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Linda: Well, we could try to make some friends. I mean, we always sit as far away from everyone as possible. Which, you know... kinda means we're the ones banishing ourselves...
Lena: What?! I thought I was your friend!
Linda: Uh... You are. I just meant—
Lena: Then what do you need them for?
Linda: I just thought that maybe...
Lena: My friendship isn't enough? Is that it?
Lena: What?! I thought I was your friend!
Linda: Uh... You are. I just meant—
Lena: Then what do you need them for?
Linda: I just thought that maybe...
Lena: My friendship isn't enough? Is that it?
"Three months ago, I looked in the mirror at those nasty little spiderwebs of lines around my eyes, and I realized something. I'm getting older and he isn't. So, if I want to die happy, it's time to get serious about killing Superman, don't you think?"
"I remember a shadow, living in the shade of your greatness. I remember you tossing me into an abyss, I who was and should be king!"
Fanfiction
If you were hungry... and somebody gave you a sandwich, a nice one... you'd be happy. But if you got a sandwich and the guy next to you got a steak dinner... you'd be angry. You'd say to yourself, screw him, what'd he do to deserve all that? I should get steak too! I've been hungry! Even though you've got your sandwich right there and it used to make you happy... people always want more. Of course, I've had steak since birth, so maybe it's stuck-up for me to be saying this... uh, I hope I didn't lose you with the metaphor there.
— Theo, Finish Lines
(Masks: A New Generation fanfiction)
(Masks: A New Generation fanfiction)MELINA PEREZ: "Aksana, you crossed a line tonight. You had no business looking at Johnny the way you did. I hope you learned your lesson and that you will never, EVER try anything like that again. Come on, Johnny!"
— The JWL, Episode 74.
.Is that Ruby? Why is Jaune with her? They seem closer than usual...More intimate...But, more importantly...W-why I am hiding from them? I just need to talk to Jaune about something, it's nothing personal. I should just approach them, take Jaune to the side and finish my business. Not hiding and silently following them like this. And why is my heart racing so fast?
She drags him to the door, her arm slipped around his and it burns with how much he loves her touch these days.
The only thing that could make this worse is the boy on the doorstep and the way Feferi throws her arms around him and he smiles and she smiles and it's all so perfectly horrible that Eridan can barely stop himself pummelling this detestable creature into the nearest wall.
The only thing that could make this worse is the boy on the doorstep and the way Feferi throws her arms around him and he smiles and she smiles and it's all so perfectly horrible that Eridan can barely stop himself pummelling this detestable creature into the nearest wall.
"For such a dweeb, that Ikari's got chicks all around him, huh?" asked Touji.
Kensuke nodded, still videotaping.
Suddenly, his camera died.
They heard a growl.
It wasn't just your ordinary growl, from a dog or a wolf. This was a deep growl, the sort of growl that suggested monstrous origins, dark and shadowy nights, and the promise of endless hours of pain. It was accompanied by a blast of cold running down their spines. The two turned around, slowly.
Rei was staring at Asuka, intensely, her face twisted in anger. Her fists were clenched, shaking slightly. It was hard to tell in the sunlight, but they thought they saw her blood red eyes glow brightly for a moment.
"Ohshit," whispered Touji. "She's mad."
Kensuke nodded, still videotaping.
Suddenly, his camera died.
They heard a growl.
It wasn't just your ordinary growl, from a dog or a wolf. This was a deep growl, the sort of growl that suggested monstrous origins, dark and shadowy nights, and the promise of endless hours of pain. It was accompanied by a blast of cold running down their spines. The two turned around, slowly.
Rei was staring at Asuka, intensely, her face twisted in anger. Her fists were clenched, shaking slightly. It was hard to tell in the sunlight, but they thought they saw her blood red eyes glow brightly for a moment.
"Ohshit," whispered Touji. "She's mad."
— Children of an Elder God ch. 4
"You don't hate the Little Blue Cheese as much as I hate her. She's got looks and powers and a rich stepmother and a nice house and everything. And she wins, too. Every time, she wins."
— Georgina Sivana, Here There Be Monsters
Films
It's not that I'm a jealous man. I JUST DON'T LIKE OTHER PEOPLE TOUCHING MY THINGS!!!!
