[The A-Team] think as one, feel as one, and act as one. But with a wounded man in their midst, they cease to be that. The good of the unit becomes the good of an individual. And that will be their undoing.
"Love is poison. A sweet poison, but it will kill you just the same."
—Cersei Lannister, A Song of Ice and Fire
"How unfortunate. I had a desire for friendship. But granting intelligence to the lives I created was a mistake. A god should not long for friendship."
—Zanza, Xenoblade Chronicles 1
"Cuz really, who needs love? It's like inking a bull's eye on your heart and givin' some rando a crossbow."
— Harley Quinn, Gotham City Garage
"Ah, love. A dreadful bond. And yet... so easily severed."
—Davy Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
"Love does terrible things to a person, terrible things."
—Honey Sugarman, Bojack Horseman
"If you are a Shinomiya, do not rely on anyone. Instead, use them. Do not receive anything. Instead, take. Do not love anyone. There is no instead."
— The Shinomiya family motto, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
"I never said I was a samurai, you did. I am on the path of revenge. There is no place on it for love, or friendship, or weakness."
— Mizu, Blue Eye Samurai
''Friends are open, honest, and vulnerable with each other, which means X squared times the hypotenuse of Y squared divided by the absolute value of friendship equals… DOOKIE!"
— Dr. Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
