Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning...because humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return.

Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world that exists outside ourselves and our dreams.

I draw manga, therefore I am!

To obtain something, something of equal value must be given.

Nothing's perfect, the world's not perfect. But it's there for us, trying the best it can; that's what makes it so damn beautiful.

Greed may not be good, but it’s not so bad either. You humans think greed is just for money or power, but everyone wants something they can’t have.

It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful.

What, exactly, is the happiness that can be earned by turning away from reality?

Stand up and walk. Keep moving forward. You've got two good legs. So get up and use them. You're strong enough to make your own path.

Greed (as Ling): You humans always get all "holier-than-thou" when it comes to this stuff... I really don't get you. Edward: It's called having integrity. You should try it sometime

A different species a different set of values a world completely unlike your own. There is a feeling you can only get when you meet the unknown and open your mind. - Nakajima (Gin no Saji)

Life is spirit.Life ends when our spirit departs from the body.

Recollection, I have found, is usually about half invention...

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.

I wanna put stickers on turtles... I don't know why.

I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value.

Winter dressing is all about having chic outerwear.

Man is the being whose project it is to be God.

Nothing has gotten me out of Philadelphia. I moved 20 minutes away from Philly. That's about it.

I'm the definition of half man, half drugs.

Beauty is necessarily shrouded in mystery--which is part of its splendour.