Quotes
The idea of Superman and Wonder Woman as a romantic couple have intrigued fans for decades. These two icons have at times gotten together in alternate realities with happy endings and/or tragic consequences. They have been portrayed in comic continuity as close friends who love, support, inspire, and challenge each other and their relationship is more than two people who just work together with wearing matching uniforms. Assembled are some memorable Superman and Wonder Woman quotes from comics and animation to highlight this tender, complex relationship.
Superman: "I will always remember my first sight of her. Lois, you are the most compelling woman I've ever met. But this...is the most magnificent."
TRINITY by Matt Wagner
Wonder Woman: "Great Gaea! Morpheus makes the dreams more vivid with each night. My heart is still racing. Trying to keep up with events of this world must be taking its toll on me. I see his name, his picture, everywhere. And each time I feel almost as I did when I first beheld a god. O Athena! You've blessed me with great wisdom. Still, I am ill prepared to deal with these new sensations. In this world, man and woman long for these feelings. They cherish them. I've read how they have even died for them. And that truly frightens me."
BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS by George Perez
Superman: "Wow! That was intense! I've had dreams before but never one that tapped so deeply into my innermost feelings! I can't deny it Wonder Woman has been on my mind a lot for the past few days..."
"Over the years I've more or less contented myself with the fact that there is no real place for romance in Superman's life. Apparently my subconscious mind thinks other wise. And it could be right. Wonder Woman would seem a perfect match for Superman..."
SUPERMAN VOL 2 #5 by John Byrne
Superman: "I admire you, Wonder Woman. I respect you...But I really am just a boy from Kansas...You're way out of my League."
Wonder Woman: "I agree with your decision, Superman, if not all your reasoning. We are of different worlds...different philosophies. Perhaps we can never be lovers...but...I hope we can be friends...if only you would please call me Diana..."
Superman: "Deal. If you will call me...Clark..."
ACTION COMICS 600 by John Byrne
Wonder Woman: "A loneliness I've felt since childhood, and never admitted to, suddenly becomes defined, sharp and aching like a wound. That needs healing. I step into the sky where he waits. Our flight describes a pattern in the air...so intricate and precise it must have been here before the world began. We join the flow of life. A tingling on our lips...the tiny lightning of worlds colliding. For the first time since life was breathed into the clay of my body, the emptiness is gone. I am not alone."
WONDER WOMAN # 141 by Luke
Wonder Woman: "The Fates have prophesied that anyone who fights the evil that dwell there will perish."
Superman: "Then I'll go with you. Together we can defeat..."
Wonder Woman: "If you go with me, we both die. Why else would I have sent three of my team mates...my friends...into deadly danger? If you insist on coming with me, you sacrifice them. It was a terrible thing to do to you, Kal. I am sorry. But the world can't afford to lose you."
Superman: "You know how close you came to dying? All alone? You know what that would have done to the League? To me?"
Wonder Woman: "And if you were in my place, what would you have done?...Kal...Clark...Superman...answer me!"
Superman: "I would have died fighting at your side, Diana."
JLA A LEAGUE OF ONE by Chris Moeller
Superman: "I wanted some time to think."
Wonder Woman: "I do not mean to intrude...I just wanted to tell you...that I understand."
Superman: "Excuse me?"
Wonder Woman: "The joy you have felt knowing you are not alone. That others exist like you. It is the same kinship I felt for the first time in man's world...when I found you...and the Justice League. Do not let your sense of hope cloud your duty to those we have sworn to protect. "
JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES # 3 by Fabian Nicieza
Wonder Woman: "You saw him today. Lungs punctured, stab wounds, holes riddling his body...and he's still thinking of others. Protecting innocents. The victims. The wounded. Of course I love him. As a friend, Superboy. As the hero he is. As a man whose wife is someone who trusts me...and as a man I admire and care for platonically."
THE WRATH OF GOG by Chuck Austen
Superman: "But trust me. You're never going to really die. Because if you did, I'd turn back time and undo it because I'd miss you so much."
