Merlin (TV Series)

The Diamond of the Day: Part One (2012)

Colin Morgan: Merlin

Quotes 

• Merlin : I just wanted to make sure you had all you needed for your journey to Camlann, for the days ahead.

  Arthur : Thank you... Merlin. Whadda you mean "my" journey?

  Merlin : I'm afraid I won't be coming with you. Not this time. I'm sorry. I have an urgent errand to run for Gaius. Vital supplies that I can't obtain here.

  Arthur : Vital supplies?

  Merlin : Yes. It's not that I'm...

  Arthur : No, no... It's fine. It's fine. I understand.

  Merlin : Arthur...

  Arthur : You know, Merlin, all those jokes about you being a coward... I never really meant any of them. I always thought you were the bravest man I ever met. Guess I was wrong.

• Balinor : Merlin, you are more than a son of your father. You are son of the earth, the sea, the sky. Magic is the fabric of this world, and you were born of that magic. You are magic itself. You cannot lose what you are.

  Merlin : But how do I find myself... again?

  Balinor : Believe, Merlin. Believe what your heart knows to be true. That you have always been, and always will be.

• Merlin : Arthur, I'm sorry I had to leave you. I didn't want to. I hope one day you'll understand why.

• [Arthur is going to Camlann] 

  Merlin : I hoped never to hear that name again.

  Gaius : He can not go, Merlin. You'll have to persuade him.

  Merlin : I know Arthur better than I know myself. He'll not listen.

  Gaius : If Arthur goes to Camlann, the prophecy will come true and he will die.

  Merlin : This battle's the only way he knows how to save his people. If he's going to lose his life, he'll still go.

  Gaius : Then what are we to do?

  Merlin : If I can't prevent him from going, then I must protect him as best I can.

  Gaius : But you can't protect him without your magic.

  Merlin : Then I must regain my magic.

  Gaius : I can't restore it. It's beyond my power.

  Merlin : I know. Perhaps it's beyond anyone's power. No. If there's an answer, I must seek it elsewhere.

  Gaius : But where?

  Merlin : The birthplace of magic itself. The Crystal Cave.