“[After getting hit by Yammy Llargo's Bala] You mean do I have a defence? Truth is, I’ve never really had any plans against any attacks. I just knew I had to win so I did. That’s my plan. I don’t care if you’re higher ranked than the other Espadas' were, to me it’s all the same. I’ve gotta defeat you so I’ll find a way to do it. Simple.”
“It's meaningless to just live, and it's meaningless to just fight. I want to win.”
“If I'm protecting someone, I won't let her die, and if I'm attacking, I'll cut you.”
“If you give me wings, I will soar for you even if this whole land sinks down to the water. If you give me a sword, I will fight for you even if this whole sky shoots through with your light.”
“Become strong not just for your own sake, but for your friends.”
“If miracles only happen once, what are they called the second time?”
“You wanted revenge? You're just making other people as miserable as you. Revenge is just the path you took to escape your suffering.”
“*To Kuchiki Rukia* Are you any different!? You sacrificed yourself to save me that time!! At that time were you thinking about complicated stuff like "this is my Shinigami duty"!? That's not what sacrificing yourself is! At the very least... I'm different! I haven't accepted any commitment. If things get bad I might run away... since I'm not a good enough person to be able to sacrifice my life for total strangers. But unfortunately I'm also not trash that can live happily without paying back his debts!”
“In my mind this jacked-up sideways ridiculousness is the normal state?”
“I'm not fighting because I want to win. I'm fighting because I have to win.”
“Dammit, I'll show you who's more skilled with his language skills!”
“Dammit, is that how you greet your son who went out of his way to help a ghost on the way home?!”
“The moment I came out of that hole was the moment your luck ran out!”
“We can't waste time worrying about the what-if's. Rukia's execution date has been changed to noon tomorrow. So what? If the deadline has been changed to tomorrow... I'll just have to finish today!”
“Unless I grip the sword, I cannot protect you. While gripping the sword, I cannot embrace you.”
“Whatever she is, it doesn't change the fact that she's here now. She still experiences anger, happiness and pain.”
“Because he attained so much power, he could only be controlled by it. And in the end, maybe his only option was to destroy himself.”
“Kariya sought the power to change his fate. What I sought was... a turn of fate.”
“You nuts?! What kind of sick twisted freak attacks his own son while he's laying in bed, sleeping?!”
“You know why big brothers are born first? To protect the little ones that come after them.”
“I'm not Superman, so I can't say anything big like "I'll protect everyone on Earth!". I'm not a modest guy who will say "It's enough if I can protect as many people as my two hands can handle." either. I want to protect...a mountain-load of people.”
“That's right. It's not like I ever felt superior to anyone else because I could see ghosts. And I never planned to take it up as a profession. Hell, I never even felt the need to use my ability to help others. All I ever wanted was the normal life I couldn't have. I've finally achieved what I always wanted.”
“I see. So basically, you're a shinigami? And you came all the way from some place called Soul Society to vanquish evil spirits? Which means that monster earlier was one of those evil spirits? And it attacked that little girl? Okay, I belie- NO WAY I'LL BELIEVE THAT, DUMBASS!”