“Not Everything. Not Yet” – Batman in The Dark Knight Rises
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Out of context, these words are nothing, but in context they mean everything. In saying this, Batman made it clear that his life meant nothing in comparison to the fate of Gotham.
The quote comes when Selina Kyle is trying to talk Batman into leaving Gotham. She says, “You don’t owe these people anymore. You’ve given them everything,” which in her opinion he had, but Batman had long ago stopped caring what happened to him.
Selflessness is one of the traits that people love in superheroes. Batman as a whole, and this quote in particular, exemplify this selflessness in a way that it is heartbreaking to watch. Giving up everything, for the betterment of everyone. That is Batman.