#Self-Discovery

“If you want to know what others think, you first have to say what you think.”

“A normal person looks away from what they don't want to see even though they know there are things they can only acquire if they face the things they hate.”

“People who can see get to choose... if you want them to know you can see. To pretend to be able to see, even when you can't... Or to pretend that you can't see even when you can.”

“You don't get to choose who you fall for. The heart doesn't always work the way you want it to. You should just follow your feelings honestly. You'll be happier that way.”

“No matter how you look, as long as your judgement is clouded you won't find the truth.”

“Such shallow emotions evoked by simple and cheerful stories won't solve anything! What people need is a more tangible sense of values with which to resolve the conflicts of everyday life! Even if that causes others to think of you as warped, as long as you can remain true to yourself until the moment you die; that is what I believe true dignity is!”

“As long as no one got hurt, it's all good. Who cares who saved who?”

“It's fine even if you're useless right now. As long as you keep looking towards the future, I'm sure a day will come when you'll find your worth.”

“Somewhere along the line, I had decided that I can't interact with others. That I have no choice but to be alone, but I've found a new reason to stay. It's because everyone is alone, senpai. Everyone is all alone.”

“A person can work for their ideals. But if you lose sight of those ideals, when things don't work out as you hoped, you'll never accomplish anything! You won't be able to protect yourself or those dear to you.”

“Sitting there in the dark, I had the chance to think about a lot of things, including the nature of the world itself. And after lengthy consideration, I realized something; When all is said and done, this world is an unknowable place. On the surface, all appears rational, orderly. But what lies beyond that thin veneer of reason? Stability and reality? Or chaos and madness? What are we really made of in the end? Is there truly any meaning to the lives we lead? Or are we nothing more than hollow vessels? These are questions we can never answer, because we cannot hope to see beyond the world's fragile layer of skin. So we live our lives filled with uncertainty, never knowing who or what we truly are, or what the future will bring. All we can do is imagine. Life becomes an unsolvable mystery with any number of twists and turns awaiting us. And that's enough to fill any soul with terror.”

“If all things are in fact preordained, then why... why is humanity able to think for itself?”

“Those stars look like they're close to each other, but they're actually very far away, aren't they? It's like Kitamura-kun and I. The things you see aren't always real. How hard must I try in order to understand the unseen truth?”

“It's only natural for the girl you're crushing on to be in love with someone else. Since you're in love with her, she sparkles in your eyes. That's why people fall so irrationally in love.”

“Memories - they can sometimes become vague and foggy and there are times when they disappear altogether. Therefore, because there are many things I don't want to lose track of, I will record everything in here (his diary) for the sake of those moments that should not be forgotten.”

“In my family; Father, Mother, and Grandmother all hated each other. I was the trash can into which they dumped their hatred. That's why I only thought about beautiful and warm things, fun things. But after I met you, I understood. No matter how many beautiful stories I made, they were all lies. Because the person telling the stories, me, was an ugly and dirty creature.”