“There are a few things that people can't avoid while they live. People can't avoid misfortune. There are lots of hard things in life. There might even be times when you want to die.”
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“There are a few things that people can't avoid while they live. People can't avoid misfortune. There are lots of hard things in life. There might even be times when you want to die.”
“No... this is wrong! Didn't I fall into hell? This can't be hell! Surrendering my body to the devil, I should have become a wrinkled hag! My hair should be full of hateful snakes, my skin should be the color of a vile frog's! And my blood should be burning with the jet black flames of my grudge..! A lie. This form, it's a lie! I've been tricked! I wanted to become a terrifying woman, one that just a look from, would send anyone running. I have to be such a woman! I don't want to forget my anger and hate!”
“Canaan. You're a victim whose past was taken away by war. And she's a defeated person who lost her past in a power struggle. Soldiers who are born within destruction, take hatred as their weapon. Even though you and her became soldiers for the same reason, you both live differently. Listen Canaan, you cannot counter hatred with hatred... ever.”
“Don't think that by abiding the rules you'll automatically be useful to society. Rules are not there for us, they are there for the "person who made it" and the "reality" and "future", which are bound by these lies. They are preventing you from reaching your full potential. Which is why, if there is a future that you want, fight for it! Fight for it and pin down your own "reality".”
“When in doubt, don't worry about what's right. You'll run out of time. Don't use your head, you'll find the answer lower. Your heart knows what's right. Choose the answer that will be fun.”
“To become an observer, you shouldn't have someone you like or dislike, because special feelings or bias info would make it difficult for one to judge a situation.”
“I don't really like people who go around brandishing the banner of justice. No matter the reason, where human's are involved, there is no black or white, no justice or evil. There is only our will.”
“Because of our broken instincts, we are in pain. We continue living in pain, because our instincts have been twisted by reason. So, what are we supposed to do? Should we abandon knowledge? Throw away reason? In any event, that wouldn't be possible. For better or for worse, we ate the fruit of knowledge long, long ago.”
“Imagine what'd happen if I let someone like you loose on a bunch of politicians and scientists. You'd have them brainwashed in three days flat. First, you'd whisper your promises into their ears, getting them interested, and before they knew it, they'd be eating out of your goddamn hand. One of those scientists would say, "Hey, this Huey fella, I think he's a really swell guy. We should talk to him and see what sort of information he might share with us". And you can bet your ass by that point his brain would already be dribbling out his ears. Then oh, look, a strap on your straight jacket came loose, and oh, the next day they walk in and find out everyone in the lab is dead, and oh, Huey fucking Laforet is nowhere to be fucking seen! Oh no, oh what ever shall we fucking do Mr. Talbot, please do something even though you told us this exact thing was going to happen and we ignored you like the fucking idiots we are... and then they'll try and get me to find you, but you know what? I'll say no! Lemme say that again! No! Once more for good measure! Read my lips! Enn! Oh! No!”
“On the day we left, we burned down the family home and all the familiar things inside. Because some memories aren't meant to leave traces.”
“[To Envy] Now I see. You're Jealous. You're jealous of humans, aren't you? According to you, humans are supposed to be a lot weaker than Homunculi. And yet, even if they get discouraged after being beaten, and even if they get close to falling down after losing their paths, they continue to get up and fight. Everyone around them helps them get back up. And you're envious of that.”
“Canaan is still alive. Her existence is shining so brightly. Too bright for the naked eyes to look at directly... I'm a bit scared, but I want to touch it. I want to touch her radiance.”
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”
“It is important to draw wisdom from different places. If you take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale.”
“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.”
“Being prepared to die doesn't mean shit. The real hard part, is being prepared to live.”
“In the darkness, hope is something you give yourself.”
“You may not always see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if you keep moving, you will come to a better place.”
“If you only face forward, there is something you will miss seeing.”
“But we're alive, aren't we? We don't have any magic power, but we're alive! We have the strength to overcome the weakness and the fear! That's what it means to be alive!”