— The Duke, Moulin Rouge!
Literature
"It's all your fault," she interrupted. "If you had not looked so long and admiringly at that Stygian cat—"
"Crom and his devils!" he swore. "When the oceans drown the world, women will take time for jealousy. Devil take their conceit! Did I tell the Stygian to fall in love with me? After all, she was only human!"
"Crom and his devils!" he swore. "When the oceans drown the world, women will take time for jealousy. Devil take their conceit! Did I tell the Stygian to fall in love with me? After all, she was only human!"
It's so unfair. You, of all people, get the holy grail of curse work. And me stuck with changing memories like I'm some kind of cleanup crew. Sure, it's useful when you want to make some mundane thing easier. I could cheat at school or I could keep someone from remembering what I did to them, but what does that mean? Not much. Do you know how many transformation workers are even born in the world in a given decade? Maybe one. Maybe. You were born with the real power and you didn't even appreciate it.
— Barron, to Cassel, White Cat
Shen Qingqiu saw three things on the original flavor’s face: envy, envy, and more envy.
Envy that Luo Binghe had a mother who was “the kindest in all the world to him,” envy of Luo Binghe’s talent, envy that Luo Binghe would enter Cang Qiong Mountain Sect at the best age for cultivating. He was indeed the kind of person to brim with envy and resentment toward a young child.
Envy that Luo Binghe had a mother who was “the kindest in all the world to him,” envy of Luo Binghe’s talent, envy that Luo Binghe would enter Cang Qiong Mountain Sect at the best age for cultivating. He was indeed the kind of person to brim with envy and resentment toward a young child.
Live-Action TV
Trish: [Jessica] never asked for powers.
Alisa: But she's got them, and you don't. And you can't stand that, can you?
Alisa: But she's got them, and you don't. And you can't stand that, can you?
You had the existence I could only dream of. Every pleasure at your disposal and you wasted it. You don't deserve this life, Clark, but I do.
— Bizarro, Smallville
Music
Love oh love oh careless love
Trusted you now it's too late
You've made me throw my old friend down
That's why I sing this song of hate
Trusted you now it's too late
You've made me throw my old friend down
That's why I sing this song of hate
— "Careless Love" by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Is it you, or is it me
When you talk about beauty?
Makes me feel so ugly
But I think they call that jealousy
— Jealousy by Marina Diamandis
I think she lives around here, I see her almost daily
All I can do to stop myself from saying something crazy
I don't think badly of her, I hope she makes you happy
It's just a lot to ask to watch your future walking past me
I know that jealousy is a perfect waste of time
But left to my devices, I've spent far too long wasting mine
All I can do to stop myself from saying something crazy
I don't think badly of her, I hope she makes you happy
It's just a lot to ask to watch your future walking past me
I know that jealousy is a perfect waste of time
But left to my devices, I've spent far too long wasting mine
— Call Off Your Ghost by Dessa
"I lack their smiles and their diamonds. I lack their happiness and love. I envy them for all those things I never got my fair share of."
—Refrain from The Anarchist, Clockwork Angels
Video Games
I've kept myself alive for hundreds of years with a steady diet of jealousy and hate, awaiting the day when I would finally eclipse your family's thieving reputation.
— Clockwerk, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Envy is such a thing.
A man envies his neighbor, whose wife is very beautiful.
A lord envies a king, who commands nobles.
A king envies a god, to whom all men must bow.
And a god envies... a god envies what a god cannot have.
A man envies his neighbor, whose wife is very beautiful.
A lord envies a king, who commands nobles.
A king envies a god, to whom all men must bow.
And a god envies... a god envies what a god cannot have.
— The Old Man/Jaret, King of Storms, Salt and Sanctuary
Adam Jensen: You know, I've always wondered about that leg brace of yours — why the father of augmentation doesn't have the most basic of implants... Doesn't make much sense, really. Unless he's one of the few people genetically incompatible with this technology. Huh. Gotta love the irony in that... It's the kind of irony that can tear you up inside, bit by bit, every day - until you find yourself despising what you're not.
(Beat)
Hugh Darrow: How dare you...! You think I've done all this because - because a fluke of nature robbed me of my chance to become a part of it?! I tried everything, damn you! Everything I could think of to change! None of it worked! NONE OF IT!
