Film
"MI6 says he's 'difficult to control' - a nice way of saying that everything he touches seems to... wither and die."
— Dominic Greene on James Bond, Quantum of Solace
McGonagall: [to Harry, Ron, and Hermione] Why is it, whenever something happens, it is always you three?
Ron: Believe me, Professor, I've been asking myself the same question for six years.
Ron: Believe me, Professor, I've been asking myself the same question for six years.
"Tragedy. What else can I call it? What more need be said? The damage. The destruction. You saw it with your own eyes. When will people wake up and realize that everywhere Spider-Man goes, chaos and calamity ensue? Everything Spider-Man touches comes to ruin. And we, the innocents, are left to pick up the pieces."
— J. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Man: No Way Home
Jason Bourne: So we got in the way. Is that why Neski died? Is that why you killed Marie?
Ward Abbott: You killed Marie. The minute you climbed into her car. The minute you entered her life, she was dead.
Jason Bourne: I told you people to leave us alone. I fell off the grid, I was halfway around the world.
Ward Abbott: There's no place it won't catch up to you. It's how every story ends. It's what you are, Jason - a killer. You always will be.
Ward Abbott: You killed Marie. The minute you climbed into her car. The minute you entered her life, she was dead.
Jason Bourne: I told you people to leave us alone. I fell off the grid, I was halfway around the world.
Ward Abbott: There's no place it won't catch up to you. It's how every story ends. It's what you are, Jason - a killer. You always will be.
Literature
"Let's just say that if complete and utter chaos was lightning, then he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards'."
— Rincewind (speaking of Twoflower), The Colour of Magic
"I'm a storm crow, Tawnos. A bird of ill omen. Disaster follows in my wake, and I don't want to hurt her anymore. I don't want to hurt anyone anymore. Only a fool would be at my side."
—Urza, The Brothers' War
Live-Action TV
Mike Ehrmantraut: I don't owe you a damn thing. All of this, falling apart like this, is on you.
Walter White: Wow. Wow! Oh that's some kind of logic right there, Mike. You screw up, get yourself followed by the DEA, and now suddenly this is all my fault? Why don't you walk me through this, Mike.
Mike: We had a good thing, you stupid son of a bitch. We had Fring. We had a lab. We had everything we needed and it all ran like clockwork. You could've shut your mouth, cooked, and made as much money as you ever needed. It was perfect. But no. You just had to blow it up. You. And your pride and your ego. You just had to be the man. If you'd done your job, known your place, we'd all be fine right now!
Walter White: Wow. Wow! Oh that's some kind of logic right there, Mike. You screw up, get yourself followed by the DEA, and now suddenly this is all my fault? Why don't you walk me through this, Mike.
Mike: We had a good thing, you stupid son of a bitch. We had Fring. We had a lab. We had everything we needed and it all ran like clockwork. You could've shut your mouth, cooked, and made as much money as you ever needed. It was perfect. But no. You just had to blow it up. You. And your pride and your ego. You just had to be the man. If you'd done your job, known your place, we'd all be fine right now!
—Breaking Bad, "Say My Name"
Sarah Jane: [to the Doctor] I can't believe it's really you!
[someone screams nearby]
Sarah Jane: Okay, now I can.
[someone screams nearby]
Sarah Jane: Okay, now I can.
— Doctor Who, "School Reunion"
"Maybe I'm the bad luck."
— The Doctor, Doctor Who, "The Church on Ruby Road"
"I don't know if you've noticed, but people around me tend to get ripped in half or cast down to Hell."
— Johanna Constantine, The Sandman (2022), "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
Video Games
Guess we picked an odd time to show up. Is it just me, or are Jack and trouble never far apart?
#jack #sora #donald #goofy #trouble
#jack #sora #donald #goofy #trouble
— Sora's Loading Screen blog, Kingdom Hearts III
Web Original
"If a Superhero takes up residence in your city, a nice spacious estate in the country will help you to actualize your potential lifespan."
Web Video
"South Island. A place where the sun always shines, the breeze is always perfect, and for some reason, every goddamn pilot who flies over it decides to crash here."
[Insert still of the numerous wrecks on South Island.]
"Still not sure which of these is more out-of-place: the Starship Enterprise or the... train."
[Insert still of the numerous wrecks on South Island.]
"Still not sure which of these is more out-of-place: the Starship Enterprise or the... train."
— Sonic, Sonic The Abridgehog
"I gave it some thought, and well... Raditz and Vegeta came to Earth because of me, right? Then Freezer came to Earth because of me. And the androids were made because of me. Just feels like every time the Earth's in danger, I'm the common dominator."
— Son Goku, Dragon Ball Z Abridged
Western Animation
"Wherever you go, death follows, and it will make its way to Gary."
— Nightfall to Mooncake, Final Space
