Anime & Manga
Shadow Okumura: I'm sorry Haru. From this point on, I'll turn over a new leaf. Instead of prioritizing profit, my policy will be to sympathize with the employees... with the people—
(Black Mask fatally shoots him)
(Black Mask fatally shoots him)
Films — Animated
Born in grief, raised in hate.
Helpless to defy his fate.
Let him run. Let him live.
But do not forget what we cannot forgive!
—Not One of Us, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Films — Live-Action
"Your sins are terrible. And it is just that you suffer. Your life could be redeemed, but I know you don't believe that. You will not change."
— Cardinal Lamberto to Michael Corleone, The Godfather: Part III
Literature
For if we willfully continue to sin after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation, which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who despised Moses’ law died without mercy in the presence of two or three witnesses. How much more severe a punishment do you suppose he deserves, who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded the blood of the covenant that sanctified him to be a common thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine,” says the Lord, “I will repay.” And again He says, “The Lord will judge His people.” It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Live-Action TV
Ward: This is what I regret the most. Not the lies, or the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents I had to put down, not even dropping you two out of a plane. That I ruined this. We had something, for a while, right? We were a pretty good team?
[beat]
Skye: I'm still glad I shot you.
Fitz: Me too.
Simmons: You should have aimed for his face.
May: Yeah.
[beat]
Skye: I'm still glad I shot you.
Fitz: Me too.
Simmons: You should have aimed for his face.
May: Yeah.
"You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. You never will be."
—Lorne, after fatally shooting Lindsey McDonald, Angel
Faith: Angel told me there was no way you were gonna give me a chance-
Buffy: I gave you every chance! I tried so hard to help you, and you spat on me! My life was just something for you to play with. Angel, Riley... anything that you could take from me, you took! I've lost battles before, but nobody else has ever made me a victim.
Buffy: I gave you every chance! I tried so hard to help you, and you spat on me! My life was just something for you to play with. Angel, Riley... anything that you could take from me, you took! I've lost battles before, but nobody else has ever made me a victim.
Willow: Faith, wait. I wanna talk to you.
Faith: Oh yeah? Give me the speech again, please. "Faith, we're still your friends. We can help you. It's not too late."
Willow: It's way too late. You know, it didn't have to be this way. But you made your choice. I know you had a tough life. I know that some people think you had a lot of bad breaks. Well, boo hoo. Poor you. You know, you had a lot more in your life than some people. I mean, you had friends like Buffy. Now you have no one. You were a Slayer and now you're nothing. You're just a big, selfish, worthless waste.
Faith: Oh yeah? Give me the speech again, please. "Faith, we're still your friends. We can help you. It's not too late."
Willow: It's way too late. You know, it didn't have to be this way. But you made your choice. I know you had a tough life. I know that some people think you had a lot of bad breaks. Well, boo hoo. Poor you. You know, you had a lot more in your life than some people. I mean, you had friends like Buffy. Now you have no one. You were a Slayer and now you're nothing. You're just a big, selfish, worthless waste.
"Lou, if you walk out of Will's life now... don't you ever come back."
—Vivian, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Theatre
Ebenezer, don't you see them come?
See them take me, don't forsake me
God, stop this nightmare—wake me!
All these years I never understood
I can still be good!
See them take me, don't forsake me
God, stop this nightmare—wake me!
All these years I never understood
I can still be good!
—Jacob Marley seconds before a lifetime of evil catches up with him, Ebenezer
Toys
"If you were still deluding yourself that you could go back to being a Toa, that you could wash the stain of treachery off your spirit that easily, I was going to strip that dream from you once and for all."
Video Games
"I wish I could take it all back. I honestly do, I honestly do wish I could take it all back. And not just 'cause I'm stranded in space... [...] Y'know, if I was ever to see her again, d'ya know what I'd say? I'd say... "I'm sorry". Sincerely. I am sorry I was bossy... And monstrous... And... I am genuinely sorry. The end..."
— Wheatley, Portal 2
John made it. He's the only one. Rest of us... no. But... I tried. In the end, I did...
— Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
Unfortunately, regarding this... YOU MADE YOUR CHOICE LONG AGO.
— The Fallen Child, Undertale
... You're sparing me? Finally. Buddy. Pal. I know how hard it must be... To make that choice. To go back on everything you've worked up to. I want you to know... I won't let it go to waste. ...C'mere, pal.
(Player is killed in an Unblockable Attack. Game Over screen shows up, set to a sped-up version of Dogsong.)
Geeettttttt dunked on!!!
(Beat)
If we're really friends... You won't come back.
(Player is killed in an Unblockable Attack. Game Over screen shows up, set to a sped-up version of Dogsong.)
Geeettttttt dunked on!!!
(Beat)
If we're really friends... You won't come back.
— Sans, if you spare him during his boss fight, Undertale
Webcomics
Dark Eldar #1: You know when we take people captive, and we take them back to Commorragh and torture them for decades until they finally die?
Dark Eldar #2: Yeah
DE #1: Well, why do we do that? I mean, it's not very nice, is it?
DE #2: We do it because it's fun. We're all sadistic monsters.
DE #1: But I'm not! All that screaming and blood just makes me feel sick! Just for once I'd like to go home and just have a nice cup of tea and a nice cake!
DE #2: But... that's exactly how I feel! I thought I was the only one!
DE #1: (gasps) Oh, my friend, how happy this makes me! Let us leave this place, and give up our old lives of sadism and hatred!
DE #2: Yes, lets!
Dark Eldar #2: Yeah
DE #1: Well, why do we do that? I mean, it's not very nice, is it?
DE #2: We do it because it's fun. We're all sadistic monsters.
DE #1: But I'm not! All that screaming and blood just makes me feel sick! Just for once I'd like to go home and just have a nice cup of tea and a nice cake!
DE #2: But... that's exactly how I feel! I thought I was the only one!
DE #1: (gasps) Oh, my friend, how happy this makes me! Let us leave this place, and give up our old lives of sadism and hatred!
DE #2: Yes, lets!
DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!
DE #1: Argh!
DE #2: Hurk!
Brianna: I don't know what they were talking about, but I'll bet it was evil.
DE #2: Hurk!
Brianna: I don't know what they were talking about, but I'll bet it was evil.
Web Video
Pappy G: Hey! Oscar! You caused all this destruction just because you wanted to be a somebody! But don't you realize? You were already a somebody!
Oscar: I am?
Pappy G: Heck yeah, man! And that somebody is a huge dick!
Oscar: I am?
Pappy G: Heck yeah, man! And that somebody is a huge dick!
Western Animation
Kevin: Still trying to be a goody two-shoes, Ben? Let me guess. You just want to help me.
Ben: You had plenty of chances to get help, but you always messed it up. This time, you're getting what you deserve.
Ben: You had plenty of chances to get help, but you always messed it up. This time, you're getting what you deserve.
Real Life
"It's the good people that do the damage so often. Sam's suspicious faithfulness was very much justified...If you go a long, long way in wickedness, and then comes your chance, but you can't therefore demand that it be made nice and easy at that point. It's probably going to be very sticky...and it was too sticky for Gollum."
