"Manga endings might always be the same. However when it comes to real life, neither you nor I are readers. We are the writers. We can change the ending."
- Hideaki Sorachi
"You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!"
"Tears are handy for washing away troubling and sad feelings. But when you grow up, you'll learn that there are things so sad, they can never be washed away by tears. That there are painful memories th..."
"Inside me, there is an organ more important than my heart. Although you can't see it, I feel it going right through my head and down to my legs, and I know that it exists inside me. It's the one that ..."
"That's a good attitude. You should hate me more, curse me more, and detest me! Then you should take the power of that hatred and use it to survive this rotten world."
"Happiness depends on each person. If you think you're happy, then you must be happy."
"The night is darkest just before dawn. But keep your eyes open; if you avert your eyes from the dark, you'll be blind to the rays of a new day...So keep your eyes open, no matter how dark the night ah..."
"(Episode 9. Hijikata finds Gintoki on a rooftop and challenges him to a duel to avenge Kondo's defeat earlier. Gintoki doesn't want to fight him, so breaks Hijikata's sword easily, and leaves. It's th..."
- Kondo Gintama
"The world looks different through a smiling face and a crying face, you know? That is, if you have the power to smile through difficult times, then you have nothing to fear. Even hell becomes heaven f..."
"There's no short-cut to becoming strong. Even if you try to look strong on the outside, that thin layer will soon fall off."