“You'll only realize that you truly love someone if they already caused you enormous pain. Your enemies can never hurt you the way your loved ones can. It's the people close to your heart that can give you the most piercing wound. Love is a double-edged sword, it can heal the wound faster or it can sink the blade even deeper.”
About This QuoteThis memorable line is spoken by Kenshin Himura in the anime Rurouni Kenshin. It has been liked 0 times and saved by 0 users.
Submitted by Mohd Sabahat on Mar 14, 2026
“Is that all your feelings have to offer? Go ahead. Try to wrench open my heart. That's the only way you'll get me.”
“You have no intention of reciprocating my daughter's feelings, do you? So what gives you the right to speak in that way? Perhaps you wish to appease your guilty conscience. Would you not call that "hypocrisy"?”
“The days I spent with you were a lot of fun. I realized for the first time that it makes me so happy to be needed by others. I thought I'd get along well with you like this. But I can't. I was being a jerk. While I was with you, I was looking at someone else. I kept it to myself even after realizing that. I was taking advantage of your kindness.”
“My heart was taken by you, broken by you, and now it's in pieces because of you.”
“Adlet, I hated you. I hated the fact that I was starting to believe in you. I still hate you. The more I talk to you, the more I hate you. I believe you, even though I decided to never believe anyone again.”
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