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"My goal today... is to make sure Yamada doesn't say "sorry."
— Ichikawa, The Dangers in My Heart, Chapter 137
"Listen, Larawell... This isn't homework - this is an assignment from now on, okay? Try to stop saying sorry two out of every three times you open your mouth. Okay?"
— Rahzel, Dazzle
Asuka: Apologies are your conditioned reflex to ''any'' kind of confrontation, aren't they, Shinji!? Don't you have any spine at all?
Shinji: I'm sorry, uh...
Shinji: I'm sorry, uh...
Fan Works
Don't say 'I'm sorry', or she'll kill me. Don't say 'I'm sorry', or she'll kill me. Don't say 'I'm sorry', or she'll kill me.
—Shinji, A Crown of Stars
Asuka: "You always apologize right away, but do you actually feel sorry?!"
Shinji:"Um."
Asuka: "It's like you apologize as a conditioned reflex to avoid being scolded!"
Shinji: "I'm sorry."
Asuka: "Exactly like that. You're just fundamentally too self-deprecating!"
Shinji:"Um."
Asuka: "It's like you apologize as a conditioned reflex to avoid being scolded!"
Shinji: "I'm sorry."
Asuka: "Exactly like that. You're just fundamentally too self-deprecating!"
Shinji: So what are your parents like?
Asuka: (sharply) Dead.
Shinji: I'm sorry.
Asuka: Don't be such a wimp, Shinji. It's not your fault they died.
Asuka: (sharply) Dead.
Shinji: I'm sorry.
Asuka: Don't be such a wimp, Shinji. It's not your fault they died.
And if you promise to try not to be a wet blanket who apologises for his very existence, I promise I'll try to use less tsun and more dere this time, because I want to be a better friend too.
—Asuka Doing It Right This Time
"Let me remind you of something, idiot," she sneered. "You owe me. That angel defiled me, the commander threw me away, Misato abandoned me, and those fucking Evas..." she laughed shortly. "All of that, and you didn't do a thing to help. Not one goddamn thing."
"I'm sorry—" he began.
She squeezed harder, and he yelped. "I don't want your fucking apologies, Third Child. 'I'm sorry' doesn't do me a bit of good, y'know? It's useless. Instead, I want someone I can rely on. Someone who can help me out. And there's no one else here, so that someone is you, get it?" He nodded, trying not to whimper. "So get your shit together, or I swear to God I'll make you regret it.
"I'm sorry—" he began.
She squeezed harder, and he yelped. "I don't want your fucking apologies, Third Child. 'I'm sorry' doesn't do me a bit of good, y'know? It's useless. Instead, I want someone I can rely on. Someone who can help me out. And there's no one else here, so that someone is you, get it?" He nodded, trying not to whimper. "So get your shit together, or I swear to God I'll make you regret it.
Ritsuko: Good morning, Shinji. I'm Dr. Ritsuko Akagi, head of Project E, [...] You gave us quite a scare with that head wound.
Shinji: I'm sorry,
Misato: (giggling) You don't to apologize, Shinji.
Shinji: Sorry,
Zone Fighter: What's the deal with the apologizing? You're not offending them by surviving a head wound.
Shinji: Sorry!
Shinji: I'm sorry,
Misato: (giggling) You don't to apologize, Shinji.
Shinji: Sorry,
Zone Fighter: What's the deal with the apologizing? You're not offending them by surviving a head wound.
Shinji: Sorry!
— Hail to the King (Thuktun Flishithy), chapter 3
Asuka:"Quit being such a doormat,"
Shinji:"Sorry,"
Asuka:"Stop apologizing all the time. That's the first rule."
Shinji:"Sorry,"
Asuka:"Stop apologizing all the time. That's the first rule."
—Last Child of Krypton, chapter 9 (rewrite)
Asuka: This is ridiculous. Why are you always so slow?
Shinji: Sorry.
Asuka: Dammit, don't do that. It bothers me and you know it.
Shinji: Ah, um, sorry? ...I guess.
