Steven Universe quotes from Steven Universe

You'd hurt a fellow Diamond?!

Didn't we hurt Pink?! She was suffering in silence for ages -- just like our Gems -- just like me! And I know you're suffering in silence, too!

[Yellow Diamond claps her fist and uses her lightning power on Blue, causing her to begin to destabilize and scream]

Steven

Stop! [pulls out his shield and chucks it towards Yellow Diamond's hand, disrupting her concentration] You don't have to do this!

Yes, I do! This is what White Diamond expects of all of us. From a thin flake of mica to the deepest, hardest stone, we all must make sacrifices for the sake of our perfect empire!

Steven

Does this look perfect to you?! My dad says if every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs.

And that means... what?

Steven

It means if you try and make this empire perfect -- if you just wipe away everything you see as flawed -- you lose all the things that make you happy -- like hot dogs.

Or our Pink.

Uhh... [falls to the ground on her knees in an uncharacteristic emotional breakdown] Stop. Stop it, Blue. Stop using your power on me...!

I'm not. [walks to Yellow Diamond and comforts her as she sobs]

Steven, come on, grab the Gems. Let's get out of here.

Steven

Right. I hope they're okay. Amethyst would usually be back by now.

[wiping a tear from her eye; composed] They'll be out for a good while. They took a direct hit from me.

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Bismuth

[emerging from Yellow Diamond's repaired ship] I always wanted to cut an upper crust!

SCSteven & Connie

Bismuth!

Steven

You came!

Bismuth

Heck, yeah, we did!

Steven

"We?"

Bismuth

Of course!

[Peridot and Lapis emerge from Blue Diamond's repaired ship, both in their new reformed Crystal Gem outfits from the events of "Reunited"]

Peridot

You thought we wouldn't be here at a time like this?

Steven

Lapis Lazuli and Peridot!

Lapis

That felt great.

Peridot

Wasn't that cool, Steven? Check out the awesome job we did fixing up those hand ships! [the thumb on Yellow Diamond's ship falls off] Uh… who needs thumbs?

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Steven

Hey, White, I know I was in there with you for a second, but I barely got to talk to you at all. There are so many Gems that are hurting right now. Even Blue and Yellow are hurting. You should hear what they have to say. [to Blue and Yellow; whispers] This is it.

[struggling] We… W-we… We need to talk! About us. I've conquered so many worlds for the sake of the empire. I do everything you ask, and I do it all perfectly. But your very high standards put us all under a lot of pressure. A Gem could crack under so much pressure. We Diamonds may be hard, but we're also brittle.

[steps forward] White, we used to be close. Don't you remember? When Pink would make us laugh -- all those silly things she did for no reason. There was a reason. She wanted us to be happy together. But we weren't, and we're still not. I know my purpose isn't to be happy, but I find it harder and harder to enforce your rules when they make me miserable. When they make us all miserable.

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Steven

[grabs Pearl's gem] Come on, Pearl. Dance with me! [twirls around and fuses with Pearl to form Rainbow Quartz 2.0]

RQRainbow Quartz 2.0

Well, what do you know? It's Rainbow 2.0! Now, this is a fine mess we're in. [sees Ruby and Sapphire's gemstones falling; gasps] That won't do. [blows raspberry] Rainbow Quartz powers, activate! [catches Ruby and Sapphire's gemstones] Ah, yes. Now that's two stones, with one bird.

[Steven and new reformed Pearl unfuse]

Wow! Nice form, Pearl.

Oh, [chuckles] thank you. I'm particularly excited about the jacket. Aah! Steven! We fused!

Are you guys okay?

Steven

Almost. [looks down at Ruby and Sapphire's gemstones] Garnet, we're up against a giant robot. We need your help. Please come out. I'm here. I love you! [hugs them tightly as he begins to glow and starts fusing, to form Sunstone]

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We need to be bigger.

Steven

Then let's fuse… All four of us. It's the only way we're gonna get up to her head.

I'm in!

I'm in, too.

Then it's decided. It's time to form Obsidian.

[Connie, Bismuth, Peridot, and Lapis back away to give some space for the Crystal Gems to perform their fusion dance; Obsidian is formed by letting out a big loud cry for battle]

Peridot

[amazed] They're HU-U-U-U-GE!!

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[Steven and the Gems enter White Diamond's ship through the eye and face her]

Steven

White Diamond.

Oh, starlight, what are you doing crawling in here?

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[after White Diamond painfully zaps her] Hey, White dirtwad! [panting] That all you got?! [notices her gemstone turned white and she suddenly starts losing her color, all over her body]

Steven

Oh, no!

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Steven

You're wrong! I'm not my mom!

But don't you know things about her that you couldn't possibly know?

Steven

I-I've just been connecting with her. My powers, they-they help me to connect to others. I'm not her. I'm just feeling her feelings.

Isn't it obvious? Even though you've embedded yourself in that human child, your light can't help shining through!

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Steven! [rushes to Steven and hugs him] Are you back together? Are you you?

Steven

Yeah. Yeah! I’m me! I’ve always been me.

NO! You are Pink Diamond! That is Pink Diamond's gem! You do not look like this! You do not sound like this! You are not half-human! You're just... acting like a child!

Steven

I am a child. What's your excuse?

[starts blushing, and notices the Gems under her control doing the same] What's happening? What is this? What's wrong with them? They're turning... pink! I don't understand, I'm in control, I-- [gasps] Something's wrong! With ME! No! [releases all the Gems (including Pink Pearl) from her control]

SCSteven & Connie

Guys!

Steven…

[Steven and Connie run up to the Crystal Gems and hug them, happily]

Are you okay?

[sitting up; groaning] What happened?

I think Steven got through to her.

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PPPink Pearl

[rubbing her cracked eye] Wh-What happened? Where am I?

Steven

[places his hand on her shoulder] Welcome back.

What is this? I feel... ridiculous. Yellow, Blue...

[gasps] She's off-color...

This can't be happening. I can't have a flaw, I'm supposed to be flawless! If I'm not perfect then... who am I? If you're not Pink, then... who are you? Who is anyone?

Steven

You know, if you just let everyone be whoever they are, maybe you could let yourself be whoever you are too.

But I'm not supposed to be like this! I'm supposed to know better, I'm supposed to be better, I'm supposed to make everything better!

Steven

You can. But first, you're gonna have to leave your own head.

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Greg

[running through the crowd after the Diamond Mech arrives on Earth and lands above the stage] Steven!

Steven

Dad! [runs up to his father and tackles him down as they both laugh joyfully]

Greg

Welcome home! Huh?

[They see Lars and the Off-Colors' Sun Incinerator arriving and lands on the beach]

Padparadscha

I predict our long journey through space will soon be over.

Lars

Welcome home, guys.

RRhodonite

We finally made it! Earth! No more running, no more hiding! No more Diamond Authority! [they notice the Diamonds, who have heard everything] Well, we're cracked.

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Room for three more?

Steven

Always.

What you playing?

Steven

I had an idea. Well, a song idea- but, also an idea idea.

Let's hear it.

Yeah.

Yes, please.

Steven

[singing] ♪ I don't need you to respect me, I respect me. / I don't need you to love me, I love me. / But I want you to know you could know me, / If you change your mi-i-i-i-i-i-ind, / If you change your mi-i-i-i-i-i-ind, / If you change your mi-i-i-i-i-i-ind, / Change your mi-i-i-i-i-i-ind. ♪