Top 38 Beth Harmon Quotes

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Chess has traditionally been a thinking man’s game. However, the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit has bucked that trend. With that in mind, check out the top 38 Beth Harmon quotes.

#38 – 30. Beth Harmon Quote

38. “I feel safe in it, I can control it, I can dominate it.”

37. “Caught me completely off guard.”

36. “I’m fine being alone.”

35. “What surprised me was how bad they played.”

34. “You’re the best I’ve ever played.”

33. “I didn’t expect it.”

32. “What’s worse is I didn’t even see it.”

31. “I’m a different player now.”

30. “I’m gonna stay awake as long as I can.”

#29 – 20. Beth Harmon Quotes

29. “Like in the books, where you know the outcome, but you play it out just to see how it would happen.”

28. “I’ll bet you ten I can beat you.”

27. “Maybe, if you’d gotten here on time.”

26. “It’s much easier to play chess without the burden of an Adam’s apple.”

25. “You don’t know anything about chess.”

24. I didn’t play the way he thought I should.

23. “If you win, what will you do next?”

22. Alma was not pathetic; she was stuck. There’s a difference.

21. “Never played that game.”

20. “I analyze games. What actually happened, not what could have happened.”

#19 – 10. Beth Harmon Quotes

19. “It’s an entire world of just 64 squares.”

18. “Chess isn’t always competitive.”

17. “I think that’s it.”

16. “I want to play the best.”

15. “Do you ever go over games in your head?”

14. “I play it by ear.”

13. “Are you trying to psych me out?”

12. “They’re just pieces. And anyway it was the board I noticed first.”

11. “You think I’m a prima donna, don’t you?”

10. Chess can also be, beautiful.

#9 – 1. Beth Harmon Quotes

9. “I don’t want to set it up and think it out.”

8. “Where’d you get that from, a fortune cookie?”

7. “Let’s play.”

6. “Chess can also be beautiful.”

5. “I meant, ‘Are you serious? This is what you’re thinking about right now?'”

4. “Do you play?”

3. “Now that you mention it, yeah, sounds pretty good.”

2. “Do you see it now? Or should we finish this on the board?”

1. “It’s mostly about my being a girl.”

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