Quotes

“You might be able to do it if you try. But if you don't try, you definitely can't.”

“Without strength, you won't be able to save anyone.”

“Water is mysterious, isn't it?. It can become vapor. It can become snow. It may take various forms, but in reality - it's all water. Even if it's invisible to our eyes, it cannot disappear from this world.”

“How does one figure out if they're in love with a member of the opposite sex?”

“When one person kills, resentment is born. That resentment makes a person kill again. To sever that vicious cycle--that is the purpose of this sword that cannot kill.”

“There's no point in incapable people pushing themselves. You're better off calling for an expert in the field.”

“Urushibara Ruka, delicate as an orchid, fair as a cherry blossom, the personification of feminine grace and also... a dude. Tall as a willow, slender as a reed, a dude. Radiant in shrine vestments, dude. The sun dips low in a rosy sky, secateurs buzz, Ruka is a dude.”

“I suppose having your name recorded in the history books is a form of immortality. But if that just means your name gets passed down for two thousand years and nothing else, I'd have preferred to have even a hundredth of that added to my actual life.”

“When you lose sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart.”

“No matter how strong one may be, no one can stop the flow of time.”

“If someone starts doing the right thing, the others will follow.”

“Everything we see, everyone we meet, is caught up in a great unseen flow. But it's bigger than that. It's the entire world, the entire universe even. And compared to something as big as that, Al, you and I are tiny, not even the size of ants. Only one small part within a much greater flow. Nothing more than a fraction of the whole. But by putting all those "ones" together, you get one great "All", just like Teacher said. The flow of this universe follows laws of such magnitude that you and I can't even imagine them.”

“No matter how hard you blow, you can never extinguish our fire. As long as a single flare remains, the others can be relit.”

“In the darkness, hope is something you give yourself.”

“The true mind can weather all lies and illusions without being lost. The true heart can touch the poison of hatred without being harmed. From beginningless time, darkness thrives in the void, but always yields to purifying light.”