Rose Quartz quotes from Steven Universe

Rose

"Isn't it remarkable, Steven? This world is full of so many possibilities. Each living thing has an entirely unique experience. The sights they see, the sounds they hear, the lives they live... are so complicated, a-and so simple. I can't wait for you to join them."

Rose

"Steven, we can't both exist. I'm going to become half of you. And I need you to know that every moment you love being yourself — that's me. Loving you and loving being you... because you're going to be something extraordinary. You're going to be a human being."

Greg

"Hey, Rose!"

Rose

"Take care of them, Steven."

Greg

[turning off the lights after seeing Rose and Pearl fusing into Rainbow Quartz; stoked] I can't believe I got that on video! What on earth was that?!

Rose

That was Rainbow Quartz.

Rose

[off-screen] Blue Diamond, leave this planet! This colony will not be completed!

It's the rebels!

Who are you?! Show yourselves!

Rose

[floating from above Pearl] We…

…are the Crystal Gems!

Garnet

[narrating] The attack was right on schedule.

Garnet

[narrating] I was back. I was someone and I didn't know who. But I felt I was getting the hang of my strange new form. [beat] And then I fell.

Ahh! [tumbling down a hill and crashes in bushes] Ouch... [a sword is pointed to her face] Aahh! Don't hurt her! Don't hurt... me?

Pearl

It's you... the fusion.

We didn't mean to fuse! Well... well, we did this time. We'll unfuse! We-we'll... w-we'll... [Rose Quartz comes by]

Rose

No, no, please. I'm glad to see you again.

Garnet

And there they were - Rose Quartz, the leader of the rebellion and her terrifying renegade Pearl.

I don't... upset you?

Rose

Who cares about how I feel? How you feel is bound to be much more interesting.

How I feel? I-I feel... uh, lost... and scared... a-and happy. W-Why am I so sure that I'd rather be this than everything I was supposed to be, and that I'd rather do this than everything I was supposed to do? [Rose chuckles and smiles]

Rose

Welcome to Earth.

C-Can you tell me?! How was Ruby able to alter fate? Or, why was Sapphire willing to give up everything? W-What am I?!

Rose

No more questions. Don't ever question this. You already are the answer.

Steven

So…what was it? The answer?

Garnet

[whispers] Love.

Steven

Wow… I knew it.

Garnet

So did I.

Rose

You wouldn't believe how long it took me to figure out that this and you are the same thing.

Greg

[beat] What do you mean?

Rose

You're both human! You have to admit, it's a little confusing. You're big and can talk, and he's small and can only make noises. How was I supposed to know you were the same species?

Greg

[chuckles nervously] What?

Rose

I know, it's silly. But then I started to notice that... you grow.

Greg

Well, can't play guitar with little baby hands.

Rose

When a gem is made, it's for a reason. They burst out of the ground already knowing what they're supposed to be, and then... that's what they are. Forever. But you, you're supposed to change. You're never the same, even moment to moment—you're allowed and expected to invent who you are. What an incredible power... the ability to grow up.

Greg

[pause] Wow. Those would make some pretty good lyrics. Hold on! Watch Sour Cream a second. [runs off] I gotta write this down!

Steven

Uh, hey, room. It's been a bit, huh? Is that a new cloud? [laughs weakly] So, I suppose you're wondering why I'm here. I know nothing in here is real, but... I want to see my mom.

Rose

Hello, Steven.

Steven

Um... [stammers] It's nice to meet you.

Rose

[laughs, shakes his hand] It's nice to meet you, too.

Steven

This is fun. [throws football] Or would baseball be better?

Rose

Steven, all sports are beautiful. Each sport is a unique experience. [jumps and catches the football] The adrenaline, the glory, the sheer feats of athleticism. [lands gracefully] Each one so complicated and yet, exactly the same.

Steven

[star-eyed] Whoa...

Steven

Wow. This is nice. It's really nice. I... I should've tried this a long time ago.

Rose

But Steven, don't you realize? We've been together this whole time.

Steven

Oh! That-that's-that's right. Oh, this is the first time we've hung out together. I gotta capture this moment. [takes out his phone, sees only a black void surrounding him] There's nothing here but me. I'm just... talking to myself. [stands] You're not my mom.

Rose

I’m not?

Steven

This is how I want you to be, but I don't know if this is who you really are. [the room darkens ominously] I've learned things about you. Things you wanted to keep secret. You locked Bismuth away inside Lion because she wanted to shatter gems, and you never told Garnet or Pearl. But then you shattered Pink Diamond. Now all of Homeworld has it out for Earth, and the Crystal Gems, and me! You put us all in danger and you just DISAPPEARED!!!!!!

Steven

I finally know the truth! I know what you are! You're a LIAR!!! I thought you never wanted to hurt anyone, but you hurt EVERYONE!!! How could you just leave Garnet and Amethyst and Pearl and dad alone?! They don't know what to do without you! Maybe they didn't matter to you as much as hiding from the mess you made! And that's why I'm here, isn't it?! Did you make me just so you wouldn't have to deal with all your mistakes?! [collapses] Is that all I'm here for?

Rose

[stands in front of Steven] Steven, you know that isn't true. In the tape I left you, I told you how much I wanted to have you and let you exist. Do you think what I said to you in the tape was a lie?

Steven

[pause] No. I'm sure... I'm sure you meant it.

Steven

I get it. I know you didn't want me to deal with your problems. But you're a part of me, now. And I have to deal with what you left behind.

Pearl

Is everything alright, my Diamond? You seem troubled.

Rose

All this life that's been growing wild here on Earth... none of it will survive my invasion. We're not creating life from nothing. We're taking life, and leaving nothing behind.

Pearl

Forgive me, my Diamond. I shouldn't have brought you to such a place.

Rose

No. I needed to see this.

Steven

So she did want to protect Earth. She didn't realize what the colony was doing to the planet.

Sapphire

So what?! She suddenly started to care about Earth? Why did she have to rope us into all this? Why couldn't she just stop the colonization herself?

Pearl

She tried. When she told the other Diamonds she didn't want to go through with the colony, they told her to finish what she started. When she told the other Diamonds she wanted to preserve life on Earth, they created the zoo and threw a handful of humans in. She did everything she could as Pink Diamond. But her status meant nothing to Blue and Yellow. So she decided to make a stand, as someone they couldn't ignore. She was going to scare every Gem off the planet. But everything changed when she saw... your fusion.