netflix damsel movie. — Damsel. Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie in Damsel. Cr. John Wilson/Netflix ©2023

Here's the scoop on the best Damsel movie quotes!

Quotes From Damsel

"It seems even a harsh clime can grow the fairest flowers."
"I have made a match. A prince."
"We need this. Our stores are empty. We will not make it. Your people need you. This is who we are."
"If you want these people to think we belong here, you can’t act so easily impressed."
"What do you think, Ellie? I think I had a rather limited definition of wealthy."
"I just hope he’s kind. And well-read."
"What is your greatest strength?"
"I always tell the truth, Your Majesty."
"Some might call that a weakness."
"The land where I come from is exactly how your mother explained. This union will save us. I’ve made my peace with it. My happiness is a small price to pay for the future of my people.
“I hope you’ll get to know my heart.”
It’s my life’s dream. For as long as I can remember, I’ve longed to explore distant lands. The ones you only read about. Perhaps, one day, we will.

A person with long red hair, wearing a gold chest plate and brown dress, stands between large rocky formations looking upwards, reminiscent of a scene from a classic damsels in distress movie. — Damsel. Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie. Cr. John Wilson / Netflix © 2023

"These people, I don’t trust them. It’s hard to explain, but a mother knows these things."
"Welcome, Princess. For generations, it has been our task, our duty, to protect our people. The price is dear, but so too the reward. So, tonight, you join a long line of women who have helped to build this kingdom."
"It is this sacrifice we commemorate every generation. A tradition going back centuries. Your hand, child. A legacy of honor and duty you now inherit, Princess Elodie of Aurea. Let our two lines mingle and fast become one. She is now of royal blood."
"Close your eyes. I’ve got you. I’m sorry."
"I am the sacrifice."
"I’m deeply sorry for underestimating you."
"There is no way out, Princess. Not for any of you. Three were taken. Three must be given."
"Death is not enough for you. You will know my pain."
"Elodie. Can you hear me? I have made a horrible, horrible mistake. To sacrifice the one thing I love most. To trade your life for the good of my people. I thought that I could take the gold. That I could live with myself. My choice. But I can’t. I can’t."
"A prince protects his kingdom, without hesitation or complaint."
"That won’t kill me, but it will make me angry. Elodie: Good. I’m angry too. We have both been lied to."
"I have an army with me. Every innocent woman whose life was stolen down here.
"Your kind were never innocent."
"Then go ahead. Show me your fire. Well? What are you waiting for? Burn me. Burn me!"
"They fooled you. You’ve been killing innocent daughters just like they did."
"You insolent creature. Do you think we ought to fear you now? Why? Because you somehow managed to escape the dragon?"
You’re the only person I trust to look after our people, Mother.
"I’m counting on it."
"Fire is seen ahead in the fog Father."

A woman in a jeweled crown and a red dress and a young man in a blue medieval outfit stand on a stone bridge, looking apprehensively to the side in a scene from "Damsels — Damsel. (L-R) Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie and Nick Robinson as Prince Henry in Damsel. Cr. John Wilson/Netflix ©2024

"What have I been telling you this entire trip?"
"You think we ought to fear you now? Why? Because you somehow managed to escape the dragon?"
"This union will save us. I’ve made my peace with it. My happiness is a small price to pay for the future of my people."
His man, he has a fleet of ships, carriages full of gold.
"That’s no reason to marry."
"Elodie, why are they leaving? There’s nothing left for them here, Floria."
"I don’t have enough. Please, I’m hungry. For food, join the line!
I know you’ve always wished to travel, as did your mother.
"Go. See the world."
"Our stores are empty."
"We will not make it to the thaw."
"Your people need you."
"Father says it’s natural to be nervous about meeting your new husband and his family."
"They’re strangers."
"I’ve never heard of the Kingdom of Aurea until Father sprang this on me."
"Are you crazy? What are you two doing up there?"
"This is how you want your prince to meet you?"
"Scared, cold as a corpse."
"I have good news, girls."
"It should be any time now."
"My lords, my ladies, be welcome to the Kingdom of Aurea."
"The royal family is at prayer,"
"But word has been sent of your arrival."
In the meantime, your rooms have been made ready."
Is this a dream?"If so, can I move in and never wake up?
"If you want these people to think we belong here, you can’t act so easily impressed."
"I think I had a rather limited definition of wealthy."
"I pray this is to your liking, my lady."
Floria, stop touching everything."
"I just hope he’s kind."

