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1->''"Since I am in the midst of my travels...I must bid you farewell. Shouldn't you be returning home as well? Whenever there is a meeting, a parting is sure to follow. However, that parting need not last forever... Whether a parting be forever or merely for a short time...that is up to you. With that, please excuse me..."''
2-->-- '''The Happy Mask Salesman''' from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''
3
4->''"There is something you should understand about the way that I work. When you need me, but do not want me, then I must stay. When you want me but no longer need me, then I have to go."''
5-->-- '''Nanny [=McPhee=]'''
6
7-> ''"I have to go now. My planet needs me."''
8-->-- '''[[ShooOutTheNewGuy Poochie]]''', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Itchy And Scratchy Show]]''. [[BusCrash He wound up dying on the way to his home planet.]]
9
10->''"After defeating the 'Planetforger', 'Sombress' and 'Kerykeion' bid farewell to those who remained. I don’t know where they are headed to, but the fragments of power of the 'Planetforger' residing within them probably led them to watch over the Surface World somewhere out there."''
11-->-- '''Evilswarm Exciton Knight''', ''TableTopGame/YuGiOh Master Guide 4''
12
13->''"Hey, everyone! It's Goku, here! King Kai's letting me talk to you from the Other World now, so I really don't have that long. I remember something Bulma told me a long time ago, about how it always seems like I attract the bad guys...and when you stop and think about it, in a way, that's true. I think the world might just be safer without me. So, I know it might be hard on Chi-chi and Gohan, but don't bother wishing me back to life. Don't worry, we'll meet again one day, and I'll be waiting for you! Bye!"''
14-->-- '''Son Goku''', ''VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai''
15
16->''Of all the comrades that e'er I had\
17They're sorry for my going away\
18And all the sweethearts that e'er I've loved\
19They'd wish me one more day to stay\
20But since it falls unto my lot\
21That I should rise and you should not\
22I'll gently rise and softly call\
23Good night and joy be with you all''
24-->-- '''The Parting Glass''', traditional Irish song
25
26->''We fight for justice in a forgotten place\
27Fulfil our duty then vanish without a trace''
28-->-- '''The Hot Wind Blowing''', ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''
29
30->'''Creator/CharlizeTheron:''' Aren't you gonna stick around?\
31'''Creator/TomHardy:''' Fuck no. I'm gonna do what Film/MadMax always does: wander into somebody else's problems, help out a bit while barely communicating, then take off. I'm basically Series/{{the Littlest Hobo}} of the post-apocalypse. Why do people keep forgetting that?!?
32-->-- ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad: [[Website/TheEditingRoom The Abridged Script]]''
33
34->Misato had tried to talk them out of it, but couldn't, so she just went down to the docks to see them off. She had a strong feeling this was goodbye.\
35Touji and Hikari came, of course. They were off to California - Touji to play college basketball and maybe learn something, and Hikari to definitely learn something - but that wouldn't be until the fall. They'd all graduated from high school, and now Shinji and Asuka were going to go sailing 'around the world'. But Misato knew they weren't coming back.
36-->-- ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod''
37
38->'''Meme Oshino''': (flashback) ''Eventually, I'll be leaving this town.''\
39'''Koyomi Araragi''': Now I understand... When I came here yesterday and saw Oshino standing outside, he was in the middle of making his exit.\
40'''Meme Oshino''': (flashback) ''I won't be vanishing into thin air all of a sudden without saying goodbye. Since I'm an adult, too. I know that's the proper thing to do.''\
41'''Koyomi Araragi''': Why didn't I realize it? That line was itself... It couldn't have been more obvious, really. That was his farewell. For someone who refused to say goodbye, who hated parting with people more than anyone else, that was the best proof of friendship that this awkward man could offer.
42-->-- ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}''
43
44->'''Gandalf''': Here at last, on the shores of the sea, comes the end of our Fellowship. I will not say "do not weep", for not all tears are an evil. (walks towards ship) It is time, Frodo.\
45'''Sam''': What does he mean?\
46'''Frodo''': We set out to save the Shire, Sam, and it ''has'' been saved... but not for me.\
47'''Sam''': You don't mean that... you can't leave!\
48(Frodo hands Sam the book)\
49'''Frodo''': The last pages are for you, Sam.
50-->-- ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing''
51
52->"My work here is done," pronounced Data. "Now I must go. I am needed wherever people cry out for help. For instance I now have to save Captain Picard from another recycled evil clone plot in the [[Film/StarTrekNemesis next Star Trek movie]]."