Asuka: (growling in annoyance) You know, I'm starting to think you do it on purpose. Nobody could be so stupid.
(Shinji shrugs)
Misato: Asuka, stop picking on him. It's just his conditioned response, like a defense.
Asuka: Like Palov's dog you mean. (shoots angry glare at Shinji) Maybe I'll get him a collar for his next birthday and we can lead him around on a leash.
Shinji: I don't mean to bother you. I just, you know... forget.
Misato: Old habits die hard, Asuka. Just imagine how hard it would be if someone asked you to stop using the word "stupid".
(Asuka, obviously unable to think up a fitting response, remains quiet)
Shinji: Sorry.
Asuka: Dammit, don't do that. It bothers me and you know it.
Shinji: Ah, um, sorry? ...I guess.
Asuka: (growling in annoyance) You know, I'm starting to think you do it on purpose. Nobody could be so stupid.
(Shinji shrugs)
Misato: Asuka, stop picking on him. It's just his conditioned response, like a defense.
Asuka: Like Palov's dog you mean. (shoots angry glare at Shinji) Maybe I'll get him a collar for his next birthday and we can lead him around on a leash.
Shinji: I don't mean to bother you. I just, you know... forget.
Misato: Old habits die hard, Asuka. Just imagine how hard it would be if someone asked you to stop using the word "stupid".
(Asuka, obviously unable to think up a fitting response, remains quiet)
Asuka hissed her breath out from between her teeth. God, she hated people who apologized for eveything, even when it wasn't their fault!
—Once More with Feeling, chapter 10
Asuka:"Geez. Doesn't take much to please you!"
Shinji:"Sorry."
Asuka: "What are you apologizing for? You're such an idiot..."
Shinji: "Sorry."
She gave me the death glare, but gave up and simply lay down, closed her eyes and went back to her sunbathing.
Shinji:"Sorry."
Asuka: "What are you apologizing for? You're such an idiot..."
Shinji: "Sorry."
She gave me the death glare, but gave up and simply lay down, closed her eyes and went back to her sunbathing.
Asuka:"I hate it when you do that, you know?"
Shinji: "Yeah..."
She shook her head, slowly bringing it closer to his.
Asuka: "That's the wrong line," she whispered. "You have to say 'I'm sorry'."
Shinji: "Oh?" He grinned, leaning forward to meet her halfway, already feeling her breath on his face. "I'm sorry."
Asuka: "Better..." She closed her eyes, just before their lips...
Shinji: "Yeah..."
She shook her head, slowly bringing it closer to his.
Asuka: "That's the wrong line," she whispered. "You have to say 'I'm sorry'."
Shinji: "Oh?" He grinned, leaning forward to meet her halfway, already feeling her breath on his face. "I'm sorry."
Asuka: "Better..." She closed her eyes, just before their lips...
— The Second Try, chapter 5
"We need a couch," she told him. When he didn't respond, she whent on. "Sitting on the floor all the time really bites."
"I'm sorry."
Asuka glared at him. It was the glare that always served as a harbinger for angry German-speak, and a glare he had learned well. "You're really the most frustrating person I know."
"I'm sorry?"
"Gott im Himmel." Asuka took a breath.
"I'm sorry."
Asuka glared at him. It was the glare that always served as a harbinger for angry German-speak, and a glare he had learned well. "You're really the most frustrating person I know."
"I'm sorry?"
"Gott im Himmel." Asuka took a breath.
Asuka: "Shiesse, sorry Shinji!"
Shinji: "And... you keep telling me not to... apologise."
Asuka: "Enough of the sass from you, Third! I'm tired and sore!"
Shinji: "Sorry..."
'Asuka: "What did I just say?!"''
Shinji: "And... you keep telling me not to... apologise."
Asuka: "Enough of the sass from you, Third! I'm tired and sore!"
Shinji: "Sorry..."
'Asuka: "What did I just say?!"''
