History Quotes / Wangst

->''"For the love of meat, ''shut up!'' No one wants to hear your emo character background! My hands are ''literally'' [[{{Fingore}} melting away,]] and I'm complaining less than you!"''

->"[[MemeticMutation EVR'BODY BETRAY ME!]] I FED UP WIT DIS WHIRL! I SHOW DEM!]]"

->Also WOW LOOK AT THAT ANGST \\
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->''For two decades I have waited for the next [[Music/KurtCobain Cobain]], a voice so original that it changes the face of rock 'n' roll. Finally, this year, an outsider came along who broke the stranglehold of processed pop and became a global sensation. It's just too bad that the artist in question [[{{Music/Gotye}} is a Belgian emo guy]] who can't handle a simple breakup with a hint of grace. "'''''You didn't have to stoooooop so low...'''''" You make Music/AlanisMorissette sound like Music/{{Slayer}}. You are [[DeadHorseGenre rock's genocide.]] Also, the next time you film yourself naked for a video, [[FanDisservice wash your feet.]]''

-->-- '''Evan Stanley''''s [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/179374094964/what-killed-amy-knuckles-and-tails-shadow reaction]] towards Shadow's wangst in issue 1 of ''Webcomic/GhostsOfTheFuture'', her ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fancomic

->"'''''[[MemeticMutation EVR'BODY BETRAY ME! I FED UP WIT DIS WHIRL! I SHOW DEM!]]'''''"

->''There’s this massive drama about bringing Suzie back to life, but she wasn’t exactly scary in the first place…merely a mild annoyance, but this is Torchwood, so '''''WE’VE GOT TO TREAT EVERYTHING SERIOUSLY.''''' I’ve seen Indira Varma in other programmes (she took part in a dramatisation of Caryl Churchill’s ''Top Girls'' and she was astonishing), but saddling her with the character of Suzie gives her nothing to play about with. It's a dreary performance for a dreary role without a hint of charisma or screen presence. I could feel [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy my lust for life ebbing away]] with every second I spent with the character.''

->"[[Film/BatmanAndRobin Robin]] is angry because heeee wanted to get Mr. Freeeeeze! In fact, most of Robin's dialogue is just bitching and moaning. You could pretty much just replace his dialogue with ''[incoherent whining]''."

->''Since Music/{{Morrissey}} is a human [='=]''Shit Happens And Then You Die''[='=] t-shirt hanging in a Hot Topic, he shrugged at cancer and said that if he dies, he dies. '''WHATEVER.''' Don’t expect some ''Fault Of Our Stars''-like philosophy about cancer from Morrissey...I expected him to tell cancer to eat shit and throw itself off of a cliff, and while it’s at it, take the British royal family, meat eaters, China, Jimmy Kimmel, the ''Series/DuckDynasty'' hillbillies, Music/PaulMcCartney, Music/EltonJohn, Posh & Becks and (insert everything else that isn’t a vegan cat) with it."\''

->''"h, hey, it's a new plotline in ''ComicStrip/{{Crankshaft}}'', and here, in the very first panel, you can see a brief glimmer of happiness! I think Pam's [[TheUnsmile supposed to be smiling?]] But by panel three, she's already managed, with zero input from anyone else, to talk herself into Funkyverse-typical heavy-lidded depression. Not... ''[[CoolAndUnusualPunishment the food truck rodeo!]]'' I dunno, I think of a gathering of food trucks in a public space when the weather's nice to be a fun way to spend lunch, but I'm sure we'll find out what's wrong with it soon enough.''

->''"Everything was better on ''my'' Earth!"''
-->-- '''Superboy Prime''', ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis''

->"''Nobody cares about me, nobody loves me, well, don't expect me to do another thing for any of you, EVER!''"
-->--'''Lincoln Loud''', ''One Angry Person''

->'''Kid 1:''' Hey [[spoiler:Goob]], what's up? [[RealMenWearPink Cool binder!]]
->'''Kid 2:''' Hey [[spoiler:Goob]]! Wanna come over to my house today?
->'''Bowler Hat Guy/[[spoiler:Goob]]:''' [[UnreliableNarrator They all hated me...]]

->'''Jonah:''' Well, i-if ''they'' get a second chance -- those ''fish-slappers'' -- well, then... IT WOULD BE BETTER IF I WERE DEAD! '''OH, I WISH I WERE BACK IN THAT WHALE!''' ''(sobbing)''\\
'''Khalil:''' [[BrokenPedestal You are pathetic.]]

