Ryohgo Narita

“Shizuo Heiwajima, the strongest man in Ikebukuro: "I just want the ability to control myself. That's the kind of strength I want.”

“It's okay. You don't have to worry about anything. That's because I'm here.”

“I always see your magic, Isaac. Did you know that? It's sure not a magic trick that makes me like you, right? From now on and forever--”

“The top has no limits. We can keep on climbing. That's what people do. No-- That's what I do.”

“If you truly want to escape the ordinary, you'll simply need to keep evolving. Whether what you seek is above or below.”

“In my hometown, the sky seemed endless . . . but there was nothing to see.”

“If you really do love her, don’t look away, no matter what happens. No matter what you see, no matter what you learn about her, don’t look away. Once you got her in your embrace, don’t let go. Once you decide you love someone, that’s your responsibility.”

“If you make fiction just as valuable as reality, then any reality you don't need can be a delusion”

“For us, the playground of fiction is just as important as reality”

“Reality is such a pain. Those of us who were fed up with that kind of reality decided to remake it. We’d set up a partition, separate what’s important to us from what was trash, put only the things we loved on our side, and got rid of the rest.”

“If reality is as equally valuable as fiction, then you should just chalk up the parts of the past you don’t need to your imagination”

“You can’t run away. The past will be only too happy to chase you —- in absolute, complete, and total earnest. Do you know why? Because they’re lonely. The past and memories are very lonely things. I don’t believe in God. Because he doesn’t have a fixed form. The past certainly does exist, even in a world where the future doesn’t have a fixed form. Even if it’s being colored by misunderstandings and delusions, a person’s past can’t be anything but the truth as long as he believes in it. If that’s what you base your actions or your way of life on, isn’t that like being god?”

“I am who I am and there’s nothing wrong with that. The days continue like they always have. They bring neither excessive desire nor despair. Nothing’s changed. Yet I’m overwhelmed with a sense of fulfillment. I’m right here. You’re over there. If I’m your savior, then you’re mine”

“If you want to reach the non-everyday, you’ll either have to move somewhere else or get into more “underground” things. But once you step into that world, it’ll only take about three days for that to seem normal, too. If you truly want to continue escaping from everyday life, you’ve no other choice but to keep evolving. No matter whether you’re aiming higher or lower. Enjoy each day for what it is”

“Because the world isn’t as bad as you think”

“The world isn't as bad as you think.”

“Behind every coincidence, every stroke of luck, and every miracle, there is inevitably a cold and calculating mind.”

“I can't bring myself to trust you. But even if you were to betray me, and even if you were to become my enemy... would it be okay for me to love? Could you... let me love you?”