New eras don't come about because of swords, they're created by the people who wield them.

A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic dead or alive - Hajime Saito

Well, if you live long enough, you lose a lot. Just as long as you don't throw them away. Whatever you loose, you'll find again, but what you throw away you never get back. -Oibore (Enishi's dad) to Yahiko and Misao

Anyone can die. It's living that requires courage.

The dead don't desire revenge, but the happiness of the livng. To dirty your small hands would bring joy to no one. -Kenshin to Eiji

I don't have anything left. My strength is pouring out of me just as my blood is. I've been in a death-storm countless times before. Is this death in its true form?

In this world of memories, there's no need for strangers. -Kenshin to Kaoru