-> “I-It’s all Obi-Wan’s fault. ''He’s jealous, He’s holding me back!''”
-->-- '''Anakin Skywalker''', ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''

->'''Nihilist 1''': His girlfriend cut off her toe!\\
'''Nihilist 2''': We thought we were getting a million dollars!\\
'''Nihilist 3''': ''[Whining]'' Is not fair!\\
'''Walter''': "'''''FAIR'''''"?! Who's the fuckin' nihilists around here, you bunch of fuckin' crybabies?!
-->-- ''Film/TheBigLebowski''

->"Yet, as I drew near home, grief and fear again overcame me. Night also closed around, and when I could hardly see the dark mountains, I felt still more gloomily. The picture appeared a vast and dim scene of evil, and I foresaw obscurely that I was destined to become the most wretched of human beings. Alas! I prophesied truly, and failed in one single circumstance, that in all the misery I imagined and dreaded, I did not conceive the hundredth part of the anguish I was destined to endure."
-->-- '''Victor Frankenstein''', ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''

->''"Are pumas known for their whining?"''
-->-- '''Mike Nelson''', ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' on ''Film/PumaMan''

->''"Mom!" "Buffy!" "Tara!" "Waah!"''
-->-- '''Willow Rosenberg''' to Dawn Summers, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Episode 6x21, ''[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E21TwoToGo Two to Go]]''

->''"Jamie, what's that sort of droning noise in the background there? It's a kind of boring, kind of low sort of droning, boring kind of miserable, whining, boring kind of, sort of boring noise going on?"''
-->-- '''Malcolm Tucker''', ''Series/TheThickOfIt''

->''CRAAAAAAAWLING IN MY SKIIIIN!!!\\
THESE WOOOOUNDS THEY WILL NOT HEEEEAL!!!\\
FEEEEEAR IS HOOOOW I FAAAALL!!!\\
CONFUUUUSING WHAAAAT IS REEEEEEAL!!!!''
-->--'''Music/LinkinPark''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd9OhYroLN0 Crawling]]" [[note]]Used to be the go-to, memetic song for the trope, until lead singer Chester Bennington's suicide in 2017, at which point the song became retrospectively tinged with tragedy and became a DiscreditedMeme.[[/note]]

->''How could this happen to me?''\\
''I made my mistakes''\\
''I've got no where to run''\\
''The night goes on, as I'm fading away''\\
''I'm sick of this life''\\
''I just wanna scream''\\
''How could this happen to me?''
-->--'''Music/SimplePlan''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7oqmikZDQ "Untitled"]]

->''Oh poor twisted me\\
Oh poor twisted me\\
I feast on sympathy\\
I chew on suffer\\
I chew on agony''
->''Swallow whole the pain\\
Oh it's too good to be\\
All this misery''
-->--'''Music/{{Metallica}}''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjYD9tupAjg "Poor Twisted Me"]]

->''"Speaking of love, one problem that recurs more and more frequently these days, in books and plays and movies, is the inability of people to communicate with the people they love: husbands and wives who can't communicate, children who can't communicate with their parents, and so on. And the characters in these books and plays and so on, and in real life, I might add, spend hours bemoaning the fact that they can't communicate. I feel that if a person can't communicate, the very least he can do is to shut up."''

->''You pick me up from school\\
You attended all my sporting functions\\
You bought me a car\\
Gave me use of a credit card\\
But how can I feel pain?\\
How can I feel pain?\\

-->--'''Creator/BillBailey''' on the "self-pitying kind of whine" in a lot of modern music

->''"The characters in this movie should be arrested for loitering with intent to moan."''

->''"I tried to hang myself with a bungee cord; I kept ''almost'' dying. I have a paper cut from writing my suicide note. It's a start."''

