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“You think you're the only ones who matter. You think you can put off death. But that peace made you foolish and thoughtless. If you kill someone, someone else will kill you... this hatred binds us together.”
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The best anime quotes about dark themes.
“You think you're the only ones who matter. You think you can put off death. But that peace made you foolish and thoughtless. If you kill someone, someone else will kill you... this hatred binds us together.”
“Are you looking at the stars?.. In the middle of the city? Even though the only stars you can see from here are fake?”
“People who kill too much, turn into dragons one day. Beasts that rule the land atop piles of money and fly the skies with authority. They become more and more violent, until they can no longer understand the language of men. We cannot allow dragons to remain in this world, even though we are the ones from which they are spawned. To slay a dragon is the greatest of honors.”
“Look at this world, so many people deserve to be killed. At the same time, a murderer must be ready to be killed as he lives. That's what retribution is. So, in this world, evil or whatever, a person strongly determined to live is the one who survives in the end.”
“Once the revenge is dealt, you are required to pay the compensation.”
“In this world, the weak are the sustenance of the strong. The strong live, the weak die.”
“It is man's heart which sets the world aflame.”
“I'm an arms dealer anyway. There's no point in fearing what I sell.”
“The fake is of far greater value. In its deliberate attempt to be real, it's more real than the real thing.”
“Oh, right, Senjougahara. I've got a great story to tell you. It's about that man who tried to rape you way back. He was hit by a car and died in a place with no connection to you, in an event with no connection to you. Without any drama at all. [...] That's the lesson for you here: You shouldn't expect your life to be like the theater.”
“Humans are weak. For every cure found, another disease is uncovered. It's a game of chase.”
“People don't realize they aren't able to choose whether or not to believe something. If they subconsciously believe something, therein lies the potential for a curse.”
“There are... many types of monsters in this world: Monsters who will not show themselves and who cause trouble; monsters who abduct children; monsters who devour dreams; monsters who suck blood, and... monsters who always tell lies. Lying monsters are a real nuisance. They are much more cunning than other monsters. They pose as humans even though they have no understanding of the human heart. They eat even though they've never experienced hunger. They study even though they have no interest in academics. They seek friendship even though they do not know how to love. If I were to encounter such a monster, I would likely be eaten by it. Because in truth, I am that monster.”
“Ancient creatures died and left naught but fossil fuels, like coal and petroleum. Without that sacrifice, our present energy civilization would not exist. That sort of sacrifice is what is always demanded.”
“Any betrayal you can see is trivial, what is truly frightening and much more lethal, is the betrayal you cannot see.”
“True detective work is beyond the general masses. After all, we're advocates for the dead. We dig up what was lost to the grave and hurt the living to defend the honor of the dead. And we humiliate the dead to comfort the living.”
“It is at the moment of death that humanity has value.”
“There's no one who can live their whole life being completely uncorrupted.”
