Mr. Ages Quotes in The Secret of NIMH (1982)

Mrs. Brisby: I went to see the Great Owl.

Mr. Ages: Owl? You say you saw the Owl?

Mrs. Brisby: Yes. He told me to ask for Nicodemus.

Mr. Ages: Yes, I know Nicodemus.

Mrs. Brisby: He lives with the rats.

Mr. Ages: More specifically, he's the leader of the rats.

Mrs. Brisby: You know him?

Mr. Ages: [abruptly] No one has ever seen the Owl! And live to tell about it.

Mrs. Brisby: Pardon me, but I couldn't help noticing that you're limping.

Mr. Ages: That is none of your affair. Now, to what you are about to see and hear you must swear absolute secrecy.

Mrs. Brisby: Yes, I understand...

Mr. Ages: Swear it!

Mrs. Brisby: I swear.

Mr. Ages: If word were to get out, we'd have all of humanity here to-to blow the place apart.

Mrs. Brisby: Is it always this dark?

Mr. Ages: We're down three feet.

Justin: [Sneaks up behind Mr. Ages and covers his eyes] Reveal thy name.

Mr. Ages: Justin, you featherhead! Get your hands off me!

Jenner: Friends, we cannot move the Brisby home.

Mr. Ages: We-we can't just leave it here, in the mud.

Jenner: The equipment is a shambles. One day we will journey to Thorn Valley, just as Nicodemus wanted, but not now. Come, let us return to the rosebush, where we belong.

Justin: It's Jenner. He's at it again.

Mr. Ages: There blows an ill wind!

Justin: He's before the Grand Council now. This time he's attacking Nicodemus openly.

Mr. Ages: And the plan, no doubt.

Justin: Nothing will come of it. I'll pass.

Mr. Ages: Beware, boy, he's dangerous! He'll be the undoing of the rats of NIMH.