n the world, those who break the rules are scum, but those who abandon their friends are worse than scum.

When I look up to the sky between the narrow roofs, it reminds me of you, the one who is far, far away.

forgive yourself for what you aren't able to do, the ones who aren't able to acknowledge their ownselves are bound to fail

A soul needs a purpose to live and so I concluded that my purpose was to kill everyone besides myself. I felt alive. --Gaara

Being hurt inevitably breeds feelings of hatred towards your attacker. But when we hurt others, we have to deal with their hatred for us, and our own feelings of guilt. But knowing what it feels like to be hurt is exactly why we try to be kind to others. That's what makes us human.

I like the way Quentin Tarantino creates a scene using a series of close-ups or showing very cool images of a person or people walking on some ordinary street in slow motion. I wish I could achieve that kind of slow-motion effect in manga, but it's rather difficult to draw; the only things we can play with are tones of black and white.

When did you throw yourselves away?