53-->-- '''It Was Your Blood, Part Spoof'''
54
55->''"My time has come. You must continue your journey without me."''
56-->-- '''Master Oogway''', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1''
57
58->''And just before dawn, at the paling of the sky''\
59''[[AncientAstronauts The stranger]] returned and said, "Now I must fly''\
60''"When 2000 years of your time has gone by''\
61''"This song will begin once again to a baby's cry"''
62-->-- '''Music/ChrisDeBurgh''', "A Spaceman Came Travelling"
63
64->''There comes a time to leave the past behind you''\
65''And amongst you, is as good a place to hide''\
66''So out there in the shadows I remind you''\
67''That may be, Willy Wonka, by your side...''\
68\
69''And so, my friend, my factory''\
70''Continue your routine''\
71''Let's say goodbye, for to new worlds I fly,''\
72''That are not yet conceived''\
73''And are not yet achieved''\
74''And they must be believed -- to be seen...''
75-->-- '''Willy Wonka''', ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory''
76
77->''Do I know where Hell is?\
78Hell is in "Hello!"\
79Heaven is "Goodbye forever!"\
80It's time for me to go.''
81-->-- '''[[Creator/LeeMarvin Ben Rumson]]''', "Wand'rin Star", ''Film/PaintYourWagon''
82
83->'''Eliza:''' Um, maybe you shouldn't do that. I mean, since you're so tired... you might not be able to get back up.
84->'''Rebecca:''' That's the idea.
85->'''Eliza:''' ''(realization)'' Please, get up! If you're sick we'll find a vet and get you medicine! ''Rebecca...''
86->'''Rebecca:''' I'm not sick, child. I'm just old.
87->'''Eliza:''' But we can take you to the preserve, and Jomo will take good care of you!
88->'''Rebecca:''' No one needs to take care of me, Eliza. I have raised a lot of calves who are now raising calves of their own. I've been head of the herd for more seasons than I can count. And... my time has come.
89-->--''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', "Forget Me Not"
90
91->''"He died as recklessly as he lived. Now it'll be quiet in this town... So long!"''
92-->--'''Sanjuro''', ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}''
93
94->''There's a voice that keeps on calling me\
95Down the road, that's where I'll always be\
96Every stop I make, I make a new friend,\
97Can't stay for long, just turn around, I'm gone again\
98Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down,\
99Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on''
100-->--'''Terry Bush''', ''Series/TheLittlestHobo'' "Maybe Tomorrow"
101
102->'''[[BadassPreacher Longinus]]:''' ''(packing weapons crates into the boot of his car)'' Ajay! So good to see you.\
103'''[[PlayerCharacter Ajay]]:''' You going somewhere?\
104'''Longinus:''' It is finished! My work here is done, [[MissionFromGod and now the Lord is calling me elsewhere]].\
105'''Ajay:''' Where to?\
106'''Longinus:''' South America, I think. Or perhaps Cuba. There are still many sins for me to atone for. Thank you, Ajay. Thank you for showing me that there are still true believers willing to do righteous work. It is a debt that will not be forgotten. I have left you something as a token of my gratitude. [[AsTheGoodBookSays Mark 16, verse 15. And he said unto them, "Go forth into the world, and proclaim the gospel to the whole of creation!"]] Go forth now, Ajay, and preach your own sermons.
107-->--''VideoGame/FarCry4''
108
109->'''Jane Foster''': I am sorry, I cannot take you.\
110'''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]''': Then this is where we say goodbye! Jane Foster, Dr. Selvig, Darcy: farewell!
111-->--''Film/{{Thor}}''
112
113->''"The sea calls the sailor back. He loves the girl, but that's not his place."''
114-->--'''Ego the Living Planet''', ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''
115
116-> '''Shaman:''' There could be a ''place'' here for you. There are women who would have you. Men who would embrace you as one of their own.
117-> '''Conan:''' I am not a Pict.
118-> '''Shaman:''' You are not a Hyborean either. You do not belong among civilized men, Conan. You know this. You belong among your own kind. Among the ''savages''. You belong on ''this side'' of [[Literature/BeyondTheBlackRiver the river]].
119-> '''Conan:'''...I don't belong ''anywhere''. Not for long at least. If I want a home, I'll have to make it for myself. With my own bloody hands and the weapons they're holding.