"Shinji Ikari? Nice to meet you," and she pumped their hands up and down. "Now, you can let go again."
Shinji pulled his hand away and rubbed his head, blushing again embarrassedly. "I'm sorry."
Asuka looked at him. "You don't need to apologize every other sentence."
"I'm so-" he stopped himself and took a deep breath, collecting himself. Shinji's voice was suddenly calmer as he put his brain back together, "Sorry. I don't know why I keep doing it. I usually don't. Today's been a lot."
Shinji pulled his hand away and rubbed his head, blushing again embarrassedly. "I'm sorry."
Asuka looked at him. "You don't need to apologize every other sentence."
"I'm so-" he stopped himself and took a deep breath, collecting himself. Shinji's voice was suddenly calmer as he put his brain back together, "Sorry. I don't know why I keep doing it. I usually don't. Today's been a lot."
Film — Animated
Rutt: Oh, I'm sorry, eh? That's the wrong answer.
Tuke: Well, what're you saying sorry for? You didn't TELL them to choose the wrong answer, did you?
Rutt: I don't think so.
Tuke: Well then, there's no reason for you to be sorry, eh?
Rutt: Okay. Gee, I take it back, okay?
Tuke: Okay. It's just, like...you know, you're always saying "I'm sorry" unnecessarily, eh?
Rutt: I know, eh...sorry about that.
Tuke: See! You just said it again!
Rutt: What?
Tuke: You said "I'm sorry"!
Rutt: Sorry!
Tuke: Well, what're you saying sorry for? You didn't TELL them to choose the wrong answer, did you?
Rutt: I don't think so.
Tuke: Well then, there's no reason for you to be sorry, eh?
Rutt: Okay. Gee, I take it back, okay?
Tuke: Okay. It's just, like...you know, you're always saying "I'm sorry" unnecessarily, eh?
Rutt: I know, eh...sorry about that.
Tuke: See! You just said it again!
Rutt: What?
Tuke: You said "I'm sorry"!
Rutt: Sorry!
—If you guess wrong on the DVD trivia game, Brother Bear 2
Film — Live Action
God: Oh, don't grovel! One thing I can't stand it's people groveling.
Arthur: Sorry.
God: And don't apologize! Every time I try to talk to someone it's "sorry" this and "forgive me" that and "I'm not worthy"... WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW!?
Arthur: I am averting my eyes, O Lord.
God: Well, don't! It's like those miserable psalms; they're so depressing. Now knock it off!
Arthur: Yes, Lord!
God: Right.
Arthur: Sorry.
God: And don't apologize! Every time I try to talk to someone it's "sorry" this and "forgive me" that and "I'm not worthy"... WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW!?
Arthur: I am averting my eyes, O Lord.
God: Well, don't! It's like those miserable psalms; they're so depressing. Now knock it off!
Arthur: Yes, Lord!
God: Right.
Wesley: [After turning around to suddenly see Fox standing next to him] ...I'm sorry?
Fox: You apologize too much.
Wesley: ...Uh... I'm... sorry for that.
Fox: You apologize too much.
Wesley: ...Uh... I'm... sorry for that.
— Wanted
Literature
"Never mind being sorry. You and I waste entirely too much effort apologizing to each other."
— Michael, A Fine and Private Place
I make instant oatmeal and we turn on the TV. All the channels show the same images: tickheads at the new White House, at the U.N., everywhere. All the messages are the same: the war is over, and they’re sorry for the damage we did to ourselves. The tickheads—they call themselves something full of clicking noises—are sorry for the violence with which humanity responded to their visit, and sorry that they failed to anticipate the reaction. They promise to work with the Galactic Whole to repair the damage, and they’re sorry for the delays.
“I’m sorry too,” I say, trying to make a joke, but Trey doesn’t laugh.
— Disarm, by Vylar Kaftan
Greeley (n.) Someone who continually annoys you by continually apologising for annoying you.
— Douglas Adams and John Lloyd, The Meaning of Liff
Alice: You know, you speak with a great deal of inflection.
