When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.

How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?

..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth.

It's what you do to yourself when you go mad with rage. You have no idea how much you can hurt yourself with your own strength.

...What does the blessing of heaven mean? We know the kirin is just an animal, not a mythical creature." It has become a symbol now.... That is the way human beings deal with the world.

I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people.

Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?