“No one can justify life by linking happy moments into a rosary.”

Fifteen years after a cataclysmic event known as the Second Impact, the world faces a new threat: monstrous celestial beings called Angels invade Tokyo-3 one by one. Mankind is unable to defend themselves against the Angels despite utilizing their most advanced munitions and military tactics. The only hope for human salvation rests in the hands of NERV, a mysterious organization led by the cold Ge...
“No one can justify life by linking happy moments into a rosary.”
“As long as one person still lives...it shall be proof eternal that mankind ever existed.”
“Humans constantly feel pain in their hearts. Because the heart is so sensitive to pain, humans also feel that to live is to suffer.”
“I still don't know where to find happiness. But I'll continue to think about whether it's good to be here... whether it was good to have been born. But in the end, it's just realizing the obvious over and over again. Because I am myself.”
“Humans cannot create anything out of nothingness. Humans cannot accomplish anything without holding onto something. After all, humans are not gods.”
“If you know pain and hardship, it's easier to be kind to others.”
“So fucking what if I'm not you?! That doesn't mean it's okay for you to give up! If you do, I'll never forgive you as long as I live. God knows I'm not perfect either. I've made tons of stupid mistakes and later I regretted them. And I've done it over and over again, thousands of times. A cycle of hollow joy and vicious self-hatred. But even so, every time I learned something about myself.”
“Those who hate themselves, cannot love or trust others.”
“Mankind's greatest fear is Mankind itself.”
“You're thinking in Japanese! If you must think, do it in German!”
“The thread of human hope is spun with the flax of sorrow.”
“This is the impenetrable wall of Jericho third child. Take one step over this wall, and you will be a dead man.”
“It is simply the duty of the elite to protect the ignorant masses.”
“[naked and smiling at Shinji] Hey Shinji, you idiot! Want to become of one mind and one body?”
“Songs are good. Singing brings us joy. It is the highest point in the culture that Lilims have created.”
“My mind is being eaten away... Kaji-san, it's unravelling my mind! What do I do? It's defiling my mind!”
“[after masturbating over Asuka's comatose body] I'm so fucked up.”
“The interaction of men and women isn't very logical.”
“Man fears the darkness, and so he scrapes away at the edges of it with fire. He creates life by diminishing the Darkness.”
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Neon Genesis Evangelion follows Fifteen years after a cataclysmic event known as the Second Impact, the world faces a new threat: monstrous celestial beings called Angels invade Tokyo-3 one by one. Mankind is unable to defend themselves against the Angels despite utilizing their most advanced munitions and military tactics.
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