Wonder Woman: "That's a sweet sentiment. But even you aren't that powerful."
JLA PAIN OF THE GODS by Chuck Austen
Superman: "Diana...you know I'd follow you to the ends of the universe...but in God's name are you sure this is the right thing?"
Wonder Woman: "If we can't believe in a higher law than that of man...if the bond between mother and child is worthless...what are we fighting for?"
JLA THE GOLDEN PERFECT by Joe Kelly
Wonder Woman: "Lois, he's my best friend...."
"Do you have any idea how special that makes you? And what a fool that makes me for forsaking that possibility for myself when I had the chance? Because I understood so little and expected so much?..."
WONDER WOMAN #170 by Phil Jiminez
Superman: "Diana...I wanted you to know...I need you to know...How much I treasure our friendship. And whatever differences we may have, I wouldn't want anything to come between that.'
Wonder Woman: "Okay...I'm a little confused as to where this is coming from, but yes, of course I know. We've had our...differences, particularly of late, but I think it all boils down to...you have one sense of how things ought to be...and I often have another. I'm not sure that's a bad thing. It's what makes life interesting."
SUPERMAN/BATMAN ABSOLUTE POWER by Jeph Loeb
Wonder Woman: "Where is the man who stole my Amazon heart? Where is the hero who threw me to the ground and took me as his rightful prize? Where is the god whose passion shattered a mountain top? Where is that man? Where is that Superman?"
Superman: "Right here."
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES BACK by Frank Miller
Diana of Themyscira: "Since you mention it, Clark. I do have an observation of my own. Why do you choose to spend most of your life in disguise? Wouldn't it follow that you could accomplish more if you were in costume all the time?"
Clark Kent: "This is who I really am, Diana. I was raised to believe I was no different from anyone else on earth. My abilities have not changed that opinion much. In fact, they make me realize how dearly I need this identity. I am accepted by most people. I can use my special gifts for their benefit, yet I never lose touch with the thousand things that make human life a treasured experience. You and I know, Diana, that the view can be beautiful from the sky. But most people live with their feet on the ground and their eyes on their day to day existence. That's not to say they lack vision or the desire to excel-rather, their priorities are different. Men and women want to be in control of their own destinies and they should. You wouldn't want to be led, prodded or forced to change. And neither would anyone else. Despite your good intentions, that guidance can be disruptive, especially when it comes from someone they perceive as being perfect."
Diana of Themyscira: "You think I'm perfect?"
Clark Kent: "I'm sure I'm not the first person to say this to you. But your great beauty and strength can be intimidating to most people. I can see how the rest of the world might have trouble with that. For what it's worth there can be a balance between the man and the superman or woman as the case may be. I think the best way to effect meaningful change is to work alongside people, rather than above them. At least, it's always worked for me."
WONDER WOMAN SPIRIT OF TRUTH by Paul Dini
Wonder Woman: "You can't live forever in solitude."
Superman: "I'm Superman. I can do anything."
Wonder Woman: "Except apparently face your fear."
Wonder Woman: "You said it yourself once, Clar...Kal. We are warriors. We have an obligation to wage combat."
Superman: "Given who we are, Diana...given the power we possess...We have a greater obligation to keep the peace. Only the weak succumb to brutality. "
Diana: "Quite a memorial."
Kal-El: "As it should be. Not just for those claimed by the bomb...but for all those here who lost their lives to our mistakes."
Diana: "Let them rest in peace, Kal. They'll only haunt you if you forget what they taught you."
KINGDOM COME by Mark Waid and Alex Ross
Superman: "Diana. It's Diana. Not Diana...Not her too..."
"I can't do this anymore. I can't...I'm so lost. Please God...tell me what to do. Tell me how to fight on."
