Bleach (manga)

"The only true fear is to become a warrior that doesn't know fear."

"To err is human. To kill is the devil."

"I envy because of the heart. I glutton because of the heart. I covet because of the heart. I am prideful because of the heart. I sloth because of the heart. I rage because of the heart. Because of the heart, I lust for everything about you"

"To plunder that which has been lost, Blood and flesh and bone and something else"

"There is no world without sacrifice. Are you unaware? We are In a sea of blood, ashes floating in hell Crying the name of A fading world"

"To decay is our companion As night is our servant As the crow pecks at this body I await you at the castle of elm trees"

"Man has, above all else, evil That I would, for the sake of having this illusion of justice Beyond everything that is I, more than the evil that I have, Hallucinate, that there is nothing else The justice I had believed in has it's own evil Justice, for the sake of obtaining justice is Constantly, endlessly doubting my own justice"

"You may live bowing on your knees, but die standing on your feet"

"It is not terrifying to know sorrow. Terrifying is to know you can't go back to happiness you could have."

"You are becoming a snake tomorrow, and as you start to devour people, with that mouth that has eaten others, you cry your love to me, and the same as today, I do wonder, will I be able to say my love to you?"

"All people, imitations of apes, All gods, imitations of people"

"I wonder can I carry on with the speed of the world without you in it"

"Time always goading from behind, raising a growl before one's eyes, is wholly washed away. Let halt your steps! Time shall wash you away to the beautiful past, and how it shall pare the fangs. Don't look ahead! Your hope approaches to the rear only within a dark, turbid stream."

"Don't put a finger in my heart"

"Let's count together for me The bite marks That I left on you"

"It seems that I, even this young, even being this inexperienced, have grown withered by age As for the adults, being completely flawless, such is like a thing impossible to forgive"

"If it can be said that it is the heart that is unchanging, then that is the strength"

"One step forward. Never able to go back. To an universe drenched in a sea of blood"

"The army is marching, blowing the horns The buzzing in ears never stop, Like stardust, like thundering roar of the boots"

"Scattering twice without even blooming Like flames scatter, beautiful"

"The soul burns up Though heaven falls"

"The battle is everything"

"You're slow, even when you're falling."

"[after Ichigo calls him "Byakuya"] Surely that man did not mean to call me by my first name?"

"Scatter, Senbonzakura."

"Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi."

"[after Ukitake coughs up blood while demanding that Byakuya respond to Rukia's execution] You should be careful, Ukitake. You'll only shorten your life. Having lost your lieutenant, I wouldn't think losing one more would matter."

"Feeling a faint motion of reiatsu toward cell four deep, I wondered what powerful warrior was hiding his reiatsu to slip inside, but it was merely a gnat."

"Disappear. My sword does not exist to crush insects like you."

"Are you telling me to exploit an opening for the likes of you? Do not speak out of your league, boy."

"No choice, then. Before you become intoxicated by your own power, I shall show you a decisive power gap that you could not overcome in a millennium of struggle."

"The Kuchiki clan is one of the four noble houses. We must set the standard for all shinigami. If we do not abide by the code...then who will uphold it?"

"[on Ichigo] I was... never his enemy. He was fighting the laws of the Soul Society. He's similar... to the one whose ferocity I found distasteful."

"That's not possible. With your ability, you couldn't even make one of my knees touch the ground."

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

"Put away your sword and you shall live...unless you're still dreaming about defeating me. Did you forget, or did it just never occur to you...that I have Bankai as well?"

"Your blade will never be able to touch me. Ever."

"Be proud as someone who, after being struck by this power, is still able to retain the shape of a body."

"Well done. That time, your fang definitely touched me."

"It is a thousand years too early... for you to become worthy enough to die by my Bankai."

"You have a total of fifty eyes upon your body. With a mere fifty eyes... Exactly which do you intend to control... of these millions of blades that blot out the sky?"

"I believe you told me that it was "futile" to put up resistance? That there was nothing I could do? Allow me to correct you somewhat. The situation in which you find yourself right now, that is what we call "futile"."

"[To Zommari Rureaux] I have already told you. You and I, our levels are as distant as the earth from the heavens. Must I spell it out for you? I have discarded my left arm, discarded my left leg, and yet even so, I have not nearly lowered myself to your level."

"[To Zommari Rureaux]...An Arrancar, thinking of himself as an equal to me. That alone is already a form of pride itself."

"[To Zommari Rureaux] The arrogant one is you, Espada. But rest at ease. The reason for your loss is not due to that arrogance. It is simply due to a difference in power."

"[To Zommari Rureaux] Exactly when did I say that I do this because I am a shinigami? My killing you is no other reason than the fact that you... Pointed your blade [view shifts to Rukia] at my pride."

""Control"... you say? When you stand before me... that word holds no meaning. Bankai. Senbonzakura Kageyoshi."

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

"[To Shūkurō Tsukishima] I hate your fighting style. You just mock your enemies after stealing their bonds. It's extremely vile. It's a shame deserving of death. Come. I'll kill you before you can even swing your sword."

"[To Ichigo Kurossaki] I fear I will not last much longer. As a Captain of the Gotei 13, to be unable to defeat the foul intruders who dirty the soil of Seireitei, who have brought about the deaths of many soldiers and brought sadness to those soldiers' subordinates and families... to lose my life in defeat at the hands of such wretches brings me great shame. You, meanwhile, are a human. By all rights, you should never have become involved in this conflict. Indeed, you should never even have come to this place. Yet now, at the end of my life, I ask you to forgive me the vile hubris of making one request of you. Please... protect Soul Society."