“Kings do not become kings by themselves. If the poor raise up together, declaring that they don't want any money, kings will be overthrown. However, poor seek money so that they can become kings themselves. Which in turn only strengthens the position of the current king.”
“If you were to be troubled over something as trivial as losing face, then it's better to not have it at all.”
“The world offers up a choice to live or die. The survival of the fittest that's the only governing law this world recognizes.”
“Look, you. All this talk about monsters...that's what people have called me ever since I was a kid. I've snapped and lost sight of everything around me, and I've made trouble for Celty more than once or twice. Even so, she still heard me out, without interrupting. And so now it's my turn to hear her out, all right?”
“I believe that people have the individual right to decide how they want to live. So whether you just listen to what others say, or get stuck a lot of times...and cause trouble to others, it ultimately comes back to yourself.”
“I know we can't immediately treat her as part of our group, but if we always think of her as an outsider, she'll never have a chance to become part of our group.”
“That kid's good point is that he feels he doesn't have much skill. It's this kind of person that will keep on improving.”
“If you hurt me, then so be it. Do you think that there is any human in all the world who has never hurt another? You are all so kind...It hurts you to hurt others. That is why I had been hiding my pain, as well.”
“Being strong isn't just about having power or move, it about one's spirit”
“No matter how many years it's been since they met, brothers are brothers, aren't they? Even without having seen, I can tell.”
“If your failing, then keep trying until you don't.”
“People...At least, all children are born into a world that seems unreasonable and crazy to them. No one is asked at birth if they agree to come into the world. Everyone is born that way.”
“Humanity will never stop fighting itself.. until it shrinks to a size of one or fewer.”
“You have no enemies. No one...Has any enemies. There is no one...That you should hurt”
“It doesn't matter what you were like before. Nobody cares.”
“You're fat, slow and sloppy. It's not the outside that counts, but there's a limit to that too.”
“Sometimes the person who tries to keep everyone happy is the the most lonely one.”