“When captured birds grow wiser, they try to open the cage with their beaks. They don't give up, because they want to fly again.”
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“When captured birds grow wiser, they try to open the cage with their beaks. They don't give up, because they want to fly again.”
“A prison, you say? You think you'll be free if you go to the world above? A girl like you can never be free no matter where you go. After all, we humans are apes put in a cage called Earth. There is no difference between the world above and the world below. The only difference is which is bigger or smaller. People who pout about how confining the cage is can never be happy. They live their lives only seeing the iron bars. A true lack of freedom is when you cage your soul.”
“Leave people to their own thoughts, and sooner or later they start questioning the powers that be. If you're in a position of power, the last thing you want folks to ask is whether or not the way things are, is the way they have to be.”
“A world created through oppresing others with brute force has no meaning!”
“Traditions that don't benefit people today are worthless.”
“Trying to change someone else's thinking is sheer arrogance.”
“Why do you have to pay money to eat?! Can't we all just share?! Where is freedom in the world?! All are slaves to labor!! The rich grow fat... While the poor die!!”
“Do exactly as you like. That is the true meaning of pleasure. Pleasure leads to joy and joy leads to happiness. Your path is now clear, Kirei. So clear there is no longer any need to hesitate.”
“To enjoy my youth properly. She might've been talking about something like this. To live without thinking about consequences or what's around me with all my strength. That's what it was about...”
“Some questions with no answers cannot be answered even by those who live forever. Yet, the absence of a correct answer does not mean the question cannot be answered. If you want to know how I felt about the complete ban on some culture and art that I could not understand, was not interested in, or could not accept, in the name of preventing the violations of others’ rights or other trumped up charges, I believe that would be taking us onto the road of discriminating against others. If we define culture as that which is healthy or humane, and defend that decision in the name of justice, once any part of that system collapses, it will cause an unimaginable number of problems for society. For instance, if I drew a line in the middle and erased one side, the next day, a new line will appear in the middle of the side that is left. I think suppressing the instincts and thoughts of the human spirit is bad. The desire for purity and wholesomeness, when taken to an extreme, is harmful.”
“You should just steal the things you want.”
“The heart moves where the heart wills.”
“I'm here because I don't like to be tied down. So you should decide for yourself who you want for your friend.”
“We should be driven by things like our desires, instincts, and impulses. That's how it should be.”
“I believe that people have the individual right to decide how they want to live. So whether you just listen to what others say, or get stuck a lot of times...and cause trouble to others, it ultimately comes back to yourself.”
“Man or Child, Strong or Weak, None of those matter once you are out at sea!”
“You see, I really hate the word "responsibility" saying something or doing something "it's your responsibility" "take responsibility" making a "selection" always comes with "responsibility." That's why I abandoned "selection" therefore, I don't have to bear any responsibility anymore.”
“It doesn't make a difference whether you have a talent or not. I mean, that isn't the end goal. You have greater freedom than we do. All I have are games. But you can go anywhere and become anything.”
“Having everything handed to you on a silver platter doesn't necessarily equate to happiness. There are too many choices that you don't even want...”
“We need to stop living for others. From now on...Let's live for ourselves!!”