WONDER WOMAN #172 by Phil Jiminez
Wonder Woman: "You are bound in the magic lasso of Hestia. We're alone here. No cameras or microphones can record what happens within the confines of its circle...while its fires burn away the deception of Circe's lies, no matter how hard you try to defy that. You'll see yourself as I see you, as the man I know and love as my best friend... "
"Kal, I know you can hear me. All that terrible pain that Circe turned against you...all the loss and the hurt...you think that's all that you are now. You think that's what you've become. Well, you're wrong. You're better than that. You're strong and you're resilient and you're good..."
"The world we just saved together is struggling to get back on its feet. So you have to work through all that hurt, Kal. For all those people depending on you because of everything you represent to all the people for whom you mean the world...to people like Lois and Kon and Steel. To me. Because of the example you set. Just by being as good as you are. We'll stand by you. I'll stand by you. Rediscover what you truly believe in, the strength of Hope, of Justice...of Truth."
Superman: "All those worlds...all those people. So many died, Diana. We just couldn't save them, no matter how hard we tried, we just couldn't save them all...I'm so sorry...I'm so sorry..."
Wonder Woman: "I know. It's going to be okay. We're going to get better. We're going to heal. And everything's going to be okay..."
WONDER WOMAN # 175 by Phil Jiminez
Diana: "Clark...?"
Clark: "Oh, my god. Diana...he's beautiful. Hello Jonathan. Hello Ma."
THE KINGDOM by Mark Waid
Clark Kent: "Please...come with me. Like me, Ms. Prince, you're more than you appear to be. We always have been."
Diana Prince: "And what are we?"
Clark Kent: "We're the last hope this planet has left of returning to normal."
Diana Prince: "How can I trust you, Mr. Kent, if that's who you really are?"
Clark Kent: "You know you can. You know."
A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHTMARE by Waid and Nicieza
Clark: "I didn't want to wake you."
Diana: "After last night, who wants to sleep?"
Clark: "What did I tell you about making me blush?"
Diana: "You've got nothing to blush about, darling."
DISTANT FIRES by Howard Chaykin
Wonder Woman: "Wonder Woman is not my name, Kal...My name is Diana. And no one...not even my mother...can take that away from me."
Superman: "It's your title, then, and you need to take it back!"
Wonder Woman: "Why?"
Superman: "Because it is who you are!"
Wonder Woman: "Grief is better shared in the light, Kal. Standing in the dark speaks of guilt..."
Wonder Woman: "We are never everything we wish to be, Kal-el, and rarely are we everything we appear to be."
Superman: "You are."
Superman: "You know there are still people who think that you and I..."
Wonder Woman: "Yes, I am aware. But friendships like ours do not sell magazines."
Superman: "Just as well. They wouldn't understand."
WONDER WOMAN #226 by Greg Rucka
Superman: "Does that rope mesmerize people...make them do whatever you want?"
Wonder Woman: "No, and I've never really needed such power."
Superman: "No...I don't expect you do."
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN # 522 by Kesel
Wonder Woman: "I came to get your advice."
Superman: "I knew you had something on your mind."
Wonder Woman: "It's that obvious?"
Superman: "To someone who cares about you, Princess, your every gesture speaks volumes."
Wonder Woman: "Oh, congratulations on your engagement."
Superman: "That bad, huh?"
WONDER WOMAN # 88 by Priest
Superman: "I could fly to Gateway City and find out...but this so soon after my break-up with Lois...I just don't know if I can face Diana. She and I were never the "item" the popular press wanted to make us, but that was not entirely for lack of my trying."
WONDER WOMAN #112 by John Byrne
Wonder Woman: "Speaking of children, Kal...what better baby-sitter could a child ask for than a Princess of the Amazons? Hmnn?"
Superman: "So...uhhh...about those Wonder Scouts...?"
Wonder Woman: "A refuge for abused and abandoned girls and women. Those poor, unfortunate souls upon whom fickle Sister Fortune has callously turned her back. They are my children. My hope for the future."
Superman: "With you as their surrogate mother, Diana? I'd say the future's looking pretty bright already."
