# Carl and Princess Donut's best quotes > The unlikely duo at the heart of Dungeon Crawler Carl reveal what makes their partnership work. - Title: Carl and Princess Donut's best quotes · Woman's World - Summary: The unlikely duo at the heart of Dungeon Crawler Carl reveal what makes their partnership work. Carl and Donut's relationship succeeds because they need each… - Keywords: dungeon crawler carl, matt dinniman, carl, princess donut, fantasy series, webtoon, graphic novel, peacock television series, character quotes, survival story, intergalactic fame, human relationships - Source: Woman's World — https://womansworld.com/entertainment/books/dungeon-crawler-carl-the-best-carl-and-princess-donut-quotes - Author: Ed Gross - Published: 2026-09-17T00:30:16+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: dungeon crawler carl, matt dinniman, carl, princess donut, fantasy series, webtoon, graphic novel, peacock television series, character quotes, survival story, intergalactic fame, human relationships ## A phenomenon eight books strong Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl has grown from a story into a multimedia universe spanning graphic novels, a Peacock series, games and collectibles. ## Why Carl and Donut matter The series succeeds because of its two main characters. Carl fights to stay human while Donut discovers she was born for intergalactic stardom. ## Carl's grudging respect Carl never liked cats much, but Donut's complete indifference to others' opinions earned his respect from the start. > I liked Donut. That cat did not give two shits about anybody or anything, and I could respect that. ## Donut admits the truth Early on, Donut drops her princess act to confess that she's scared and doesn't want to be alone. > I need you. And you need me, okay? Look, I'm really scared here. ## A qualified declaration of love While drunk during a disastrous fight, Donut tells Carl she loves him, though she loves her person Miss Beatrice and Ferdinand more. > I love you, Carl. I don't love you as much as I love Miss Beatrice... But I love you. ## Donut's existential awakening Newly able to speak and think like a human, Donut struggles to explain what it feels like to realize she's not who she thought she was. > Have you ever woken up from a long dream, one where you're one thing, and now that you're awake, you realize that's not who you really are? ## Donut stays true to herself When Carl challenges her behavior, Donut apologizes but refuses to stop being a princess. She'll try not to be too much of an asshole. > Oh, I am a princess, Carl. But I'll try not to be too much of an asshole. ## Carl's humanity slipping away As the crawler population falls below one million, Carl realizes the numbers represent real people and he's losing his humanity watching them die. > For every person that ticked away, I felt I was losing a part of myself, a part of my humanity. ## Carl refuses to break Near the end of a brutal floor, Carl declares to the dungeon and its audience that they will not break him, no matter what they do. > You will not break me. Fuck you all. You will not break me. ## Carl recognizes the real enemies Carl realizes the creatures he kills aren't responsible for his situation. The real enemies are the Syndicate, Borant and the kua-tin. > I needed to remember who the real enemies were. The Syndicate. Borant. The kua-tin. ## Donut was born for television When it's time for their first intergalactic television appearance, Donut insists on taking the lead because she was bred for cat shows. > Every cat show I have ever done is an interview. I was bred for this. Let me do my thing. ## Donut pitches their brand Donut promises Odette's audience that she and Carl will kill them with style and directly asks viewers to follow and favorite them. > You guys are going to want to follow me and Carl. You're going to want to favorite us. ## The pants problem Donut decides Carl's lack of pants is a public relations disaster that must be fixed before their television debut. > First we need to find you some pants. I will not be presented to the universe in such a fashion. ## Carl's catchphrase goes viral Carl's habitual expression of exasperation becomes so recognizable that the television program turns it into his catchphrase with a montage. > Goddammit, Donut. ## Fame changes everything After their first television appearance, Carl recognizes that Donut's growing celebrity makes his preferred strategy of quiet survival impossible. > There was something to be said about being anonymous. That wasn't going to happen, not here, not when I had Donut with me. ## Key takeaway Carl and Donut's relationship succeeds because they need each other emotionally and strategically, even as they transform from their former selves.