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“People are crazy for believing that these walls will protect us forever. Even though the walls have been intact for the past 100 years, there’s nothing that can guarantee they won’t be broken down today…”
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The best anime quotes about despair.
“People are crazy for believing that these walls will protect us forever. Even though the walls have been intact for the past 100 years, there’s nothing that can guarantee they won’t be broken down today…”
“From the moment I first saw you, you’ve looked so sad. Your face shows so much pain. Your eyes were like mine. They looked so sad, so hurt, so lonely… as if you couldn’t stand it.”
“There are so many weapons scattered across my path that it makes me wonder if this world is made of little more than lead and gunpowder.”
“I always believed that everyone in this world was far nicer and smarter than me. That no matter how unlikeable they seemed to be, they still had a good conscience and had justifiable circumstances for acting the way they did. That’s why I hated myself for being so timid and depressed when I didn’t even have any good reason for doing so. …But now I see that there actually are people who’re despicable in every way and don’t blink twice at ruining another’s life. Now that I think about it, it’s almost strange. Why don’t most people try to kill other people? How can they just stand by and let the scum have their way without the slightest indifference? Maybe my expectations were too high. I’m only disappointed because I expected something from them. But the answer was quite simple all along. There’s no such thing as a decent human being in this world. Not a single one. I did what I had to do. And I feel quite refreshed after doing it. That’s why I can say that this world could afford to be a little more chaotic.”
“If many negative emotions gather, they will end up influencing the entire world. But on the other hand, it is also possible to gather positive emotions and lead the world in that direction.”
“There isn't anything more painful than to have someone say that he doesn't believe you.”
“I think that having no relationships with others is the loneliest thing in the world.”
“Bonds that are too strong create flaws over time.”
“There is no way to train your heart to be invulnerable.”
“Even in the depths of the darkest oceans, some light always pierces through.”
“People are beings where a love of what's right goes hand in hand with a desire to do all manner of evil acts.”
“There's no telling when this war will end. No matter how many troops the country deploys, the desert just absorbs them like water. We suffer, conquer, and what's left? Nothing but sand.”
“You find a glimmer of hope, only to lose it. That is when your despair tastes the most divine.”
“Everyone worries and suffers, but they still go on with their lives. I'm expecting to be able to laugh again, so it's too early to despair!”
“But the mass we call "world" keeps turning, ignoring our individual desires.”
“It's like I'd want to ask what justice is doing right now if it existed in this world. Well, justice is empty and ineffectual.”
“Humans are easily tempted. When they are poised on the edge of hellish despair, and a spider-thin thread of salvation presents itself, they will invariably grasp it. No matter the human.”
“Shut up! I did what I had to do. People lie to survive. No one is blameless.”
“Despair to the ones who become swelled with pride.”