WONDER WOMAN #162 by Raab
Wonder Woman: "Oh, my poor darling Kal-El...Thank Hera the falling rocks could only harm the minotaur, not you!"
Superman: "Thanks Diana!...But...I guess we'd better find that flower...in a hurry...If you've started to call me by my Kryptonian name!"
DC COMICS PRESENTS 32: SUPERMAN & WONDER WOMAN
Superman: "You're sure he's the one?"
Wonder Woman: "You've met him, Clark. You know he is."
Superman: "But to..."
Wonder Woman: "It's no different than Lois."
JLA #0 by Brad Meltzer
Wonder Woman: "All around me I'm surrounded by broken, dysfunctional, needy people. So many souls charged to my hands...reaching out to me. So many challenges to the mission I've accepted...to spread a philosophy of love and peace to a planet ravaged by hatred. Then suddenly the one man on earth I felt I could depend on suddenly forgets who I am. I wish you had trusted me more. I really need you."
LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE #30 - 32: THE 18TH LETTER
Wonder Woman: "Clark, you are a solid, supportive man. Kind and giving of yourself...good husband material, as they say in those magazines of Etta's. It's why your bond with Lois is so strong."
Superman: "Thank you."
TRINITY # 15 by Kurt Busiek
Wonder Woman: “I heard about your ‘misunderstanding’ in Metropolis with my Superman.”
KC Superman: “That’s all it was Diana…Wonder Woman. A misunderstanding.”
Wonder Woman: “That’s how most conflicts begin. So let’s communicate. What can I do for you?”
KC Superman: “On my Earth, we were…teammates, friends. But not forever.”
KC Superman: "I implore you, if things get worse here, keep your sword in its scabbard this time. Remember the line we swore we'd never cross.”
Wonder Woman: "I wish there were no need for swords. Or shields. Or war. But sometimes there is no choice. Sometimes despite all our efforts the sword has to be drawn. Maybe you have never been brought to that point...Hopefully you never will."
JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL: THE KINGDOM by Geoff Johns
Wonder Woman: "Of course, I just hope I can pull you away from all those stuffy party leaders for at least one dance."
Superman: "Lasso me if you have to."
Wonder Woman: "Don't think I haven't thought about it."
COUNTDOWN: RED SON
Wonder Woman: "I wonder if Luthor will appreciate the irony?"
Superman: "How so?"
Wonder Woman: "He tried to subvert your children, Kal...Tried to be a father to them...He hated how the Amazons raised them. And now we have the chance to make amends for the mistakes I made and the tragic circumstances you endured...by raising his children."
Superman: "I don't think he'd appreciate the irony one bit. What do we do now,Diana?"
Wonder Woman: "We change a lot of diapers, Kal. We change a lot of diapers."
JLA CREATED EQUAL BY Nicieza
Wonder Woman: "Kal, your real power lies not in your strength but in your values and compassionate spirit. That is what America needs now. Not another administration. It needs a leader. "
"It's on its way here, Kal. I had to warn you. It's too big to stop alone. To defeat this, you'll have to come together...for the greater good. It is you that must lead them, Kal. There's the door...spaceman."
THE NEW FRONTIER by Darwin Cooke
Superman: "Is everything okay?"
Wonder Woman: "I'm sort of missing Flash's obligatory joke about how Grodd made a monkey out of us."
Superman: "Just couldn't let it go unsaid."
Wonder Woman: "Obligatory."
JLU: DEAD RECKONING
Wonder Woman: "It's like some kind of a temple."
Superman: "Yes, for those who worship their credit cards."
Wonder Woman: "How could any female wear such ridiculous garments?"
Superman: "You got me."
JLU: PARADISE LOST PART ONE
Wonder Woman: "I hope I didn't hurt you."
Superman: "Let's just say I'm glad we're usually on the same team."
JLU: PARADISE LOST PART TWO
Wonder Woman: "I love the beard. Keeping it?"
Superman: "Not a chance."
JLU: HEREAFTER