->'''Yukiko:''' Living is too painful for you, but you don't want to die... Of course no one would understand! It makes no sense! You're just throwing a tantrum like a kid who can't have his way!\\
'''Naoto:''' People can't live alone. If you give in and sever your ties to human society, it will naturally become hard to live in it. Yet you refuse to face life and admit your fault, running from your humanity like a coward. And though you claim to find life troublesome, you caused nothing but trouble for many others! Your twisted logic is that of an immature, egotistic brat!
-->--'''The Investigation Team''' to the serial killer, ''VideoGame/Persona4''

->'''Fenris:''' I escaped a land of dark magic only to have it haunt me at every turn. It is a plague burned into my flesh and my soul.\\
'''Aggressive!Hawke:''' ''(on a separate occasion)'' Yes, yes, magisters are bad. We GET it!
-->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''

->'''Michael:''' What is this? Pick on me day? Look, I know I am a miserable old prick, but give me a break. You and Lester. Shit.\\
'''Franklin:''' So the plan was feeling sorry for your ass, right? I missed Lester saying that shit, but sure, let's feel sorry for Michael. Rich, white Michael. Poor Michael, [[KarmaHoudini who robbed banks for ten years then got his slate wiped clean]].\\
'''Michael:''' Yeah, yeah.\\
'''Franklin:''' Poor Michael, [[TrueCompanions whose homies get into shit with the FIB out of the kindness of they own heart]]. Put they necks on the line. Man, where's my get out of jail free card, motherfucker?\\
'''Michael:''' I'm sorry, okay?\\
'''Franklin:''' You know what, Mike? You a real easy dude to identify with, man. Poor me. Poor me. [[DeadpanSnarker Man, pour me a drink, nigga.]]\\
'''Michael:''' Okay. Okay. I can see. Maybe I've been a little caught up in myself lately.\\
'''Franklin:''' A little? Man, just gimme the plan, okay?
-->-- ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''

->''"We just took the biggest score in the history of scores and you bitches just wanna moan? "My momma never loved me. My friends never loved me. I'm mad because I'm rich. I'm sad because I'm successful." Man, this shit is pathetic, both of you."''

->''"I watched an anime once. Dude pulled a gun at the start of the episode, fired it at the end, and everything in-between was angst! I wouldn't mind, but he '''[[EightDeadlyWords missed!]]'''"''

->'''Bob''': Hey there, pink stuff! Playin' dress-up?\\
'''Molly''': Oh, nothing so frivolous as ''that,'' Daddy! I'm disguising myself from a humanity that hates and fears me! Yet even so, I must defend them against all who would threaten them! ''Even'' as the selfsame ones I protect seek my ''destruction!'' The ''angst!'' Mommy! Daddy! The angst!!\\
'''Bob''': You've been reading [[Comicbook/XMen those comics with the mutants]] again, huh?\\

->''"At first I loved Simple Plan. Then I realized, with creeping horror, [[{{Narm}} that they were serious.]]"''

->''"Iv been through a fuck ton of pain but the pain makes me stronger tear out my heart and I'll tear out urs if you fuck with me I'll fuck with you this is for all my haters out there fuck you go eat a bag of dicks"''
-->--'''jack alan @bstotchcreamyg1'''

->''"I played the nice guy game for too long I'll lodge a fucking cock back ur throat and force feed it to you and you can use ur tears as lube"''
-->--'''jack alan @bstotchcreamyg1'''

->''"Thanks for fucking with my feelings and stepping on my heart and crushing my heart and fucking it into a bin and making a bloody mess and kicking me to the curb I'll kick you to the fucking curb too"''
-->--'''jack alan @bstotchcreamyg1'''

->''"I mourn for deaths grasp but before death let me fucking die trying dam you father you abandoned me me shinji ikari ur only son is rei ayanami really that important to you ?answer me you fucking traitor you bastard you are a traitor and love ayanami more then me well if you feel"''
-->--'''jack alan @bstotchcreamyg1'''

->''"Since Music/{{Morrissey}} is a human [='=]''Shit Happens And Then You Die''[='=] t-shirt hanging in a Hot Topic, he shrugged at cancer and said that if he dies, he dies. '''WHATEVER.''' Don’t expect some ''Fault Of Our Stars''-like philosophy about cancer from Morrissey...You know, I’m a little disappointed that Morrissey is throwing a [='=]''meh''[='=] at cancer. Morrissey [[HatesEveryoneEqually hates everything]] and he never misses out on an opportunity to go on and on about how much he hates it. I expected him to tell cancer to eat shit and throw itself off of a cliff, and while it’s at it, take the British royal family, meat eaters, China, Jimmy Kimmel, the ''Series/DuckDynasty'' hillbillies, Music/PaulMcCartney, Music/EltonJohn, Posh & Becks and (insert everything else that isn’t a vegan cat) with it."''

