Quotes from BLEACH

I'm not fighting because I want to win, I'm fighting because I have to win.

It's easier to crush a dream than realize one. Forming a bond is infinitely more difficult than breaking one.

We are taught never to shed tears. For to shed tears means that the body has been defeated by emotion.

Don't break anyone's heart, they only have one. Break their bones, they have 206.

People are all evil. In order to falsely believe yourself to be just, you must inevitably falsely believe that someone else is more evil than you.

People are able to hold onto hope, since death is that which cannot be seen.

The thing that we call power is dynamic, it keeps on changing.

They say the tongue is the root of all misfortune.

You know why big brothers are born first? To protect the little ones that come after them.

It's impossible to feel exactly the same as someone else... but when you both care for each other, your hearts are able to draw a little closer together. I think that's what it means to make your hearts as one.

If a miracle only happens once, then what is it called the second time?

I wish I could have five different lives! Then I could have been born in five different towns, and eaten five lifetime's worth of food, and had five different careers, and fallen in love with the same person, five times.

When people constantly show their affection for you, you start taking it for granted. If you don't realize how much they care for you until they're gone, you'll only be left with regret and remorse.

You wanted revenge? You're just making other people as miserable as you. Revenge is just the path you took to escape your suffering.

Become strong not just for your own sake, but for your friends!

Admiration is the furthest thing from understanding.

Change is inevitable. Instead of resisting it, you're better served simply going with the flow.

Worrying about a warrior's life on the battlefield is only an insult.

Trusting someone means relying on them and only the weak do that.

We can't waste time worrying about the what-ifs.

A true warrior would never beg someone for his life.

Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging to them.

There is no such thing as "truth" or "lies" in this world; there never has been. There are only plain, hard facts. And yet, all beings who exist in this world acknowledge only those "facts" that are convenient to them, and take them to be the "truth".

Fear is necessary for evolution. The fear that could be destroyed at any moment.

Any betrayal you can see is trivial, what is truly frightening and much more lethal, is the betrayal you cannot see.

A victor must speak not of the current state of the world, but of how it should rightfully be.

I know the loneliness of being a prisoner. I know the joy you feel when your friends come to rescue you and the fear of them being injured and defeated.

A man who raises his hands on a woman is trash.

I never ask them to trust me at all. I told them to come with me but I never told them to trust me. And I always tell them not to trust anyone, including myself. But sadly, there are not many strong enough to do that.

Death and pain are just a small price to pay for the enjoyment of battle!

Even if no one believes in you, stick out your best and scream your defiance!

War is not heroic. War is not exhilarating. War is full of despair. It's dark. It's dreadful. It's a thing of sorrow and gloom.

Battles aren't supposed to be heroic affairs. They are not supposed to be fun or exciting, to us every battle is filled with despair, they are dark, horrifying, grizzly. We should fear warfare, avoid it always and whenever possible choose the path of peace.

If you give me wings, I will soar for you even if this whole land sinks down to the water. If you give me a sword, I will fight for you even if this whole sky shoots through with your light.

Everyone who searches for power, without exception, searches for battle. Do you fight in order to become more powerful? Or do you want more power so you can fight?

No matter how strong a defense, a stronger offense will always shatter it.

The right to choose life or death lies with the victor. And the victor of this battle is me.

You are fighting out of obligation, not out of hatred. You will never reach me like that. Battle without hatred is like a bird without wings. You'll never defeat anyone like that. Your powerless friends are just weights that will break your legs.

It'll never be finished. A battle isn't like some stupid argument. As long as someone's still breathing, the fight isn't over.

Loyalty to someone is different from depending on them.

Arrogance destroys the footholds of victory.

The curtain that falls down at the end, shall be pulled down by the blade of my sword.

Remember that a sword held by someone who is about to die… will never be able to protect anything.

Emotions? Nope, I've got nothing like that. I told you when we first met, didn't I? I'm a snake. With cold skin, no emotions, that slithers around searching for prey with its tongue, swallowing down whatever looks tasty.

I've decided. I'm going to become a Shinigami. Become a Shinigami and change things. So that they'll end without Rangiku having to cry.

Don't just accept loss or defeat! Accept it after you're dead. If you lose without dying... it means that luck is on your side.

I've always been afraid. Always been pretending to follow you closely, always pretending to sharpen my fangs, when the truth is. I'm scared to death just treading on your shadow.

I can't deny, I don't know very much about Rukia. That's not the point, I might not risk my life for her, but Ichigo wants to save her life and that's all I need to know. What may seem like an unworthy cause to you is more than enough reason for me.

Because he attained so much power, he could only be controlled by it. And in the end, maybe his only option was to destroy himself.

The next time we meet I won't look to you for help, Kurosaki-kun, I'll be able to fight on my own.