Death Note

"Light Yagami might be as pure as Misa... He was not using the Death Note for himself, but rather he was using the notebook in order to better humanity as a whole."

"Light... he can even kill a shinigami. He has surpassed us."

"You've taken quite a liking to it. (Ep. 1, first words to Light)"

"Look at how many people you've killed in only five days. Most are reluctant to write this much. (Ep. 1)"

"Let's just say this: you will feel the fear and pain known only to humans who've used the notebook. And when it's your time to die, it will fall on me to write your name in my death note. Be warned any human who's used a death note can neither go to heaven nor hell for eternity... That's all. (Ep. 1)"

"I didn't choose you. Don't you see this is all just an accident? You actually thought you were chosen because you're so smart or something? Don't be so vain. It just happen to fall around here and you just happen to pick it up, and that's all there is to it. (Ep. 1)"

"You're asking me why? I did it 'cause I was bored. (Ep. 1)"

"Humans are... So much fun. (Ep. 2)"

"You have lost, Light. Didn't I say in the beginning... when you die, the one who'll write your name down in a notebook will be me? That is... the deal between the Shinigami... and the first human to get their hands on the note in the human world. Once you enter the prison, I don't know when you'll die. It's annoying to wait... Your life is already over. You'll die here. Well, it was good while it lasted... We killed some boredom, didn’t we? We did some various and interesting things... (Ep. 37)"

"Well, Light, it looks like you've lost. Remember how in the beginning, when we first met, I told you that I'd be the one writing your name in my notebook? That is part of the agreement, between the Shinigami who brings a notebook to the human world... and the first human who picks it up. If they put you in prison, who knows when you'd die? And I don't wanna lie around waiting. So, it's all over. You'll die here. It was good while it lasted. We eased each other's boredom for quite a while. Well, Light, it's been interesting. (Ep. 37, as Light dies, the last words in the anime)"

"Ryuk: Why even bother? What are you trying to achieve by passing judgement on them? I mean, why do you care? Light: Because I've been bored too, Ryuk. (Ep. 1)"

"Light: At first I wrote the names of the worst criminals I could think of, like I was cleaning up the world one name at a time, so that eventually no one will ever do anything evil again. And while the truly guilty ones who deserve to be punished for their crimes die of heart attacks, the people who are less guilty but who still make trouble for others will slowly be erased through disease and accidental death. Then and only then the world will start moving in the right direction. It'll be new world free of injustice and populated by people who I've judged to be honest, kind, and hardworking. Ryuk: But if you did that, it'd make you the only bad person left. Light: Huh? I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm a hardworking honor student who's considered to be one of Japan's best and brightest. And I... I will become the God of this new world. Ryuk: It's just as I thought.. Humans are so interesting. (Ep. 1)"

"Light: Kira, deaths by accident, by disease, designated times of death, it's all just as we suspected. We were right. L: No, unfortunately, we can only be completely sure after those people they've named are dead. We will continue to monitor these meetings and take note of what they say, how they act, and most importantly whether the people they choose actually die. If we can confirm the connection between their plans and the deaths, then we'll definitely be able to catch Kira. Light (in unison with Chief Yagami): Ryūzaki! L (with his mouth full): What is it? There is no need to yell in unison. Light: I can't carry on knowing these people will die. That's just immoral. (Ep. 20)"

"Light: Ryūzaki. Do you think that I'm actually capable of becoming a murderer, Kira? Even after I help you catch him, do I seem like that kind of person to you? L: Yes, you do. I've always thought so. (Ep. 20)"

"Episode 1:"

":The human whose name is written in this note shall die."

":This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected."

"Episode 2:"

":If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen. If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack."

":After writing the cause of death, details of death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds."

"Episode 3:"

":This note shall become the property of the human world, once it touches the ground of (arrives in) the human world."

":The owner of the note can recognize the image and voice of its original owner, i.e. a god of death."

"Episode 4:"

":The human who uses this note can neither go to Heaven nor Hell"

":If the time of death is written within 40 seconds after writing the cause of death as a heart attack, the time of death can be manipulated, and the time can go into effect within 40 seconds after writing the name."

"Episode 5:"

":The human who touches the DEATH NOTE can recognize the image and voice of its original owner, a god of death, even if the human is not the owner of the note"

":The person in possession of the DEATH NOTE is possessed by a god of death, its original owner, until they die."

"Episode 6:"

":If a human uses the note, a god of death usually appears in front of him/her within 39 days after he/she uses the note."

":Gods of death, the original owners of the DEATH NOTE, do not do, in principle, anything which will help or prevent the deaths in the note."

"Episode 7:"

":A god of death has no obligation to completely explain how to use the note or rules which will apply to the human who owns it."

":A god of death can extend his life by putting human names on the note, but humans cannot."

"Episode 8:"

":A person can shorten his or her own life by using the note."

":The human who becomes the owner of the DEATH NOTE can, in exchange of half of his/her remaining life, get the eyeballs of the god of death which will enable him/her to see a human's name and remaining lifetime when looking through them."

"Episode 9:"

":A god of death cannot be killed even if stabbed in his heart with a knife or shot in the head with a gun. However, there are ways to kill a god of death, which are not generally known to the gods of death."

":The conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonable..."

"Episode 10:"

":The specific scope of the condition for death is not known to the gods of death, either. So, you must examine and find out."

":One page taken from the DEATH NOTE, or even a fragment of the page, contains the full effects of the note."

"Episode 11:"

":The instrument to write with can be anything, ((e.g. cosmetics, blood, etc)) as long as it can write directly on the note and remains as legible letters."

":Even the original owners of the DEATH NOTE, gods of death, do not know much about the note."

"Episode 12:"

":You may also write the cause and/or details of death prior to filling in the name of the individual. Be sure to insert the name in front of the written cause of death. You have about 19 days (according to the human calendar) in order to fill in a name."

"Greetings to all of you at the ICPO, I am L. (Ep. 2)"