Ares: Action and power draw you like a moth to a flame. It burns inside you.
I burn inside you. You can feel me there...like a fever.
-The Reckoning

Ares: Well, you’re in her body but you still have your touch: warm, firm, passionate...
yet at the same time, gentle. Now, Callisto, she’s all animal. You know, she starts like a cold fish,
but...you press the right buttons...hold on, it’s quite a ride. Mind you, my experience with
her is rather unique. She was in your body at the time.
Xena: When I get my body back, I gotta remember to take a long bath.
-Ten Little Warlords

Ares: Why don’t you just give me what I’ve wanted for centuries? (leans in to kiss her)
Xena: (knees him in the groin) Enjoy!
-The Xena Scrolls

Ares: ...I heard what you said to your mother.
And you were right of course, what you said about life.
Xena: I was ranting.
Ares: Like a prophet. Xena, you were never so close to the truth.
Xena: If you're trying to convince me that life's worth living, this is not a good strategy.
Ares: No, life isn't worth living. It's to be taken, and beaten, and wrestled, and formed in your image.
That's where the meaning lies: in what you can twist life into. For those who just endure life,
yeah, it is a very nasty joke. But for those who form it with their will,
the joke is on those who get in the way.
Xena: I must be crazy; you're beginning to make sense.
-The Furies

Xena: It's about time you showed up.
Ares: What is it about me? You always seem to know when I’m around.
I must have a certain…presence around you.
Xena: You say presence; I say stench.
Ares: Oh! Ow! Score one for the warrior princess!
-The Dirty Half Dozen

Ares: I have feelings for you, okay?
I care about you, damn it! I see your face everywhere!
-God Fearing Child