->''"Comparable to a cult, {{Juggalo}}ism began most likely by a [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy whigger]] who was tired of trying to fit in, so he created his own clique with his other whigger friends. This spread from town to town, from whigger to whigger, eventually creating a cult that compares in size to even Scientology.\\\
Eventually they began to start musical groups (bands by no means) in which they would express their whigger desires by rapping poorly to simplistic beats...For anyone who has read ''[[Literature/LordOfTheFlies Lord of the Flies]]'', their culture can easily be compared to the society Jack creates; irrational, barbaric, and short."''
-->--'''''Website/UrbanDictionary'''''

->''"For two decades I have waited for the next [[Music/KurtCobain Cobain]], a voice so original that it changes the face of rock 'n' roll. Finally, this year, an outsider came along who broke the stranglehold of processed pop and became a global sensation. It's just too bad that the artist in question [[{{Music/Gotye}} is a Belgian emo guy]] who can't handle a simple breakup with a hint of grace. "'''''You didn't have to stoooooop so low...'''''" You make Music/AlanisMorissette sound like Music/{{Slayer}}. You are [[DeadHorseGenre rock's genocide.]] Also, the next time you film yourself naked for a video, wash your feet."''

->''"Other than losing his brother Allie, Holden has no external problems. He is a rich kid living in the most amazing city in the world. Rather than appreciating his good fortune or trying to make the most of his bountiful opportunities, Holden seeks out fruitless conflict. If you still doubt that happiness fundamentally reflects personality, not circumstances, CITR can teach you something."''

->'''Jack Skellington:''' ''"Who would ever understand? That the Pumpkin King, with the skeleton grin, would tire of his crown?"''
->'''Jeremy:''' ''"You work once a year. F*ck you."''
-->--'''WebVideo/CinemaSins''' on Everything Wrong With '''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'''

->''"...there's a worrisome sense that ''(Toby)'' Whithouse only has one angle he knows how to take on the Doctor, which is the post-Time War angst Doctor. Which is fine, but again, something that's by this point receding into the past for ''Doctor Who''. Indeed, if you want to be vicious, you can read [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor "Day of the Doctor"]] as Moffat going "oh for god’s sake, let’s just [[ArmedWithCanon never have a story like 'A Town Called Mercy' again.]]'"''

->''"There’s this massive drama about bringing Suzie back to life, but she [[HarmlessVillain wasn’t exactly scary]] in the first place…merely a mild annoyance, but this is Torchwood, so '''''WE’VE GOT TO TREAT EVERYTHING SERIOUSLY.''''' I’ve seen Indira Varma in other programmes (she took part in a dramatisation of Caryl Churchill’s ''Top Girls'' and she was astonishing), but saddling her with the character of Suzie gives her nothing to play about with. It's a dreary performance for a dreary role without a hint of charisma or screen presence. I could feel [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy my lust for life ebbing away]] with every second I spent with the character."''

->''"Killed twice and [[WolverinePublicity shot by Batman in his own book]], and now the final indignity. 'I’m [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs not actually a very good hero]],' says Superman '''in the $40 hardcover celebrating 75 years of Superman''', 'Most of the things I do are not important.' ''Well then why the f**k are we supposed to read these comics?''"''

->''"I guess instead of saving the world from massive death and destruction and enslavement, Superman should just go around x-raying everyone on the planet to check their health. Although, how's that for universal healthcare. What really makes it worse [[InformedWrongness is that this actually works and Superman feels bad so bad]] he starts his hobo adventures."''
-->--'''''Blog/ToplessRobot''''', [[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/12/the_5_best_and_5_worst_comics_of_2010.php?page=2 "The 5 Best and Worst Comics of 2010"]]

->''"Oh, hey, it's a new plotline in ''ComicStrip/{{Crankshaft}}'', and here, in the very first panel, you can see a brief glimmer of happiness! I think Pam's [[TheUnsmile supposed to be smiling?]] But by panel three, she's already managed, with zero input from anyone else, to talk herself into Funkyverse-typical heavy-lidded depression. Not... ''[[CoolAndUnusualPunishment the food truck rodeo!]]'' I dunno, I think of a gathering of food trucks in a public space when the weather's nice to be a fun way to spend lunch, but I'm sure we'll find out what's wrong with it soon enough."''