Adam Jensen: So you had to fix it, didn't you? Take back control. Make it like it never was.
Hugh Darrow: Yes! Yes, that's exactly what I— What I... I... What have I done?
(Beat)
Hugh Darrow: How dare you...! You think I've done all this because - because a fluke of nature robbed me of my chance to become a part of it?! I tried everything, damn you! Everything I could think of to change! None of it worked! NONE OF IT!
Adam Jensen: So you had to fix it, didn't you? Take back control. Make it like it never was.
Hugh Darrow: Yes! Yes, that's exactly what I— What I... I... What have I done?
Do you know why we Makuta hate Toa so much? It's because you are what we could only pretend to be, once upon a time — heroes who do good for no reward. And so we call you fools, and even slay you... because we could not be you.
— Makuta Krika to Toa Tahu Nuva, BIONICLE
"Suddenly, he got really good at his job. The clicks started piling up... What? What did he do? Why did HE deserve this? We were all so jealous of him, we stopped going out with him. I mean, wasn't he a big shot? He didn't need us anymore, did he...?"
"Normally, I could just ignore that. I could just tell myself not to compare myself to anyone else and just let it go. Normally. But when I heard that [the protagonist saved the world], I was overwhelmed by the strongest jealousy I'd ever felt in my life. ...It's not fair. It's not fair... It's not fair... IT'S JUST NOT FAIR! That could have been me! I could've done everything he/she did! I could have done it BETTER!"
— Kadoc, Fate/Grand Order
Web Original
I pretend you're sad too
just to ease my pain
but i know you're with him
and it's making me insane
— "Eridan" by Sephiesheep
" by Sephiesheep Western Animation
"WHY! CAN'T! I! BE! YOOOUUU??!!!"
— Veronica, regarding Trixie Tang, The Fairly OddParents!, "Information Stupor Highway"
Lisa: Dad, you shouldn't be jealous of Apu. Remember, it's all about the music.
Homer: I'm not jealous! I'm envious! Jealousy is when you worry someone will take what you have. Envy is wanting what someone else has. What I feel is envy.
Lisa: [pulls dictionary out of nowhere and looks through it] Wow, he's right.
Homer: I'm not jealous! I'm envious! Jealousy is when you worry someone will take what you have. Envy is wanting what someone else has. What I feel is envy.
Lisa: [pulls dictionary out of nowhere and looks through it] Wow, he's right.
Sideshow Bob: This is because I got to be Krusty's sidekick instead of you, isn't it?
Cecil Terwilliger: Off the record? Yes. But officially, I did it for the money!
Cecil Terwilliger: Off the record? Yes. But officially, I did it for the money!
"When am I gonna get some real food?! Mr. Krabs gets to eat real food; just look at his daughter. She's as big as a whale! I wish I could be successful, like Mr. Krabs! I wish I could somehow just switch lives with him. Just to know what it's like!"
— Sheldon J. Plankton, SpongeBob SquarePants, "The Algae's Always Greener"
Jesse: Prospector, this isn't fair!
Stinky Pete: Fair?! I'll tell you what's not fair; spending a lifetime on a dimestore shelf, watching every other toy be sold! Well, finally my waiting has paid off, and no hand-me-down cowboy doll is gonna MESS IT UP FOR ME NOW!
Stinky Pete: Fair?! I'll tell you what's not fair; spending a lifetime on a dimestore shelf, watching every other toy be sold! Well, finally my waiting has paid off, and no hand-me-down cowboy doll is gonna MESS IT UP FOR ME NOW!
Real Life
Jealousy poisons the mind. It weakens the judgement, perverts the will, and embitters all the emotions and feelings. It makes the end of life a vain pursuit to defeat somebody. If successful in this, another life is wrecked and society perhaps loses the benefit of a well-directed ambition and the good influence of a well-rounded career. If disappointed in this, the jealous mind itself droops in disappointment and vexation, sours on the world, retires to obscurity and finally goes out in rancor and darkness, a practical comment on its own vanity.
— "Sunshine all the year: or, Life at its happiest and best", by James Henry Potts
In jealousy there is more self-love than love.
— François de La Rochefoucauld