120-->-- ''ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian'' ''(2019)'' #2 "The Savage Border"
121
122-> '''Andrew Luck:''' ENOUGH! I can't do this anymore, I'm leaving. LOL.
123-> ''(a crowd of players gasp in shock before the camera zooms in on Larry Fitzgerald)''
124-> '''Larry Fitzgerald:''' You can do that?
125-> '''Luck:''' Remember, you can always find me in the throw of a football. ''(Luck disappears into a pile of clothes)'' WHEEEEE!
126-> '''Quentin Nelson:''' Was Andrew Luck real, or just a dream we all had?
127-> '''T.Y. Hilton:''' He was real. He was ''damn'' real.
128-->--''WebAnimation/GridironHeights''
129
130->'''The Iron Giant:''' You stay. I go. No following.\
131'''Hogarth Hughes:''' [[PlatonicDeclarationOfLove ...I love you.]]
132-->--''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''
133
134->'''Lisa Simpson:''' (''shouting'') Hey, Mr. Bergstrom!
135->'''[[CoolTeacher Mr. Bergstrom]]:''' (''smiling warmly'') Hey, Lisa.
136->'''Lisa:''' (''panting'') "Hey, Lisa", indeed.
137->'''Bergstrom:''' What, what is it? Oh...
138->'''Lisa:''' Were you just going to leave, just like that?
139->'''Bergstrom:''' Aw, I'm sorry, Lisa. It's the life of the substitute teacher. He's a fraud. Today, he might be wearing gym shorts. Tomorrow, he's speaking French, or pretending to know how to run a band saw, or God knows what.
140->'''Lisa:''' You can't go. You're the best teacher I'll ever have.
141->'''Bergstrom:''' Aw, that's not true. Other teachers will come along.
142->'''Lisa:''' Oh, please!
143->'''Bergstrom:''' No, I can't lie to you, I am the best, but they need me over in the projects of Capital City.
144->'''Lisa:''' (''softly'') But... I need you too.
145->'''Bergstrom:''' That's the problem with being middle class. Anybody who really cares will abandon you for those who need it more.
146->'''Lisa:''' I... I understand. Mr. Bergstrom, I'm going to miss you.
147->'''Bergstrom:''' I'll tell you what. (''grabs a pen and notepad and jots something'') Whenever you feel like you're alone, and there's nobody you can rely on, this is all you need to know.
148->(''he folds the note and hands it to her'')
149->'''Lisa:''' (''tearing up'') Thank you, Mr. Bergstrom.
150->'''Train Conductor:''' (''O.C.'') All aboard!
151->'''Lisa:''' So, I guess this is it. If you don't mind, I'll just run alongside the train as it speeds you from my life.
152->(''Mr. Bergstrom nods, boards the train, takes a seat and opens its window'')
153->'''Bergstrom:''' Goodbye, Lisa, honey! It will be okay. Just read the note!
154->(''after the train leaves the station, Lisa takes a look at the note, which says "You are Lisa Simpson"'')
155-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Lisa's Substitute"
156
157->'''Unico:''' (''quietly'') Sister, I have to say goodbye.\
158'''Corn:''' Goodbye!? You're leaving?\
159'''Unico:''' (''smiles calmly'') Yes. You see, I was only allowed to be here for one day. Please say hello... to mother for me.\
160'''Corn:''' (''saddened'') Won't you ever come back?\
161'''Unico:''' I don't know... [[LaserGuidedAmnesia I'm going to forget all about this place]] [[CosmicPlaything again]], anyway...\
162'''Corn:''' Farewell.. and [[LastKiss here's a goodbye kiss.]]
163-->-- ''Manga/{{Unico}}'', "A Hometown Visit"
164
165->'''Shane:''' I gotta be going on.\
166'''Joey:''' Why, Shane?\
167'''Shane:''' A man has to be what he is, Joey. Can't break the mold. I tried it and it didn't work for me.\
168'''Joey:''' We want you, Shane.\
169'''Shane:''' Joey, there's no living with... with a killing. There's no going back from one. Right or wrong, it's a brand. A brand sticks. There's no going back. Now you run on home to your mother, and tell her... tell her everything's all right. And there aren't any more guns in the valley.\
170'''Joey:''' Shane... ''[Joey notices that Shane is wounded]'' It's bloody! You're hurt!\
171'''Shane:''' I'm all right, Joey. You go home to your mother and father and grow up to be strong and straight. And, Joey... take care of them, both of them.
172-->-- ''Film/{{Shane}}''

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