Quotes by Ken Kaneki

It's better to be hurt than to hurt others. Nice people can be happy with just that.

Anyone who tries to take my friends from me will get no mercy.

Why is it that the beautiful things are entwined more deeply with death than with life?

Human relationships are chemical reactions. If you have a reaction then you can never return back to your previous state of being.

The pain you feel today will be the strength you'll have tomorrow.

If you were to write a story with me in the lead role, it would certainly be a tragedy.

Sometimes you're confronted with the ugly parts of yourself that you don't want to see, but books can also tell you a lot about the things you didn't notice when you're just trying to get through somehow.

It's not the world that's messed up; it's those of us in it. Yes, some ghouls walk a path that leaves sorrow in their wake, but just like humans, we can choose a different path altogether. We have a lot to learn, both your kind and mine. We need to stop fighting, and start talking. Because when it comes to the state of the world, you can't point your finger at ghouls or humans. We're all to blame.

Never trust anyone too much. Remember the devil was once an angel.

I don't want someone to see the good in me. I want someone who sees the bad, and still wants me.

What's wrong isn't me, what's wrong is the world.

You think that after all I've been through, something like that would hurt?