Quotes from Bungo Stray Dogs

I've only ever regretted the things I didn't do.

Justice is a weapon. It can be used to cause harm, but it cannot protect or save others.

Wealth is a nightmare. With each coveted thing we buy, we lose a thing we dream about.

Stop pitying yourself. Pity yourself, and life becomes an endless nightmare.

People exist to save themselves. You will understand that at the moment of your death.

Human strength exists to be shared with those who are in the depths of despair.

A good book is always good, no matter how many times you've already read it.

People need to be told they're worthy of being alive by someone else or they can't go on.

Do you think if you put your life on the line fighting for others, someone will stamp a form certifying you deserve to live?

If you try to save someone you can't save, you'll both end up sinking.

Some use their powers to achieve great success, while others fall into ruin as a result of being unable to control their powers.

I saw a bright world. I cannot go back to a time when I did not know such a thing existed.

I do think it is wonderful when a man strongly believes in an ideal, and pours his heart and soul into it.

You should forget about your debts. No one remembers what you owe to them.

If I killed that close friend, wouldn't we break free of that brainwashing we call "feeling" and be able to prove ourselves truly as free as birds?

No matter where I run, the tiger follows. It's the same as the way I can't escape the beating of my own heart. For you're my strength to keep living.

What's death, you ask? Let me tell you, Death is the loss of life. No matter how hard we doctors try, our patients' lives just slip through our fingers.

It's not whether I can win, it's about whether I'm willing to fight. Prevailing against myself, that's what I've always done.