Bleach quotes

You are fighting out of obligation, not out of hatred. You will never reach me like that. Battle without hatred is like a bird without wings. You’ll never defeat anyone like that. You powerless friends are just weights that will break your legs.

All of the Arrancar follow me... because they see me as fearless and the only individual who can actually bring forth the new world... the new future where you can belong. Without me, that dream can't be fulfilled and without me the gotei 13 will destroy you all... Do you see it now from my point of view?

Yhwach. You desired a world... Where fear would no longer be a burden. But... In a world without fear of death... People will never attain the hope that is to be found from casting their fears aside and preserving through them. While it is true that people can continue to press forward through the simple act of living... That is no way comparable to marching forward in the face of death, while doing their damndest to keep it at bay. That is why... That is why people have given that very march a unique and special name. "COURAGE."

A victor must speak not of the current state of the world, but of how it should rightfully be.

Ichigo Kurosaki, all of the battles you've fought, were all part of my plan.

Don’t use such strong words. It'll only make you look weak.

Admiration is the furthest thing from understanding.

There is no such thing as "truth" or "lies" in this world; there never has been. There are only plain, hard facts. And yet, all beings who exist in this world acknowledge only those "facts" that are convenient to them, and take them to be the "truth". They do so because they know no other way of living. However, for those powerless beings who comprise the majority of this world's population, inconvenient facts that affirm their very existence, are their only truth.

We're all the same. No one really remembers the day he was born. We all have to trust another's word on the matter. It doesn't matter if it's true or not. Just having a birthday makes one happy I think.

Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging to them.

Fear is necessary for evolution. The fear that could be destroyed at any moment.

We think the flower on the precipice is beautiful, because our fear makes our feet stop at its edge, instead of stepping forward into the sky, like that flower.

Any betrayal you can see is trivial, what is truly frightening and much more lethal, is the betrayal you cannot see.

I guess it's only natural for inferior beings to ride on the coattails of their superior counterparts. If they wish to keep their lives, they have no choice but to obediently comply. It's a never ending chain... as the ones who are burdened with that trust, in order to escape that burden, seek to find someone even greater than themselves. These greater beings then seek others even greater than themselves to shelter them. This is how Gods are born. But make no mistake. They all still abide to me. Because from this point onward, you will witness first hand, the power of the God they foolishly placed their faith in. I will become that God they have no choice but to believe in.

[To Hitsugaya, after stabbing Hinamori] Aww...You found her. Sorry, I didn't want you to find out this way...No. I should have chopped her into little pieces and hidden them away where you would never find them.

Don't use such strong words -- It makes your weakness all the more apparent.

I never ask them to trust me at all. I told them to come with me but I never told them to trust me. And I always tell them not to trust anyone, including myself. But sadly, there are not many strong enough to do that.

[To Barragan, before he was recruited by Aizen] Isn't it ironic, king of Hueco Mundo? Dressed in black and poised to attack, you look just like a shinigami.

All creatures want to believe in something bigger than themselves. They cannot live without blind obedience. And to escape the pressure of that trust, those in whom faith is placed in turn look for someone higher than themselves. And then those people in turn look for someone even stronger. That is how all Kings are born. That is how all Gods are born.

Oh? I thought I severed your body from the waist-down, but...It seems the cut was too shallow.

[After Gin offers to kill some Arrancars] No thanks, for that would be boring.

Good evening, Espada. There has been an enemy attack. But first...Let us brew some tea.

[To Orihime, after she had being taken from Ichigo once again] A girl like you should smile more often. Overcast skies blot out the sun, and that always brings people's spirits down. So why not let the sun shine...For just a while longer?

I had no intention of deceiving anyone. It's just that none of you could understand...My true self.

Seek not beauty in battle. Seek not beauty in death. Consider not your own life. If you wish to protect that which must be protected, then strike while your opponent's back is turned.

It's very difficult for me to step on an ant without crushing it.

"No longer the Aizen you know," hm...? I'm afraid you've been deluded, Abarai-kun...The 'Aizen Sousuke' you knew never existed to begin with.

No matter what may happen... As long as you walk by my side... There shall be no enemy that can stand before us.

In my eyes, there is no difference between wiping away one speck of dust or two.

Trusting someone...means relying on them and only the weak do that.

The fact that you consider yourself as an equal to me, is being arrogant in itself.

Remember that a sword held by someone who is about to die… will never be able to protect anything.

Sovereignty means absolutely nothing in front of me.

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

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 then I have not nearly lowered myself to your level.

Something as useless as emotions, I never had them to begin with.

I... Despise the way you fight. Without ever lifting your own hand... To steal bonds of camraderie and torture opponents is the height of cowardice. It is a lack of shame deserving of death. I am here. Strike me down. I shall kill you and cast you aside... Before you finish swinging your blade.

I don't remember saying that I would kill you because I'm a Soul Reaper. The reason I am killing you is simple. It's because you aimed your blade at my only pride.

Let me tell you about the difference between you and me. It's like the story of the monkey trying to capture the moon. However close he thinks he is to the moon, it's still just the reflection of the moon in the middle of the lake. No matter how he struggles to capture that "moon", he inevitably sinks to the bottom of that lake to no avail. You will never reach me.

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

Scatter, Senbonzakura.

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

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

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

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

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 then I have not nearly lowered myself to your level.

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.

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.

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?

*to Ichigo, after he released his bankai for the first time* What is that? Are you saying that this small thing is a bankai? Isn't it just the sealed form of your zanpakutō? I see. First the execution, and now Bankai. I can see that you enjoy treading on our pride. Very well, then. I will carve into your body...The punishment for injuring our pride!

