The Power of Friendship/Quotes

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.
The man with friends is rich.
—Eritrean proverb.
"You know... you act like such a lonely man. But look at you! You've got the biggest family on Earth!"
—Sarah Jane Smith, Doctor Who
"I fight for my friends!"
—Ike, a Fire Emblem character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
"Because they saved me from myself; they rescued me from my loneliness. They were the first to accept me for who I am. They're my friends."
—Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto
"You can never hope to grasp the source of our power."
—Buffy Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
You became friends with Yosuke. Yosuke will now die for you.
—from a Persona 4 webcomic
Friends = Power Ups. Have as many as you can at all times.
—The Laws of Super Robot Anime #48
Loners are losers.
—Frank Sinatra

Fiore: And now, you die!
Mina: Don't, don't! Sailor Moon has done more for me than like anyone!
Lita: She's the best friend you could wish for; just ask Darien, and she could be your friend too.
Amy: Join us Fiore! Put your powers towards building more friendships!
Fiore: You think I'm an idiot? She did this to herself! You're just want to trick me so you can steal Darien away.
Raye: HAHAHAHA! GUYS THAT WAS HYSTERICAL!
Lita: I know! I can't believe I kept a straight face through that shit.
Mina: God, Amy, could you have said more sappy shit?

Fiore: You lying whores!
—Sailor Moon Abridged


Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love, they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hand 'cause friends will be friends

Right 'till the end
—Queen, "Friends Will Be Friends"
Greed: Yeah, it's true. The one thing I've always wanted was to have friends..like them.
—Fullmetal Alchemist
Dear George: Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings. Love, Clarence.
—It's a Wonderful Life

We know the personalities of the four kids very well by this point, so now we're getting to see how those personalities mesh with new people outside their social bubble, and how in their own ways they're sort of reversing the antagonism of these self appointed adversaries and turning them into friends, even in spite of everyone's best efforts to avoid that outcome.

As always, friendship prevails.
—Andrew Hussie on Formspring, explaining a major plotline in Homestuck.

Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Why you doin' this, Doc?
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.

Doc Holliday: ...I don't.
—Tombstone
A Slayer with family and friends, that sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
—Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (shortly after Joyce hit him with a fire axe)

Friends will help you move. Real friends will help you move a body.

You and your friends vs 10 million zombies... They're gonna need more zombies.
—Left 4 Dead 2 tagline

Ven: Whatever it takes. Anything to save Terra and Aqua.
Vanitas: Hmph. It's always about your friends, isn't it?

Ven: At least I have some! I've become a part of their heart, just as they've become a part of mine. My friends are my power...and I'm theirs!
—Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
Sonic: We'll show that creep the REAL SUPERPOWER of TEAMWORK!
—Sonic Heroes

Well, the worst of times they, they don't faze me
Even if I look and act pretty crazy
I went way down, she betrayed me
Now my vision is no longer hazy
I'm very lucky to have my crew
They stood by me when she flew
I've been knocked down, beat down, black and blue

She's not the one coming back for you
—Rancid, "Fall Back Down"
Had you worked together instead of against each other, you might have been successful.
—M. Bison, Street Fighter: The Movie.
"Then one day, I realized you were all there for me, Shizuru, and Mai and Mikoto, and there I was, smiling, happy. If that hadn't dawned on me, I might've remained the bitter girl I'd been. But the love that Shizuru had for me and the feelings that Mai and Tate had for each other made me realize that people can't live alone. It might seem obvious to anyone else, but it was an important truth that I discovered only recently. Anyway, it's kind of embarrassing, but let me say it. Thank you to all those who stuck around me."
—Natsuki Kuga, My-HiME Special 25.

There was laughter inside his own head, shrill, high-pitched laughter...he could smell the Dementor's putrid, death-cold breath filling his own lungs, drowning him - think...something happy...
But there was no happiness in him...the Dementor's icy fingers were closing on his throat - the high-pitched laughter was growing louder and louder, and a voice spoke inside his head: 'Bow to death, Harry...it might even be painless...I would not know...I have never died..'
He was never going to see Ron and Hermione again -
And their faces burst clearly into his mind as he fought for breath.

'EXPECTO PATRONUM!'
—Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix


Robin: Everything okay?
Starfire: I am sorry.
Robin: You're sorry? For what?
Starfire: When things were...bad, there was a moment where I truly believed that you were...like Slade. I doubted you. And for that, I am sorry.

Robin: I doubted myself, Star. Focused, serious, determined...as much as I hate to admit it, he and I are kind of alike. But there's one big difference between me and Slade. (smiling) He doesn't have any friends.
—Teen Titans

Satan: What the devil? That Hell was practically inescapable.
Sam: Sorry, Satan. Your demon impostor was no match for the true power of friendship and cooperation!

Max: Plus I ripped out his kidneys.
—Sam and Max: What's New Beelzebub?
Friendship is Magic
—My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic

Twilight Sparkle (at first): "The future of Equestria does not rest on me making friends!"

Twilight Sparkle (later): "I felt it the very moment I realised how happy I was to hear you... to see you... how much I cared about you. The spark ignited inside me, when I realised that you all... are my friends!"
—My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic
"Even in Hell, there is a single blooming flower of friendship. It rocks back and forth over the waves, leaving one single petal behind as a memento. Someday, it will certainly bloom. Okama Way!"
—Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, One Piece

U.S. Acres Characters: For a walk in the park, for a shot in the dark, friends are there!
Garfield: I don't care.

U.S. Acres Characters: But friends will care...for youuuuuuuuu!
—Friends Are There, the first opening theme song of Garfield and Friends

Cora: "Are we to be friends then?"

Lady Grantham: "We are allies, my dear, which can be a good deal more effective."
—Downton Abbey, averting this trope.
"I don't need a weapon. My friends are my power!"
—Sora, Kingdom Hearts
"Two are better than one: they get a good wage for their labor. If the one falls, the other will lift up his companion. Woe to the solitary man! For if he should fall, he has no one to lift him up."
—Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
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