I am inevitable.” “You should have gone for the head.” “The hardest choices require the strongest wills.” “Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.” “Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now it’s here. Or should I say, I am.” “I know what it’s like to lose. To feel so desperately that you’re right, yet to fail nonetheless.” “Reality is often disappointing.” “Now, reality can be whatever I want.” “Fun isn’t something one considers when balancing the universe. But this… does put a smile on my face.” “Everything.” (when asked what the Snap cost him) Infinity War “Fine. I’ll do it myself.” (Age of Ultron mid-credits) “Your optimism is misplaced, Asgardian.” “Undying? You should choose your words more carefully.” “The Tesseract or your brother’s head.” “You’re not the only one cursed with knowledge.” “You have my respect, Stark. When I’m done, half of humanity will still be alive. I hope they remember you.” “A small price to pay for salvation.” “I ignored my destiny once. I cannot do that again. Even for you.” “Your planet was on the brink of collapse. I’m the one who stopped that. The children born have known nothing but full bellies and clear skies. It’s a paradise.” “This day extracts a heavy toll.” “I’m a survivor.” “They called me a madman. And what I predicted came to pass.” Endgame “Gone. Reduced to atoms.” “I used the Stones to destroy the Stones. It nearly killed me. But the work is done, and it always will be.” “You could not live with your own failure. And where did that bring you? Back to me.” “As long as there are those that remember what was, there will always be those that are unable to accept what can be. They will resist.” “I will shred this universe down to its last atom and then, with the Stones you’ve collected for me, create a new one teeming with life that knows not what it has lost, but only what it has been given. A grateful universe.” “In all my years of conquest, violence, slaughter, it was never personal. But I’ll tell you now, what I’m about to do to your stubborn, annoying little planet… I’m going to enjoy it. Very, very much.” “Thank you, daughter. Perhaps I treated you too harshly.” “I don’t even know who you are.”
