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Once Upon a Time

There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has bee

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Seasons

Season 1 (12)Season 2 (7)Season 3 (12)Season 4 (26)Season 5 (20)Season 6 (5)Season 7 (2)

Characters

Lana Parrilla (28)Edward Kitsis (19)Adam Horowitz (19)Andrew Chambliss (17)David H. Goodman (17)Regina Mills / Evil Queen (15)Amy Sherman-Palladino (15)Robert Carlyle (13)Dana Horgan (10)Regina Mills (10)

“She always wanted the best for me. That's love.”

— Jane Espenson, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Love, The Best

“I came to you in confidence. How am I supposed to prove to people I've changed when you're there to chirp in their ears and remind them of my past?”

— David H. Goodman, Robert Hull, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Confidence, The Past

“[to David] You think you're some heroic prince? Please. You're nothing but the son of a shepherd. I should've killed you when I could. And now... now I can!”

— Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Prince, Shepherd, Murder

“The deal's not done. Not until I solve the next conundrum. How to get this savior to taste my forbidden fruit.”

— David H. Goodman, Jane Espenson, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Conundrum, forbidden fruit

“Once you blacken your heart, it only grows darker...and darker. Trust me, I know.”

— Ian B. Goldberg, Andrew Chambliss, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Darkness, dark heart

“Regina Mills: Thank you for being my knight in shining armor. Prince Charming: Well, it's more like flannel, but you're welcome.”

— Ian B. Goldberg, Andrew Chambliss, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Knight In Shining Armor, flannel

“Have you ever considered that maybe, perhaps... I am good? I was always the Queen. It was you who added 'Evil' to my name.”

— David H. Goodman, Daniel T. Thomsen, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Good, Queen, Evil

“You see me as a villain, Ms. Swan. But that's just your perception, and you're wrong. Learn your place in this town, or soon enough, you won't be in it.”

— Ian B. Goldberg, Andrew Chambliss, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: villain, knowing one's place

“It's just that magic is the way I've always gotten everything.”

— Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Magic

“Keep on baiting me, Charming! Right now I don't have magic and I don't have my son, but when I get one, I get the other. And you don't want to be around when that happens.”

— Jane Espenson, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: baiting, Magic

“You need to be careful who you get into bed with.”

— Jane Espenson, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Promiscuity, Warning

“[to Emma] And since I clearly can't keep you away from my son, I guess I'm just gonna have to keep my son away from you. Enjoy my shirt, because that's all you're getting.”

— Liz Tigelaar, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Admonishment, Maternal Instinct

“Ms. Blanchard is a liar and a murderer. No matter what accusations you throw my way, that won't change. She's going to pay for what she's done. That woman has destroyed the last life she is ever going to destroy.”

— Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Liar, murderer, Destroy

“People don't change; they only fool themselves into believing they can.”

— David H. Goodman, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Change, Self-Deception

“Do you know what a closed adoption is? It's what you asked for. You have no legal right to Henry, and you're gonna be held to that. So I suggest you get in your car, and you leave this town. Because if you don't, I will destroy you, if it is the last thing I do! Goodbye, Ms. Swan.”

— Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Regina Mills / Evil Queen, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: closed adoption, goodbye

“You did a terrible thing, but just because you made one bad move, or 30, doesn’t mean you can’t make a good one now.”

— Andrew Chambliss, Bill Wolkoff, Regina Mills, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: terrible, Good Move, Bad Move, mistake, Redemption

“You can’t fix a problem until you know what it is.”

— Andrew Chambliss, Brigitte Hales, Emma Swan, Jennifer Morrison, imdb.com

Tagged: Problem, solution, Problem Solving, Fixing A Problem

“You can’t find someone if you don’t know they’re missing.”

— Dana Horgan, Leah Fong, Regina Mills, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Missing, found, Find Someone

“You don’t do the right thing for a reward. You do it because it’s right.”

— Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Mr. Gold, Robert Carlyle, imdb.com

Tagged: Right, Doing The Right Thing, Reward

“You defeated me in a way no one thought was possible. You made me your friend by never giving up on me.”

— Dana Horgan, Andrew Chambliss, Regina Mills, Lana Parrilla, imdb.com

Tagged: Defeat, Love, Friendship, never giving up