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“Truth is a shy little thing. If you approach it, it will hide. Truth is a lonesome little thing. If you move away from it, it will give chase.”
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The best anime quotes about self-discovery.
“Truth is a shy little thing. If you approach it, it will hide. Truth is a lonesome little thing. If you move away from it, it will give chase.”
“Life has no weight in itself; it’s a concept created by the observer that does not have a definite form. Essentially, life does not entail multiple instances but is just one massive wobbly lump. However, we tend to refer to the bodies that were formed out of that giant lump as “lives”. The essence of life is in all of us and can’t be “stolen” or “born.” As long as the essence of life exists, life does not decrease or increase, and it certainly won’t disappear.”
“I’d rather have my physical pain exceed my mental pain than the other way around. By hurting myself just enough, I could turn my attention to that.”
“Cry when you’re sad. Laugh when you’re happy. Get angry when you don’t like something. Depend on someone when you’re depressed. Care for yourself before you care for others. Don’t hate anyone. Be proud of yourself. Stay loyal when you fall in love.”
“Fight with all your might. With those young kids, give your mind and heart a solid workout. Let your heart, which had dried up and gotten stiff, beat once more.”
“Re-explaining my memories through words made good memories easier to savor, and bad memories easier to accept.”
“Being rivals does not mean being an enemy.”
“Haven't you already lifted your foot, preparing to step forward? Then you only have one option! Finish taking that step!”
“I don’t put much trust in words like "personality" or "disposition" or "character." Those things all change depending on the situation. Looking at it in the long run, what changes people is what situations they get into. People put a lot of faith in consistency, but it’s something more superficial than most people think.”
“Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”
“It doesn't seem right to let a girl choose me. I would rather choose the girl I devote myself to.”
“Even if mistaken, even if cruel, even if stupid, if many people acknowledge it, I found out that it can become the right thing. I found out that righteousness was able to be infinitely mass-produced. I found out that righteousness was established by the number of people. I found out that maneuvering for a majority was everything.”
“You can’t cause a change without some courage and determination.”
“I would no longer fight against my feelings because I realized how useless and ineffective it was to fight them.”
“This silence belongs to us... and every single person out there, is waiting for us to fill it with something.”
“I no longer pay attention to other people’s skills. It doesn’t matter; at the end of the day, you can only do your best.”
“I know, someone like me can't just go out and change the world on a whim.”
“Donato has to keep proving himself. He wants to prove just how valuable he is. Isn't that the case with you as well? Because you are the same as Donato. All you're doing is indulging in this twisted self-value that you have to yourself. And if you don't, you won't last. Eventually, you will break and become useless. Once that happens, you'll break and become discarded.”
“Someday we'll part. Maybe be forgotten. But we're living in the moment. So... make lots of friends, fall madly in love, and enjoy every moment to the fullest.”
