Cursed with Awesome/Quotes

"Omega-xis: Well if it makes me strong, it's my kind of curse."

- Mega Man Star Force 2

"It's not a curse, Phil. It just depends on how you look at it."

- Groundhog Day

""Sometimes at night, while everyone else sleeps, Cyclops wanders the X-Mansion to loudly fuss about how his eyes shoot lasers. We’re real sorry your blasted energy-blasting head does something so awesome, buddy.""

- Seanbaby, "6 Superheroes Who Completely Lost Their Shit"

""'Boo hoo, I can fly!' That’s you.”"

- Paget Brewster as Sadie Doyle, admonishing a teenager with magic powers in Thrilling Adventure Hour

"Jeong Jeong: Water brings healing and life. But fire brings only destruction and pain. It forces those of us burdened with its care to walk a razor's edge between humanity and savagery. Eventually we are torn apart."

- Avatar: The Last Airbender

"Buffy: But you're right. I mean, like... I guess everyone's alone, but... being a Slayer? There's a burden we can't share. Faith: And no one else can feel it.... Thank God we're hot chicks with superpowers.

Buffy: That does take the edge off."

- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "End of Days"

"Darcy: I'm speaking from experience... I appreciate the offer, but I really don't need any friends...

GG: Boohoohoo look at the torment I feel. The Torment of being an incredibly cool personification that also happens to look like an attractive woman. Boohoo. My life is soooo horrible.

(GG resumes his normal voice)

GG: Seriously, there are far worse fates you could have received."

- We Are Our Avatars

"...instead of infecting Ryu with a sensible, terminal illness, they infect him with a magical curse that makes his arm go all weird and gives him the ability to go banana-nut-butters and instantly slaughter a bunch of dudes berserk-style. ...Wait, that's not a curse at all!"

- Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, Ninja Gaiden 3 review

"Tony Stark: You know, I've got a cluster of shrapnel trying every second to crawl its way into my heart. This stops it, this little circle of light. It's part of me now, not just armour. It's a terrible privilege.

Bruce Banner: But you can control it.

Tony Stark: Because I learned how."

- The Avengers