“Why does everything so bad for you always taste so dreamy?”
“If you learn to not dislike all music then life's soundtrack will always be nice, if you learn to respect the purpose of every smell, then life will never smell bad, if you taste everything positively then life will never taste bad, if you find some beauty in everything then life will always be aesthetic, if you find joy in even rough surfaces then life will always feel good.”
“So why do you want to die so bad?”
“Medicine’s suppose to taste bad. If it’s bad enough, you get well just so you don’t have to drink any more of it.”
“Komatsu's view is that there are always two sides to everything," Tengo said. "A good side and a not-so-bad side.”
“People ask why are you so strange and I always reply why are you so normal...”