“If you're not remembered, then you never existed.”
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“If you're not remembered, then you never existed.”
“Oh, I almost forgot. In the event that anyone besides big-headed Near or the deluded murderer is reading these notes, then I should at least perform the basic courtesy of introducing myself, here at the end of the prologue. I am your narrator, your navigator, your storyteller. For anyone else but those two, my identity may be of no interest, but I am the old world's runner-up, the best dresser that died like a dog, Mihael Keehl. I once called myself Mello and was addressed by that name, but that was a long time ago.”
“There is no heaven or hell. No matter what you do while you're alive, everybody goes to the same place once you die. Death is Equal.”
“From the past... I always wanted to ask. God, why... Are you so unfair and extremely cruel? Why do you separate those who can fly... And those who cannot and bring them into existence? Why, in this one world... You made the effort to divide them into two and bring them together? In reality everyone was born with wings!.. Why didn't I realize that until now? It's not that those who can fly are able to fly, but that those who think of flying... Those who believe they can fly are the ones who can fly.”
“Saying humans can't be trusted, please never use such words again!”
“If you've decided that you can't do it even before you act, you have already made it into something impossible.”
“This is exactly why I detest adults! You always have such a parochial approach, always trying to force the rules of your petty world onto others!”
“It takes more courage to speak the truth than it does to wield a sword.”
“Manipulating the pieces according to your strategy... That is what defines a King.”
“Sure, it might be warm and comfortable in there... not only safe and sound, but I get all the meals too! But I'd rather be out than be trapped inside this bird cage of yours.”
“No matter what kind of 'strength' you possess. There are places you can never reach no matter how hard you try. The farther it is... The higher it is...”
“If we only focus on making the best moves, we will never get the better of our opponent. When necessary, we must be willing to take big risks, and be prepared to lose everything. Unless we change how we fight, we cannot win.”
“You cannot understand that which you do not know, and that misunderstanding breeds hatred.”
“You hide a tree by putting it in a forest; you hide a person among other people!”
“"To enjoy what one loves to do". Those words come easily from the mouth. But it's another thing to help them grow.”
“Even if we know each other, understanding each other is another matter.”
“They say you never know when a bullet you fired in battle will find its way back to you.”
“That's not exactly right. If you had to sacrifice many things to protect one, you're more likely to give up and throw it away. Including relationships you have in your hand now.”
“There isn't anyone who doesn't feel regret or sadness.”
“Who wants to have their life planned out for them.”