Broken Bird/Quotes

I've got my fix. Happy ending. I've... got... my... fix....

—Marion, Requiem for a Dream

"But who knows what she spoke to the darkness, alone, in the bitter watches of the night, when all her life seemed shrinking, and the walls of her bower closing in about her, a hutch to trammel some wild thing in?"

—Gandalf on Eowyn, The Lord of the Rings

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly

—"Blackbird", The Beatles

A bird whose wings have been plucked
Will shed all its feathers
And turn back into the beast it was

Before it evolved into a bird.

—The Big O

Through the woods a girl came sadly,
Something broken in her chest:
She had dared to love another--
Alas, no better than the rest.

Up my path a girl came gladly,
Something opened up my doors.
I longed to stop her bleeding heart
So I drew her to my shores.

Those you trust will hurt you badly--
Something now I'm sure you see...
So drown your tears in me, my dear,

As you drown, my dear... in me.

—Brutal Legend

Erika: "So why team up with her? If she didn't have anything you wanted anymore, why burden yourself? Or do you just have a thing for damaged goods?"

Largo: "Damaged goods? Damage can be healed."

—Megatokyo [0850]

Samantha: "How do we know when we fall in love?"

Mrs. Krabappel: "Oh, don't you worry. Most of you will never fall in love and marry out of fear of dying alone. *chuckles*"

—The Simpsons

"She's damaged. She's damaged, because the unicorn didn't come to her as a kid."

—The Nostalgia Chick, making fun of The Last Unicorn

I want to be alone. If I'm alone, I won't be hurt by anyone. "People can understand each other"... What a live action-worthy cliché line. In truth, they all only think about themselves. "But I was believing in you!!"... and then, only to be betrayed in the end. I don't want to experience this feeling ever again.

—Kaori Yae, in the first Drama track of her Tokimeki Memorial 2: Blooming Stories CD

I'm like this cherry tree. Unable to bloom... Just a bothersome being...

—Kaori Yae, in her storyline's mandatory Event of Tokimeki Memorial 2

Do you really expect Minene-sama to act as in a shoujo manga? I've never had a proper childhood... [...] Never. My childhood was filled with blood and strife. I have never needed love. Not then, not now. It's a worthless pastime for girls. This is the world I live in. The dirty world of the adults.

—Minene Uryuu

There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft,
And their words inviting;
There was a time when love was blind,
And the world was a song,
And the song was exciting;
There was a time...

Then it all went wrong...

—Fantine, Les Misérables

I just didn't want to be a loser anymore...

—Mitsuko Souma, Battle Royale

Turns out, you mess with someone's head enough, you can turn a scared little kid into an all-powerful bitch.

—Subject Zero. Mass Effect 2

... And I'd rather be famous than free.

—Dolface. Twisted Metal