“Why does everybody have to fight about everything, argue and steal from each other all the time? I mean, it's a big enough world. Why can't we share it?”
“When I thought that I would never see you again. I was crippled by the pain of my heart being shattered. For the first time, I came to realize that "Heartbreak" was not just a word in books.”
“You're not a good-for-nothing person. I think that being able to try your hardest to be something is a talent by itself.”
“You know what, I wish I could give everyone a happy ending. But life isn't some romantic anime and I can't fix what's wrong in life stumbling around being oblivious and nice all the time.”
“I'm always alone. Other people don't factor into what I do. The things that happen in front of me are parts of my life and my life alone.”
“What's been troubling me lately are these small farewells that make me feel a bit lonely. Brief meetings and farewells. I want to treasure each and every moment.”
“If I can get my target to move as I want, I've succeeded as a Hunter.”
“If you keep lying like that, no one, not even yourself, will believe you anymore.”
“Food tastes best when you don't have to work for it.”
“Ha-ha these humans are definitely foolish creatures. Think as hard as those weak brains of yours can manage. Do you humans ever listen to the cries of mercy coming from pigs and cows you slaughter?”
“Humans, in general, feel uneasy when there’s dissonance between them and their external environment. And so, to cancel that uneasiness they try to synchronize (or make peace) with that environment.”
“If you don't get accepted by anyone, does that mean there's no significance for you to live on?”
“There are liars who only lie when there's a reason to, and there are liars who also lie without a reason.”
“There are only two times when a man can cry in public: when he loses his wallet and when his mother dies. And even if you cry in private, there's a severe restriction. Shed tears for others. The only thing you should be shedding for yourself is sweat. Remember that.”
“You hide a tree by putting it in a forest; you hide a person among other people!”
“No one can justify life by linking happy moments into a rosary.”
“They say you never know when a bullet you fired in battle will find its way back to you.”
“[thinking to self about her past, and when she first met Kenpachi] I had no name. I had no parents. I was from District 79, "Kusajishi", of the North Alley of Rukongai. I had never seen anything in colors other than the bloody red... Everyone was more beast than human. It wouldn't have been strange to have a baby get stepped on and die. But then you appeared. From District 80, "Zaraki", of the North Alley of Rukongai. You appeared to me from even deeper in the darkness. You demolished the chaotic world that was dyed in blood... And then, you gave me a name. If it wasn't for you...I wouldn't be alive today. Yes...Since that day...You've been everything to me in this world.”