“The one who pulls the puppet strings knows fairytales can heal.”
“We're all puppets, Laurie. I'm just a puppet who can see the strings.”
“Coincidence is merely the puppeteers’ curtain, hiding the hands that pull the world’s strings.”
“How can I bribe my tongue to speak as truth the things my heart so contradicts. Attach to me then your strings and pull and I shall dance and be your puppet…for a time”
“While I am absorbed by fiction, I pull the strings like a puppeteer; I make things happen. It's a passion and a lifelong obsession.”
“Sasori, your strength came because of your soul, not in spite of it... You were supposed to be a a top-class ninja puppeteer, not a worthless nobody who lets someone else pull the strings. - Kankurou (Naruto Ch 518)”