"I realized at that moment that there are some whose dread of human beings is so morbid they yearn to see monsters of ever more horrible shapes."

“Manga is virtual. Manga is sentiment. Manga is resistance. Manga is bizarre. Manga is pathos. Manga is destruction. Manga is arrogance. Manga is love. Manga is kitsch. Manga is sense of wonder. Manga is … there is no conclusion yet.”

"One face is given to us by god. The other, we make ourselves"

“Too much FANTASY loses REALITY, too much HOPE may seem somehow EMPTY.”

“Being empty, means anything can fit inside you. if you want to be reborn, empty's the best way to be.”

"A path is something you create as you walk it. The ground you've trodden hardens, and that's what forms your path. You're the only one who can create your own path. Walk on your own. If you haven't given up yet, that is."

“Children are much better at bringing out what they have imagined in their heads. İt's much more straightforward. They don't try to do a good job. It's nice, isn't it? Because it's pure, innocent. İt's a part of me that's been lost.”

“I still don't know what it really means to grow up. However, if I happen to meet you, one day in the future, by then, I want to become someone you can be proud to know.”

“Hate is a place where a man who can't stand sadness goes.”

“I’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live - if I’m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of love.”

"The only thing we're allowed to, is to believe that we won't regret the choice we made."

"Nothing goes perfectly for us. But... being incomplete is what pushes us onward to the next something... If we were even perfectly satisfied, what meaning would the rest of our lives hold, right?"

KATSURA HOSHINO (D.GRAY-MAN)

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