quotes
Dragon Age: Inquisition[]
- Inquisitor – “Who are you?”
- Dorian – “Ah. Getting ahead of myself again, I see. Dorian of House Pavus, most recently of Minrathous. How do you do?”
- — First meeting
- Dorian – “Am I speaking too quickly for you?”
- Inquisitor – “I was distracted, that's all.”
- Dorian – “Distracted? By my wit and charm? I have plenty of both.”
- — First conversation in Skyhold
- “Thankfully Felix wasn’t the only decent sort kicking around Thedas.”
- — Dorian, referring to the Inquisitor
- Inquisitor – “And I appreciate your help, Dorian.”
- Dorian – “Excellent. Mutual appreciation is a grand way to begin.”
- — If the Inquisitor is Dalish
- Dorian – “I don’t know if you’re aware, but the assumption in some corners is that you and I are… intimate.”
- Inquisitor – “That’s not the worst assumption they could have, is it?”
- Dorian – “I don't know. Is it?”
- Inquisitor – “You realize this makes the rumours somewhat true?”
- Dorian – “Evidently. We might have to explore the full truth of them later. In private.”
- — After their first kiss
- Merchant – “Perhaps you should accept your friend’s help, monsieur.”
- Dorian – “Kaffas! I know what you think, and he’s not my friend. He’s… never mind what he is.”
- — Trying to get Dorian's amulet back
- “I don't care what they think about me. I care what they think about us.”
- — Dorian
- Inquisitor – “Go ahead and use me, Dorian. Or are you all talk?”
- Dorian – “Oh, you are glorious.”
- — The Magister's Birthright
- Dorian – “What is it you want from me, exactly? A relationship?”
- Inquisitor – “Is that such a terrible idea?”
- “How bad does the Inquisitor want to be?”
- — Dorian seducing the Inquisitor
- Inquisitor – “I thought you'd never ask.”
- Dorian – “I like playing hard to get.”
- Inquisitor – “And now?”
- Dorian – “I'm gotten.”
- Dorian – “I like you. More than I should. More than might be wise. We end it here, I walk away. I won’t be pleased, but I’d rather now than later. Later might be dangerous.”
- Inquisitor – “Why dangerous?”
- Dorian – “Walking away might be harder then.”
- Dorian – “Where I come from, anything between two men… it’s about pleasure. It’s accepted, but taken no further. You learn not to hope for more. You’d be foolish to.”
- Inquisitor – “This is more, Dorian. Right here.”
- “You sent me ahead and then didn’t follow. For just a moment, I was certain you wouldn’t. I thought: “This is it. This is where I finally lose him forever.””
- — Dorian
- Inquisitor – “I’m sorry you had to go through it with me.”
- Dorian – “I’m not sorry I was there with you. I thought I’d lost you.”
- — After Here Lies The Abyss
- Inquisitor – “You would just leave? What about… ?”
- Dorian – “Us? Trust me, amatus, it would give me no pleasure to leave your side.”
- — After What Pride Has Wrought
- “I need you at my side. Now more than ever.”
- — Inquisitor
- “And you're alive. And I'm alive. Incredible, isn't it?”
- — Dorian after the battle with Corypheus
- “We’ll just have to be satisfied with being alive. And together.”
- — Dorian
- “There’s no you in Tevinter. What else matters?”
- — Dorian
- Dorian – “It’ll be hard enough to leave, but I certainly won’t until I’m through with you.”
- Inquisitor – “Or I’m through with you.”
- Dorian – “Oh, please. We both know that won’t happen.”
- Inquisitor – “You're leaving? But I thought we-”
- Dorian – “We what? Am I supposed to pretend that there's something still between us?”
- — If Dorian's approval gets too low
Dragon Age: Trespasser[]
- Inquisitor – “You know I'll miss you.”
- Dorian – “Naturally.”
- — When Dorian tells the Inquisitor he's going back to Tevinter
- Inquisitor – “What of us? This is it, then?”
- Dorian – “Nonsense. There will always be an “us.” We’ll just be… farther apart, for a time.”
- “You didn’t think I would just leave and you’d never hear from me again, did you? You are the man I love, amatus. Nothing will truly keep us apart.”
- — Dorian
- “I might get married. I’ve thought about it.”
- — When Cassandra asks the Inquisitor if he's proposing to Dorian
- “Why didn’t you say something? I could have… I don’t know, something!”
- — Dorian when he finds out the mark is killing the Inquisitor
- Inquisitor – “Whatever happens, I wouldn’t trade the years we’ve had together for anything. I love you.”
- Dorian – “I knew you would break my heart, you bloody bastard.”
Companion Quotes[]
- “You're having it off with him, you don't need me talking. But I do anyway.”
- — Asking Sera her opinion on Dorian
Party Banter[]
- Cole – “You're happier now, Dorian.”
- Dorian – “Is that what that light, tingly feeling is? I suppose you’re right.”
- Cole – “Wishing but wondering, wounded and wistful. What if he doesn’t want me after?”
- Dorian – “But he did.”
- Cole – “Now you're smiling. It's good.”
- Inquisitor – “I'll take those odds.”
- Dorian – “This is why I adore him so.”
- — Betting on the Inquisitor's success
- Cassandra – “You’re smiling a great deal these days, Dorian.”
- Dorian – “I always smile. People like my smile, and they should. I have excellent teeth.”
- Cassandra – “Do you always do it while staring dreamily into the distance?”
- Sera – “You and the Inquisitor, huh? What, is that like… jousting?”
- Dorian – “Fewer horses, marginally. More cheering, definitely.”
- Sera – “Pfft. Nice!”
- Sera – “Maybe you should be nicer to certain someones.”
- Dorian – “If I were any nicer to him, we’d be joined at the hip.”
- — Talking about the Inquisitor
- Blackwall – “I would not pry into the Inquisitor's business.”
- Dorian – “Are you certain? I can draw diagrams.”
- — Dorian asking if Blackwall has any questions about their relationship