“If you want to stand with your own will, you don't have any other choice than to let the illusions you have lost remain in the ideals you were following in the past.”
“Doing this and that for your country is surely not your job, but the kings. But taking action for your country and her people - your parentage has no bearing on that. It is a most noble thing.”
“And yet, at the end of the day, we are just like tree leaves dancing in a whirlpool. No matter how we dance, we are only swallowed by the whirlpool and disappear...”
“When a human, gives birth to a child, they give it a form. When they give it a name, they recognize it. And when they raise it in the world, they deepen it's existence.”
“Even if you put aside regret, you´ll end up feeling it anyway. Right now, you need to make sure you grasp this good feeling and never forget it.”
“At times, I feel as though the whole world is gray, as though time is standing still. But time never stops. It moves forward endlessly, as surely as bodies buried in the ground will one day become white bones. Listen, it's always you who stops time. If you stop in fear of the future - you gain nothing, and nothing begins. You spend your life as though already dead. Whether you wish it to or not - time never stops. That's why there is nothing more interesting than this world. Don't be too negative. You haven't become ashes just yet. You have your flesh and blood, and your bones are supporting you.”
“Stories aren't always guaranteed a happily ever after.”
“Being unable to trust anything is the same as being unable to sense other people's love.”
“To take responsibility is to take pain onto yourself. It means to bear more pain than what others felt because of your mistakes! If you ruined someone's silver tableware, you must repay with gold tableware. The president of a polluting manufacturing plant must live beside the plant's chimney. That's what taking responsibility means. However the people in so-called high positions never see the consequences. When mistakes are made, they will casually bow their heads and apologize. They think that's enough. Are you one of them too?”
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value. Rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”
“Accept me for what I am today, don't reject me because of what I was yesterday.”
“Matsu, you said that people and fireworks bloom like beautiful flowers for an instant and then fade away. That may be true, but Matsu, even if it's only for a moment, I want you to bloom by my side and when you fade away... do so at my side. In return, I will... make beautiful flowers bloom by your side again and again.”
“Nothing can be communicated without words but if you really care about someone, even the smallest details are important to notice.”
“Don't be too negative. You haven't become ashes just yet. You have your flesh and blood, and your bones are supporting you.”
“Ah, my most ugly heart. I hate, hate, hate it, so I can’t help but sneer all the time.”
“The skull is one of the most eloquent bones in existence. If you just ask, it will tell you many things.”
“I don't like practice. I just hate losing even more.”