Sakura Hiraga — memorable quote from Masquerade

“To live is to undertake a journey - no, to undertake a journey is to live. To face the wind or to follow it, all journeys lead to the gates of death... The light in which all journeys are taken is deceptive - not hopeful, but sorrowful. And the struggle never ends. Everywhere on the earth is fleeting life. We are blown by the wind. The words we write in the sand disappear and finally, when we are swallowed by the sea we do not hear the waves. The humblest of creatures must face these dreadful barriers. No-not barriers, but challenges rather...”

“We can only live while we lose.”

“This is all that remains of the world. Though we knew it was coming, it’s pretty shocking, huh? The disappearance not of matter but of awareness, of ideals. Not death. Something even more pure. The fact that we life-forms ever existed…… Our past, present and future, it will all disappear.”

“Death no longer terrifies man, the smell of blood is as common as the smell of white plums. So, he creates slavery and savagery... which surpasses the horror of dying.”

“Life's but a waking shadow. A poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. No matter how hopelessly they struggle in the light, they all die without meaning. Licht-tans's piano skills are amazing, but see... be it you or anyone, it's impossible to become anything. Human life is so meaningless...”