Kyubey quotes from Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Kyubey

On this planet, you call females who have yet to become adults "girls". It makes sense then that since you'll eventually become witches, you should be called "magical girls".

Madoka

Good morning! [Both Sayaka and Hitomi stop walking]

Hitomi Shizuki

Oh, good morning.

Sayaka

Hey, EH?! [Notices Madoka carrying Kyubey.]

Kyubey

Good morning, Sayaka!

Sayaka

U-uh...

Hitomi

You look ill. Is something the matter?

Sayaka

[Whispering to Madoka] Looks like we're the only ones who can see him (Kyubey), huh?

Madoka

I guess so.

Hitomi

What are you...?

Sayaka

Nah, it's nothing. Well, let's go. [Sayaka and Hitomi resume walking.]

Madoka

[Through Kyubey's mind. To Sayaka.] We can communicate like this. Just by thinking to each other.

Sayaka

[Through Kyubey's mind. To Madoka. Surprised] Huh?! You mean we already have magical powers? For reals?

Kyubey

[Through his mind. To Sayaka.] No, not yet. I'm letting you communicate your thoughts through me. It's kind of a handy trick, don't you think?

Sayaka

[Through Kyubey's mind. To Kyubey.] It feels sort of...weird.

Hitomi

[Aloud. To Madoka and Sayaka.] Excuse me. What's going on between you? Why do you keep staring at each other?

Madoka

[Aloud] Huh? Oh. Uh...It's just...

Hitomi

[Drops her bag in shock] I can't believe it! Just by looking at each other you know what the other's thinking?! For two people to become that intimate after one night?! What did you do after I left yesterday?!

Madoka

[Nervous] Uh...

Sayaka

[Aloud] I can't believe she's going there...

Madoka

[To Hitomi] Well, actually...Lots of things happened, but...

Hitomi

That's enough! You can't be serious! You're both girls! Girls can't love girls! [Starts running off] Girls can't love girls! Girls can't love girls!

Sayaka

[Holding up Hitomi's bag] Hey, wait! You forgot your bag!

Madoka

Uh, what's wrong with her? Hitomi's acting just like you today.

Sayaka

What the heck's that supposed to mean?!

Sayaka Miki

Whoa! Mami, you are so unbelievably cool!

Mami Tomoe

This isn't supposed to be fun. What we're doing is very dangerous. Don't forget that, okay?

Sayaka

Roger that! [Kyubey shows up and runs towards the three and climbs onto Madoka's shoulder.]

Madoka Kaname

How come the Grief Seed didn't pop out this time?

Kyubey

It wasn't a witch. It was a familiar acting without its master. They don't carry Grief Seeds.

Madoka

Oh, so that wasn't a witch.

Sayaka

It seems a shame to fight it and not get anything.

Mami

We can't really let familiars do what they want. If we did, they'd eventually become the same as the witch they split off from.

Mami

Have either of you decided what to wish for yet?

Sayaka

Uh-uh. [To Madoka] How bout you?

Mami

[Giggles] That doesn't surprise me. It's hard to think under pressure.

Madoka

Maybe it would help if you told us what you wished for? [Mami stops walking, which causes Sayaka and Madoka to stop, and lets out a sigh.] I didn't mean to be nosy! It's fine if you don't wanna say!

Mami

For me, it was different. [Cuts to an inaudible scene of a vehicle accident with Mami in one of the cars with noticeable injuries and Kyubey sitting at one of the windows.] I didn't have the luxury of thinking about it first. It's not that I regret my decision. I'm alive, after all. And I think the life I have now is better than being dead. But if you have the chance to think really hard about what you want, you should take as much time as you need. That wasn't an option for me.

Sayaka

Uh, hey Mami. I was wondering: if you make a wish, does it have to be for yourself?

Mami

[Confused] Huh?

Sayaka

Let's say that, and this is just an example, okay? Say there was someone having a way worse time than I was. Would it be bad if I used my wish to help him out?

Madoka

Are you talking about Kyousuke?

Sayaka

It's an example! I'm not talking about anyone!

Kyubey

You can wish for whatever you want. There's no rule saying you have to be the one to benefit from it. It wouldn't be the first time that's happened.

Mami

Actually, that might not be the best idea. If you use your wish to grant someone else's, you should be careful you know exactly why you're doing it. Are you really doing it for someone else's benefit, or the opposite, you're doing it for that person's everlasting gratitude?

Madoka

Mami...

Mami

The motive behind a wish is what matters most, you know?

Sayaka

That's kind of harsh...I was just asking...

Mami

I am sorry, but I had to say it now before it was too late. If you're not one-hundred percent sure why you're doing it, you'll most definitely regret it later.

Sayaka

I guess you're right. Maybe I was being a little naive there. [Chuckles] Sorry.

Mami

That's okay. It's a hard decision to make, isn't it? It's not something you need to rush into.

