Quotes / Inner Monologue

Comic Books

Besides, I could do with the time to myself... to sit back and think. It's selfish, I know, but I deserve... Whoa! There you go again, Linda! There's nothing selfish about wanting to get into yourself for a while instead of thinking about the whole blasted world! I do enough of that as Supergirl — and wasn't the whole reason for this move... to give myself space to be just plain Linda Danvers?

—Linda Danvers, Supergirl (1982)

Thanks to the K-poisoning, my natural powers are fading. My only hope now is channeling my rage to charge my ring. And there is no shortage of things that make me furious.

— Supergirl, Red Daughter of Krypton

I didn't tell her that's exactly how I felt after New Krypton. After my people killed thousands of innocent bystanders.

—Supergirl, Bizarrogirl

Fan Works

“I’m sorry I don’t know yet, Shinji. You ‘wanted to try with me’ to see if you could be happy? Well, I... want to... find out... um...” ’God damn it, Sohryu, if you pussy out on this, I will jump out of your skull and kill you myself!’ ‘Wait, you’re my own brain, how does that even work?’ ‘Shut up! I’ll find a way! Now keep going!’ “...what... the answer is to the question. That you asked me. Earlier.” Suddenly it was very hard to look him in the eye. ‘No! No it isn’t! I am Asuka Langley Sohryu! I am not afraid of anything! ...except maybe this. No! I am not wimping out in front of Shinji! If he can do this, I can!’ She forced her head up.

— Asuka, A Crown of Stars

'Alright, Soryu, quit dodging the issue. Yeah, losing purity points was fun and you can't wait to do it again, but that's not why you're hiding in the bathroom, afraid to look him in the eye right now, is it? He... said things last night. Made promises. He just did it again. That stupid, clumsy, dense baka... likes you. And you like him. He understands what it feels like. He's just like you. You're not alone. And he wants to stay with you.' "Which is Gott damn terrifying..." she whispered out loud.
[...]
Everything she could want. Pity she had no freaking idea what to do next. 'Okay, Soryu, you wanted to catch this tiger. Now you've got him. So now what? I didn't exactly have a plan for part two! Now I'm hiding in the bathroom because I'm afraid the minute we look at each other we're both going to go redder than my hair, Misato's going to figure it out, and make me go move in with Wondergirl. Then Shinji will realize he can do better than the nasty, useless pretend-Pilot I am and find someone else because every good thing in my life goes away and nobody wants me and...

— Asuka, Advice and Trust

Tough girl, her mental jester mocked her. Everybody thinks you're such a tough girl.
But she had to be tough. Finding out that so many years of her life were a pre-programmed lie, coming to a strange world, finding only one man of Krypton and then losing him, turning from innocence into grim experience on a planet she never made... she had to be tough, or break. She had to wall the little girl off, most of the time, and put on the casing of the big, tough, capable bitch.
Well, then, looks like he's just about here, said the jester. Are you going to be the little girl... or the bitch?
She made her decision.
U-Ban was already exposed, about to throw himself upon her.
She focused her heat vision on full power and let him have it.

— Power Girl, A Force of Four

"Rogue, that's enough. Come on, snap out of it."
(What the hell are you doing feeling sorry for her, girl? She's the one who stole everything but a non-controlling interest in your life. You ought to be glad to see her getting the whim-whams...)
(Shut up.)

— A Prize for Three Empires

Films — Animated

Marlin:Yes, I am your conscience. Now, tell me Dory, what do you see?
Dory: I see a light. Conscience, am I dead?

— Finding Nemo

Films — Live-Action

When they see me, the audience becomes uneasy. They try to match my face to that of the Hitler actors they know. I see their unease, which my mere gaze transforms into breathless silence. An assistant gives me a sign, as if I'd forgotten my lines. It was clear that in the face of this seeming inaction, that amateur Witzigmann started to sweat. Witzigmann doesn't understand the power of silence, he feared it. I let the air flow into my lungs... and give the silence... a sound.

—Adolf Hitler, Look Who's Back

Video Games

Thank god for inner monologue.

—Miles Edgeworth, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations

Web Video

Green Goblin: My dearest Harley, I hope this letter finds you well. I was on my way to dispose of Lance's head, when I was confronted by the walking venereal disease known as Iron Man. I decided to explain my situation to him, but unfortunately, he decided to act like a massive tool. As I was about to kill him, easily, with one punch - because I can totally do that - Lance's head gave off an explosion of light, and suddenly we were transported to this holding cell. It has been four minutes, and I fear the worst...

Iron Man: Yeah, how about helping me look for a weak spot in one of these walls instead?

Green Goblin: As Iron Man continues to be an insensitive asshat, I wonder if his playboy lifestyle has left him incapable of recognizing the act of true love right in front of him. Perhaps all those herpes rumors were true.

Iron Man: Alright, THAT'S IT! [tackles him] Clearly, no-one has ever explained to you that the "inner" part of inner monologue means you don't say it out loud! Keep it to yourself!

—I'm a Marvel... And I'm a DC: Zero Hour #2

Kirito's Left Brain: Dude, what are you doing?! We're blowing this!
Kirito's Right Brain: Well, what were we supposed to say?! We don't even know what made her like us in the first place!
LB!Kirito: Fine, fine. Just calm down. The hard part's over. So long as she doesn't throw us any curve balls, I think we're good.
Asuna: So...what should we do now?
LB!Kirito: FUCK!
RB!Kirito: What the hell is she talking about?! What comes after sex?!
LB!Kirito: I don't know! All the dating sims just go to credits at this point...
RB!Kirito: Well, she asked us a question, so we have to say something!
LB!Kirito: Look, just say anything!
RB!Kirito: Anything?!
LB!Kirito: Anything! Just...say it with confidence.
RB!Kirito: Eh, alright! Here goes nothing!
Kirito: We should get married.
LB!Kirito: NNOOOOOO!!!!
RB!Kirito: What?! You said "Say anything"!
LB!Kirito: ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT, OBVIOUSLY!
RB!Kirito: I'M SORRY, I DON'T WORK WELL UNDER PRESSURE!
LB!Kirito: [sighs] You know what? It's fine. Forget it. We'll just play it off as a joke. No harm done.
Asuna: [crying Tears of Joy] Yes! Let's do it!
LB!Kirito: YOU FOOL! YOU'VE DOOMED US ALL!!!
RB!Kirito: Hey, uh, she seems pretty happy about it! Maybe she knows something we don't!
Asuna's Left Brain: BITCH! WHY THE FUCK DID YOU SAY YES?!?!
Asuna's Right Brain: I DON'T KNOOOOOOWW!!!

Sword Art Online Abridged

Western Animation

Peter: (thinking) Jeez, I've never tried to make conversation with just Joe before. This is brutal.
Joe: (thinking) Come on, Joe, you're losing him. Think of something! This was your shot! (out loud) Two thirds of the planet is water.
Peter: Yeah. (thinking) Two thirds of the planet is water? This guy's okay.

—Family Guy, "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q."

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