Two women in red and white medieval dresses help a young damsel try on a detailed, ornate gown in a room decorated with vintage furniture and stained glass. — Damsel. (L-R) Brooke Carter as Floria and Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie in Damsel. Cr. John Wilson/Netflix ©2024

"She can use the time to settle in, as we all could."
"I still can’t believe you’re going to live here from now on."
"I keep thinking, if only Mother were alive, I could just talk to her about all of this. Perhaps you could talk to Stepmother."
"She means well, even if she is a bit."
"It’ll be fine. You’ll see."
"What is your greatest strength?"
“There are many stories of chivalry where the heroic knight saves the damsel in distress. This is not one of them.”
“First impressions are everything.”
“You’re Elodie. You can do anything.”
“In truth, it is beating too loudly for me to hear much of anything, Your Majesty.”
“You seem disinterested at best, which is your prerogative, but I’d like to know if the person I’m being guilted into marrying truly likes me or not.”
“My happiness is a small price to pay for the future of my people.”
“My greatest wish is to see the world. Really set out and see it, you know?”
“Your family needs money. My family needs a bride. What we don’t need is more family.”
“They may be royalty, but that doesn’t make them good people.”
“I hope I’m half as beautiful someday as you are today.”
“The price is dear, but so too is the reward.”
“Let our two lines mingle and fast become one.”
“To ensure that our kingdom thrives forevermore, pay your due to the realm. Toss the coin into the chasm.”
“Give me strength, mother.”
“I want what is promised, what is owed. Every generation, your kind must pay.”
“The scent of royalty betrays you. It’s in your blood.”
“You hide now, like all the others. It makes no difference. This story always ends the same.”
“Three were taken. Three must be given.”

A group of people in ornate, historical clothing and gold masks stand together on a foggy, desolate landscape at dawn or dusk. The central figure, reminiscent of a regal character from *Damsel*, wears a crown and a long cloak. — Damsel. Cr. Netflix ©2023

“It’s not my mercy that you should seek. Call her.”
“I am not one of them!”
“Accept your fate as I have mine. We are to die alone.”
“I’m through doing what I’m told.”
“You know nothing of what we’ve been through. You know nothing of our story.”
“Take your family and run.”
“It’s not me you should fear. This is the end of your story.”
"I warned you. It’s too late. The beast lurks in its lair.
"She’s almost certainly been killed."
"Sir, your daughter’s been down here nigh on too long."
”I’m told some have tried to hunt the beast."
"It’s not my mercy that you should seek."
"I have… I have made a horrible, horrible mistake."
"To sacrifice the one thing I love most."
"To trade your life"
"For the good of my people."
"I thought that I could take the gold."
"That I could live with myself."
"I am your father. You will obey me."
"I am your father. You will obey me."
"That damn girl. I knew she was trouble."
"They took her to the caves in your place."
"I tried to stop them from taking your sister. I have to save her."
"A prince protects his kingdom, without hesitation or complaint."
"I cannot do this. She’s just a child."

A scene from a historical drama showing a group of royal characters in an ornate gothic hall, dressed in medieval costumes, discussing seriously the plot of the damsel movie. — Damsel. (L-R) Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie, Nick Robinson as Prince Henry, Robin Wright as Queen Isabelle and Milo Twomey as King Roderick in Damsel. Cr. Netflix ©2023

"You have to hide quickly."
"They said you set upon their village. That the king came only to defend his people."
"I know what they did.I know they killed your children."
"My daughters were the last of my line. So, I will take their daughters until my final breath."
"Show me your fire."
"That is how they make us royal. That is the blood you smell."
"You must believe me. I haven’t slept a moment since. Since you tried to kill my sister?"
"I had no choice. Don’t you dare explain yourself to this."
“Take your family and run."
"I will offer you all one last chance to do the same."
"I’ve never known my father to understate much of anything, Your Majesty."
"I’ve done what you paid for, milord. I’ll just wait up top."
"She’s the last, and then I’ll be free to marry whoever I want. That’s enough, Henry."
"You insolent creature. You think we ought to fear you now?"
"Because you somehow managed to escape the dragon?"
"Someone give me a hand with this barrel.
"You can’t be serious. But I am."
"We’ll run it together. We’ve got a bounty of supplies. Enough to get us through this freeze and the next."
"I'm deeply sorry for underestimating you."
"Then go ahead, show me your fire."
"Do you know your heart?"
"I believe I do, Your Majesty."
"My son understates our joy."
"I see she arrives with some wit."
"I love your castle. I mean, I really love it."
You are to make yourself at home, child. We elders have some trivial matters like weddings to attend to."
"Your correspondence made mention of some particulars, you wish to discuss in person. The two of us can confer in private."
"It’s nothing to bore our young people with. They have a far more important task at hand."
"They must get to know each other."
"What do you think about me?"
”If my attitude offends you, I do apologize. It was not my intent. However, I was unaware that, um, you were being guilted into anything."
"Is something wrong? It’s just. In the letter you sent in advance of your arrival, you sounded different."
Maybe that’s because my stepmother dictated most of it and my sister’s idea was the heart.
“I hope you’ll get to know my heart.”
"That is very clever. I used to make them for Floria when she was little."

A woman in an elegant dress walks confidently in a grand room with ornate decorations and candelabras, resembling a scene from a classic damsel movie. — Damsel. Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie in Damsel. Cr. Netflix ©2023

"Which way now? Well, depends on what you want to see.Everything."
"I really don’t have anything else to compare it to. May I confide in you something? My greatest wish is to go see the world. Really set out and see it, you know?”
"It’s my life’s dream."For as long as I can remember, I’ve longed to explore distant lands. The ones you only read about."