Thunderbolts* Quotes

You’re brought up to believe that there’s a good guy and a bad guy. But then eventually, you come to realize that there’s a bad guy and a worse guy. And nothing else.[to Mel]

You can’t hold it in all alone. No one can. We have to let it out. We have to spend time together. And even if it doesn’t make the emptiness go away, I promise you, it will feel lighter.[to Bob]

The point of work is fame and fortune. Fortune buys friends, and love, and a lot of cool clothes.[to Yelena]

You’re stuck. You’re alone. You look only at the bad. When I look at you, I don’t see your mistakes. That’s why we need each other.[to Yelena]

You want to know when I was really happy?[Alexei Shostakov]Yes, please.[Yelena Belova]When I was serving my country as a hero. Saving civilians in streets. Being cheered on by the crowd. Adored like a god. There is no higher calling.[Alexei Shostakov]

We own you now.[to Valentina, last line before credits]

The light inside you is dim even by Eastern European standards.[to Yelena]

Righteousness without power is just an opinion.

Look, I’ve been where you are. You can run, but it doesn’t go away. Sooner or later it catches up to you, and when it does, it’s too late. So you can either do something about it now, or live with it forever.

I was in high school when the aliens came. And the Avengers.[Mel]High school, huh? I was, like, 90.[Bucky Barnes]It’s kinda strange that it’s all over now, right? I mean, Avengers are gone. No one else is coming to save the day.[Mel]Maybe we could be the people that are coming.[Bucky Barnes]

Do you remember why you want to be goalie on your terrible soccer team?[Alexei Shostakov]So I didn’t have to run as much.[Yelena Belova]No. Maybe that too, but you told me, “I want to be the one everyone can rely on if they make a mistake.”[Alexei Shostakov]

[in the void where everyone has had to confront their biggest shame] Are you okay?[Yelena Belova]Oh, I’m fine. I have a great past, so I’m totally fine.[Bucky Barnes]