You're just a crazy murderer who's confused himself with a god.... nothing more, nothing less.

If you keep my secret, this strawberry is yours.

I'll give you this strawberry if you keep it a secret. --L (Death Note)

There are no nudists in cold areas.

Just because I am alone, does not mean I am lonely. I am not you.

If I become the most popular author in jump, please give me the right to end one manga I hate.

College is fun as long as you don't die.

What the hell am I doing...? Escape holding myself as a hostage...? I won't be able to make it like that.

In my hands the means... In my heart the will.

Manga just needs to be interesting. If it is than it will get serialized.

Misa: I can't imagine a world without Light! L: Yes, that would be dark.

However expressive, symbols can never be the things they stand for.

It was interesting the way a small hate could grow inside a big hate and take it over.

One similarity I see between peers and some of the people who read my books is that comics were definitely an outlet for us.

I know of people who don't believe it, but depression is an illness, but unlike, say, a broken leg, you don't know when it'll get better.

gossip is just the small change of conversation.

Forgive yourself and forgive others around you.

I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.

Afrikaans is my first language, although you would never know, as my English accent has more of an American-British thing going on from all my years of travelling.

My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.