->''"This has to be the most selfish, male-dependent, uncaring, manipulative, self-centered, pretentious, idiotic, whiny little bitch-bag you will ever see in your entire life! And honestly? That wouldn't be too bad a character. That might be very, very interesting... if it was intentional!"''
-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' on [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella Swan]]

->''"Nobody will ever understand the torment I feel. The torment of [[CursedWithAwesome an extremely attractive ninja who is lusted after by pretty much every girl he's ever met]]. Mine is indeed a tormented existence. Filled with torment. And girls. Girls with their breasts. They torment me so."''

->''"You must admit that [[HypercompetentSidekick Auron]] shows great restraint to not backhand the little pissant's teeth out."''
-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]]''' on ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''[='s=] Tidus

->[[Film/BatmanAndRobin Robin]] is angry because ''(In a whiny voice)'' '''He''' wanted to get Mr. Freeeeeze! In fact, most of Robin's dialogue is just bitching and moaning. You could pretty much just replace his dialogue with ''([[GagDub Incoherent whining]])''.

->''"Well, I'm not fucking having that. As much as I fucking like him and all that shit, I'm not having that. I can't have people like that coming over here, on smack, fucking saying that they "hate themselves and they wanna die". That's fucking rubbish. Kids don't need to be hearing that nonsense."''

->''"Lyrics like “the promise of heaven, pushed us right back to hell/turned three sevens, back to three sixes again” would be better left in the tear-stained, spiral notebook where they originated."''

->''"The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. [[TrueArtIsAngsty Only pain is intellectual,]] [[GoodIsBoring only evil interesting.]] This is the treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain."''

->''[[DarthWiki/RuinedFOREVER (something related to media franchise) ruined my childhood!]]''
-->-- [[MemeticMutation Popular meme]]

-->--'''Lincoln Loud''', One Angry Person

-->-- '''[[ComicBook/CivilWar Penance]]''', ''Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular''

->''"Iv been through a fuck ton of pain but the pain makes me stronger tear out my heart and I'll tear out urs if you fuck with me I'll fuck with you this is for all my haters out there fuck you go eat a bag of dicks"''
-->--'''jack alan @bstotchcreamyg1'''

->''"I played the nice guy game for too long I'll lodge a fucking cock back ur throat and force feed it to you and you can use ur tears as lube"''
-->--'''jack alan @bstotchcreamyg1'''

->''"Thanks for fucking with my feelings and stepping on my heart and crushing my heart and fucking it into a bin and making a bloody mess and kicking me to the curb I'll kick you to the fucking curb too"''
-->--'''jack alan @bstotchcreamyg1'''

->''"I mourn for deaths grasp but before death let me fucking die trying dam you father you abandoned me me shinji ikari ur only son is rei ayanami really that important to you ?answer me you fucking traitor you bastard you are a traitor and love ayanami more then me well if you feel"''
-->--'''jack alan @bstotchcreamyg1'''

-->-- ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons''

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-->-- Willow Rosenberg to Dawn Summers, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Episode 6x21, ''[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E21TwoToGo Two to Go]]''

->''"Iv been through a fuck ton of pain but the pain makes me stronger tear out my heart and I'll tear out urs if you fuck with me I'll fuck with you this is for all my haters out there fuck you go eat a bag of dicks"

-> “I-It’s all Obi-Wan’s fault. ‘’He’s jealous, He’s holding me back!’’”

->"You can't take it from me now! I've had this ice cream bar since I was a child! People... always trying to take it from me! Why won't they leave me... ‘’’[[LargeHam ALOOOONEE!?]]’’’"

-> "Someday I will be... I will be... ''the most powerful Jedi ever!'' IT'S ALL OBI-WAN'S FAULT! HE'S ''JEALOUS''! ''HE'S HOLDING ME '''BACK'''!!!''"

->"You can't take it from me now! I've had this ice cream bar since I was a child! People... always trying to take it from me! Why won't they leave me... [[LargeHam ALONE!?]]"

->"No! I get mad at myself! That's, ugh, the thing I do. I get mad at myself and then it makes me suck at everything I do even more."
-->---'''Amethyst''', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E19StevenVsAmethyst Steven VS Amethyst]]

-->--Engraving on a tombstone, ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''[[note]]What a baby.[[/note]]

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