Harlequin: I'm sorry.
Alice: No need to be sorry. You're always saying 'I'm sorry.' You have such massive guilt, Everett, it's really very sad.
Harlequin: I'm sorry.
Harlequin: I'm sorry.
Alice: No need to be sorry. You're always saying 'I'm sorry.' You have such massive guilt, Everett, it's really very sad.
Harlequin: I'm sorry.
Live-Action TV
Slave: Course for base, one three four. I repeat, one three four.
Tarrant: I have it.
Slave: Sorry, sir.
Tarrant: And don't keep saying you're sorry.
Slave: Sorry, sir.
— Blake's 7, "Animals"
Penny: Okay, you're kind of really great.
Leonard: You mean for a person whose neck massages feel like an eagle is trying to carry you to its nest?
Penny: Okay, bug report, I just complimented you, you should just take it and shut up.
Leonard: Right, sorry.
Penny: And stop apologizing all the time.
Leonard: Right, sorry.
— The Big Bang Theory, "The Beta Test Initiation"
Foggy: Do you have any idea how much life has sucked for Karen and me while you're off...doing your own thing?
Matt: No, but I'm sorry, Foggy. Maybe I was wrong to...to push you away.
Foggy: Okay, it's insanely hard to fight with you if you keep agreeing with me.
Matt: No, but I'm sorry, Foggy. Maybe I was wrong to...to push you away.
Foggy: Okay, it's insanely hard to fight with you if you keep agreeing with me.
— Daredevil (2015), "Reunion"
Tobin Dax: "Sorry."
Jadzia Dax: "Will you please stop saying you're sorry!?"
Tobin: "Sorry."
— Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Facets"
Theatre
Zoe: You apologize a lot.
Evan: I'm sorry. (Beat) Or. I mean. You know what I mean.
Video Games
"Ichi is so sorry, please forgive Ichi..."
— Oichi, Sengoku Basara, repeat ad-infinitum
Colette: I'm okay. I'll be fine after a little rest. I'm sorry to cause so much trouble...
Lloyd: Stop apologizing all the time, you dork! It's not as if you can help it.
Colette: (Sigh) You're right; I'm sorry.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm sorry, sorry, sorry."
— Mei-Ling Zhou, Overwatch
"I say sorry a lot, and I know that can get on people's nerves. So, uh...sorry?"
— Florina, Fire Emblem Heroes
Alear: Why are you standing like that? Are you OK?
Alcryst: I'm preparing to bow.
Alear: And...why are you doing that?
Alcryst: I need to be ready in case I need to apologize for something.
Alcryst: I'm preparing to bow.
Alear: And...why are you doing that?
Alcryst: I need to be ready in case I need to apologize for something.
Web Animation
Jaune: Thank you!
Pyrrha: I'm sorry!
— RWBY
Webcomics
Question: Rolan, do all high elves blame themselves for everything? Or is it just you?
Rolan: Oh! My apologies! It was not my intention to give you this impression of my people.
Rolan: Oh! My apologies! It was not my intention to give you this impression of my people.
—Q&A series 2, day 1, Ears for Elves
Sal:
I'm sorry Karl, I'm so sorry. I..
I'm sorry Karl, I'm so sorry. I.. Karl: No, please don't. It's not your fault. Don't apologize.
Sal: ...Sorry..
Karl: Gah, don't apologize for apologizing.
Sal: I...
Karl: And don't you dare apologize for that.
Cat: Rabbit, you've done nothing wrong. You don't have to apologize for everything.
Rabbit: I'M SORRY FOR BEING SORRY!
Rabbit: I'M SORRY FOR BEING SORRY!
Web Video
Evie: "I'm sorry for not knowing why you said, 'I'm sorry'."
Fluttershy: "Well, I'm sorry that you don't know why you said I'm sorry."
— Vannamelon (here)
) Western Animation
Jenny: "I think that's enough saying, 'sorry' for one day, Nigel!"
Nigel: "Sorry about that."
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