From time to time, I am asked--by people with an alarming lack of tact--why a man like myself, who has demonstrated an affinity for working with chil…

- Rupert Giles

Books smell. Musty and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer, it has no texture, no context. It's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, the…

- Rupert Giles

Tea is soothing. I wish to be tense.

- Rupert Giles

The earth is definitely doomed.

- Rupert Giles

To forgive is an act of compassion, Buffy. It's not done because people deserve it. It's done because they need it.

- Rupert Giles

I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just …

- Rupert Giles

Things involved with a computer fill me with a childlike terror. Now, if it were a nice ogre or some such I'd be more in my element.

- Rupert Giles

Well, I know I'm back in America now. I've been knocked unconscious.

- Rupert Giles

I'd best head to the library. Research beckons.

- Rupert Giles