Noboru Yamada — memorable quote from My Neighbors the Yamadas

“*to Shinpachi* Was your sister raised by gorillas?”

“Marriage, the institution where one's existence goes to die. All married people prattle on about their so-called marital bliss about how they love saying "I'm home!" to their spouses, or how seeing their sleeping kids motivates them for tomorrow. But think about it: you can say "I'm home!" if you live your parents, you can even buy some mouthwash and say "I'm home!" to the hippos on the label. And if they're talking about seeing their sleeping kids, that just means they're working hellish overtime hours. How is that in any way blissful?”

“Oh, you're one of those guys... You don't care if somebody beats the crap out of you, but if someone lays a finger on a family member, you completely freak out. What a waste...”

“My name is Duck. Yes, like the bird. Take it up with my parents. They never loved me!”

“*To Russia* You were such a cute country when you were born and now your all grown up...”