Kyubey

As far as I'm concerned, the sooner you decide, the better.

Mami

Oh, please. Haven't you heard? Girls don't like pushy boys.

Kyoko Sakura

We can go all out up here if we want! Come on, give me your best shot!

Madoka Kaname

Sayaka! No, don't!

Sayaka Miki

What are you doing? You shouldn't be here! This has nothing to do with you, so stay back!

Madoka

Come on, think about what you're doing! This just can't be right!

Kyoko

[Points her spear at Sayaka.] Ha! The annoying bitch has an annoying friend! Go figure!

Homura Akemi

[Appearing suddenly behind Kyoko.] Well I wonder what kind of friends you'd have then. [Kyoko is surprised and looks behind to see Homura there.] What are you doing? I thought we agreed you'd leave Sayaka Miki alone?

Kyoko

Like your wimpy idea is gonna teach her any manners! Besides, it's not like she's backing down!

Homura

[Steps forward] I'll take her on then. But you stay out of it then

Kyoko

Hmph. You've got until I finish eating this [Referring to the pocky stick in her mouth.], then it's on!

Homura

That's plenty of time.

Sayaka

[Angry] It won't be that easy! [Prepares to transform]

Madoka

Sayaka, I'm sorry!

Sayaka

Madoka! Why'd you do that?!

Madoka

But if I didn't you would've- [Sayaka's body becomes lifeless and collapses onto Madoka.] Sayaka?

Kyubey

Oh, Madoka. That was really bad.

Madoka

Huh?

Kyubey

What's wrong with you? Are you out of your mind? How could you throw your friend away like that?

Madoka

[Confused] What did you say? What do you mean? [Kyoko rushes over towards the group, takes Sayaka's body, and holds her up by her neck.] No, stop!

Kyoko

[Surprised] What the hell's going on here?! What is this?! She's dead!

Madoka Kaname

Homura, I am sorry...but I...wanna be a magical girl.

Homura Akemi

Madoka...don't do it...

Madoka

I finally figured out what I want to wish for. I know what I want now more than anything else. And I'm ready to trade my life for it with no regrets.

Homura

But you can't! If you do then...everything I fought for...it's all for nothing! [Begins to cry. Madoka walks over to her to comfort her.]

Madoka

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. You've been protecting me for a long time...and I'll never forget that. I know you're the reason that I'm the person I am today. I'm so sorry. I really want this; it's the answer I've been looking for. I swear. I promise I won't let your efforts be in vain. Believe me, Homura.

Homura

Madoka... [Madoka leaves Homura and faces Kyubey.]

Kyubey

You (Madoka) are the center of karmic destiny from many different timelines, so no matter how enormous your wish it most definitely will come true.

Madoka

You sure it will?

Kyubey

Of course. Madoka Kaname, what is the wish which you would trade your soul for?

Madoka

I wish...[Pause. Madoka inhales and exhales.] I wish I had the power to erase witches before they are born! Every single witch; from the past, present, and future! Everywhere! [Madoka's chest begins to glow to form her Soul Gem.]

Kyubey

That wish! Once it's granted, it will unravel the fabric of time itself! It violates the laws of karmic destiny! Are you trying to become a god?!

Madoka

I don't care what I become. All the magical girls who believed in hope and fought witches...I don't want them to suffer or cry anymore. I want them to be at peace. And if that goes against the laws of the universe, then I'll just rewrite those laws. That's the only thing I want. It's what I wish for. Now, grant my wish, Incubator!

Kyubey

The world is being rewritten. Does this mean a new principle has been born into this universe?

Homura

You don't remember the last time this happened, do you? Well, this is the second time I've seen this.

Kyubey

What's happening? Homura Akemi, what are you meddling in? You're changing something, but what?!

Homura

[Chuckles]

Kyubey

I don't believe it. Your tainted Soul Gem should have disappeared with your soul, but it hasn't! Why?

Homura

Because I remembered why I repeated time and suffered over and over again; my feelings for Madoka, they run so deep that even pain has become precious to me. And as for my Soul Gem? A curse isn't what's tainted it.

Kyubey

Then what is?

Homura

Something you can't understand, Incubator. It is the pinnacle of all human emotion. More passion than hope, much deeper than despair. Love!

Kyubey

Then...what are you? You're not a magical girl anymore, but you're not transforming into a witch either.

Homura

You're right. I'm not a magical girl or a witch. Madoka is as sacred as a god and I pulled her from heaven. So if you want to know what I've become, I suppose, if anything, you could call me a demon now.

Kyubey

There's no doubt now. Trying to put human emotions to use is just too dangerous for us. We could never hope to control something whose final form is so irrational.

Homura

Is that so? [Homura grabs Kyubey] The curses that have spread across our worlds still have to be dealt with. And you Incubators have become necessary for that task. You're going to stay and help. Incubator.