Wonder Woman (2017) - Quotes

The Complexity of Blame and Belief

Diana: No! After everything I saw, it can't be! It cannot be! They were killing each other. Killing people they cannot see. Children. Children! No, it had to be him, it cannot be them.

Steve: [stutters] Diana, people--

Diana: She was right. My mother was right. She said, "The world of men do not deserve you". They don't deserve our help.

Steve: It's... it's not about "deserve". Maybe-maybe we don't. But it's not about that, it's about what you believe. You don't think I get it after what I've seen out there? You don't think I wish I could tell you that it was one bad guy to blame? It's not! We're all to blame.

Diana: I'm not.

Steve: But maybe I am!

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Defiance of Control in Relationships

Steve: I can't let you do this.

Diana: What I do is not up to you.

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Everyday Life Beyond Conflict

Diana: Is this what people do when there are no wars to fight?

Steve: [stutters] Yeah... This and other things.

Diana: What things?

Steve: Umm, they have breakfast. They love their breakfast. And, umm, they love to wake up and read the paper and go to work, they get married, make some babies, grow up together. I guess.

Diana: What is that like?

Steve: I have no idea.

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Determination in the Face of Adversity

Steve: [[w:No Man's Land|No Man's Land] This is ], Diana! It means no man can cross it, alright? This battalion has been here for nearly a year and they've barely gained an inch. Alright? Because on the other side there are a bunch of Germans pointing machine guns at every square inch of this place. This is not something you can cross. It's not possible.

Diana: So … what? … so we do nothing?!

Steve: No – we are doing something. We are! We just … we can't save everyone in this war. This is not what we came here to do.

Diana: [to Steve] No. But it is what I am going to do.

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Quest for Ares in World War I

Diana: How long until we reach the war?

Steve: The war? Which part? The Western Front in France is 400 miles long, from the Alps to the North Sea.

Diana: Where the fighting is the most intense, then. If you take me there, I'm sure I'll find Ares.

Steve: Ares, as in the... the god of war?

Diana: [holds up the "Godkiller" sword] The god of war is our responsibility. Only an Amazon can defeat him. With this. And once I do, the war will end.

Steve: [clears throat] Look, I, uh... I appreciate your spirit, but this war is... it's a great big mess. And, uh, there's not a whole lot you and I can do about that. I mean, we can get back to London and try to look for men who can--

Diana: I'm the man who can! And once I find and destroy Ares, the German armies will be freed from his influence, and they will be good men again, and the world will be better.

Steve: Great...

Diana: You'll see.

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Loss and Freedom in a War-Torn Life

Chief Napi: I have nowhere else. The last war took everything from my people. We have nothing left. At least here, I'm free.

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Questioning Self-Worth and Belonging

Charlie: Maybe you're better off without me, yeah?

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Everyone Faces Their Own Battles

Sameer: Everyone is fighting their own battle, Diana. Just as you're fighting yours.

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Questioning Perceptions of Beauty

Etta Candy: Really, specs? And suddenly she's not the most beautiful woman you've ever seen?

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A New Gas Formula for Strength Restoration

Isabel Maru / Doctor Poison: Something did come to me last night. A different type of gas, for you. To restore your strength.

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A Mother's Commitment to Her Daughter's Training

Hippolyta: You will train her harder than any Amazon before her. Five times harder, ten times harder, until she is better than even you. But she must never know the truth, about what she is and how she came to be.

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Ares Questions Humanity's Worthiness

Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares: Look at her, and tell me I'm wrong. She is the perfect example of these humans, and unworthy of your sympathy in every way! Destroy her, Diana. You know that she deserves it, they all do!

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Mankind's Actions Defined by Their Choices

Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares: Yes, Diana! Take them all! Finally, you see. Look at this world. Mankind did this, not me!

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Ares' Ultimatum to Diana

Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares: You will help me destroy them, Diana. Or you will die.

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Challenge of True Divinity

Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares: Let's see what kind of god you really are!

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The God of Truth's Despair

Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares: I am not the god of war, Diana, I am the god of truth. Mankind stole this world from us. They ruined it, day by day. And I, the only one wise enough to see it, was left too weak to stop them. All these years, I have struggled alone, whispering into their ears. Ideas, inspiration for formulas, weapons... but I don't make them use them. They start these wars on their own. All I do is orchestrate an armistice I know they cannot keep, in the hope they will destroy themselves. But it has never been enough... until you. When you first arrived, I was going to crush you. But I knew that if only you could see what the other gods could not, then you would join me, and with our powers combined, we could finally end all the pain, all the suffering, the destruction they bring. And we could return this world to the paradise it was before them, forever.

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Ares' Revelation on Humanity's True Nature

Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares: I am not your enemy, Diana. I am the only one who truly knows you, and who truly knows them, as you now do. They have always been and will always be weak, cruel, selfish and capable of the greatest horrors. All I ever wanted was for the gods to see how evil my father's creation was. But they refused. So I destroyed them.

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Destruction Over Help: Ares' Perspective

Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares: You were right, Diana, they don't deserve our help. They only deserve destruction.

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The Nature of War and Sacrifice

General Erich Ludendorff: Ah, you know your ancient Greeks. They understood... That war is a god. A god who requires human sacrifice. In exchange, war gives man purpose. Meaning. A chance to rise above his petty mortal little self and be courageous. Noble. Better.

The Harsh Realities of Battle

Antiope: NEVER let your guard down! You expect a battle to be fair! A battle will NEVER be fair!

A Sacrifice for Love and Duty

Steve Trevor: [backing way from Diana] It has to be me. I can save today. You can save the world. I wish we had more time. I love you!

A Dangerous Mission Awaits Steve Trevor

Steve Trevor: [wrapping the Lasso around his arm and painfully forcing himself to tell Diana the truth] I am taking you to the front. We are probably gonna die. This is a terrible idea!

The Nature of Fire and Destruction

Steve Trevor: [with a German accent] I love fire, don't you? It is like a living act of entropy. The ultimate weapon of destruction. Reminding us that in the end everything eventually returns to the ash it came from.

The Choice Between Action and Inaction

Steve Trevor: My father told me once, he said, "If you see something wrong happening in the world, you can do nothing or you can do something." And I already tried nothing.

The Power of Love in Saving the World

Diana Prince / Wonder Woman: I used to want to save the world. To end war and bring peace to mankind; but then I glimpsed the darkness that lives within their light. I learnt that inside every one of them there will always be both. The choice each must make for themselves – something no hero will ever defeat. And now I know ... that only Love can truly save the world. So now I stay, I fight, and I give – for the world I know can be. This is my mission now. Forever.

Belief in Love Over Deserving It

Diana Prince / Wonder Woman: It's not about "deserve". It's about what you believe. And I believe in Love.

Understanding the Complexity of Humanity

Diana Prince / Wonder Woman: You're wrong about them. They're everything you say... but so much more.

A Commitment to Protect the Vulnerable

Diana Prince / Wonder Woman: I will fight – for those who cannot fight for themselves.

Facing the Challenge of Truth

Diana Prince / Wonder Woman: What one does when faced with the truth is more difficult than you think.

The Complexity of Saving the World

Diana Prince / Wonder Woman: I used to want to save the world. This beautiful place. But I knew so little then. It is a land of magic and wonder. Worth cherishing in every way. But the closer you get, the more you see the great darkness shimmering within. And mankind? Mankind is another story altogether. What one does when faced with the truth, is more difficult than you think. I learned this the hard way. A long long time ago. And now, I will never be the same.