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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?

That's right. It's not like I ever felt superior to anyone else because I could see ghosts. And I never planned to take it up as a profession. Hell, I never even felt the need to use my ability to help others. All I ever wanted was the normal life I couldn't have. I've finally achieved what I always wanted.

[After getting hit by Yammy Llargo's Bala] You mean do I have a defence? Truth is, I’ve never really had any plans against any attacks. I just knew I had to win so I did. That’s my plan. I don’t care if you’re higher ranked than the other Espadas' were, to me it’s all the same. I’ve gotta defeat you so I’ll find a way to do it. Simple.

If I'm protecting someone, I won't let her die, and if I'm attacking, I'll cut you.

It's meaningless to just live, and it's meaningless to just fight. I want to win.

Don't break anyone's heart, they only have one. Break their bones, they have 206.

If fate is a millstone, then we are the grist. There is nothing we can do. So I wish for strength. If I cannot protect them from the wheel, then give me a strong blade, and enough strength... to shatter fate.

If miracles only happen once, what are they called the second time?

Become strong not just for your own sake, but for your friends.

The difference in ability... What about it? Do you think I should give up just because you're stronger than me?

If you give me wings, I will soar for you even if this whole land sinks down to the water. If you give me a sword, I will fight for you even if this whole sky shoots through with your light.

You wanted revenge? You're just making other people as miserable as you. Revenge is just the path you took to escape your suffering.

How did I pass? She beat me like I owed her money.

She beat me like I owed her money.

I am literally hemorrhaging generosity.

*To Kuchiki Rukia* Are you any different!? You sacrificed yourself to save me that time!! At that time were you thinking about complicated stuff like "this is my Shinigami duty"!? That's not what sacrificing yourself is! At the very least... I'm different! I haven't accepted any commitment. If things get bad I might run away... since I'm not a good enough person to be able to sacrifice my life for total strangers. But unfortunately I'm also not trash that can live happily without paying back his debts!

In my mind this jacked-up sideways ridiculousness is the normal state?

Dammit, I'll show you who's more skilled with his language skills!

I'm not fighting because I want to win. I'm fighting because I have to win.

I see. So basically, you're a shinigami? And you came all the way from some place called Soul Society to vanquish evil spirits? Which means that monster earlier was one of those evil spirits? And it attacked that little girl? Okay, I belie- NO WAY I'LL BELIEVE THAT, DUMBASS!

Dammit, is that how you greet your son who went out of his way to help a ghost on the way home?!

The moment I came out of that hole was the moment your luck ran out!

Unless I grip the sword, I cannot protect you. While gripping the sword, I cannot embrace you.

We can't waste time worrying about the what-if's. Rukia's execution date has been changed to noon tomorrow. So what? If the deadline has been changed to tomorrow... I'll just have to finish today!

Kill me. Make it quick. I no longer have the strength left in me to even walk. If you do not cut me down now, then this will go unsettled for eternity.

(To Ichigo Kurosaki) Do not allow yourself to be shaken. Do not weaken your stance. Open your senses. And do not let your guard down for an instant.

(To Ichigo Kurosaki) You are a fool, Ichigo Kurosaki. You willingly seek to challenge an opponent so much more powerful than you that it strikes a primal fear into your being. Incomprehensible. If this is the work of the 'heart' that you people speak of, then it is because you possess this 'heart' that you humans bring hurt upon yourself, because you possess this 'heart' that you lose your lives

Those who know despair, once knew hope. Those who know loss, once knew love.

We are nothingness. Our head is a void. And without anything around us, we are nothing. We become what we perceive.

(To Ichigo Kurosaki before getting shot point-blank by his Cero) I see. So you show no mercy. Just like a true Hollow. I care not. Defeated by you as I stand, my existence holds no further meaning. Do it.

If there is such a thing like happiness in this world, it should resemble the endless nothingness. Nihility is having nothing and having nothing to lose. If that isn't happiness... then what is?

What would you have me say? "Don't worry, I'm sure he's still alive."? Ridiculous. I am not here to comfort you. I don't understand why are you so fixated on life and death? At any rate, your friends will soon be annihilated. So what if that's one step closer? They should have seen this coming from the start. If they couldn't see it coming, the fault lies in their own foolishness. Laughing them off as a group of idiots would be sufficient. Why can't you do that? If it were me, and my friends entered Hueco Mundo without first gauging their strength, I'd be infuriated by their stupidity.

[To Ichigo] So you can withstand my Cero even without your mask... You've gotten stronger. Is it because you defeated Grimmjow? Or...Is it because of her? [Motions to Inoue] Or maybe because of your friends, still fighting down below. That girl is already one of us. Even if you manage to rescue her, that won't change. Rescuing her...Is meaningless.

[To Orihime] Am I frightening... woman?

If it is because of what you call a heart, then it is the heart that causes you humans pain. It is because of your heart that you will die.

I was not capable of stopping it even while using both hands. That surprised me a little. Was that your full power? Well, it seems to be... disappointing.

It seems I have overestimated you quite a bit. Your evolution did not even satisfy my expectations. This is the end.

Kurosaki Ichigo, you have no chance of defeating me. Even if you somehow manage to defeat me, there will be three more powerful than myself for you to fight. It doesn't matter if you stand up again a thousand times. The road to victory does not exist.

[To Yammy] They're all trash...kill them all.

Therefore let me inform you...All of your dreams are to be thrown away.

Kurosaki Ichigo, those are the words of someone who does not know true despair. So I will show you. This is what true despair looks like.

[To Orihime] You're just in time. Watch closely. This is the moment that the man you've put your hope in will lose his life.

[To Orihime] Your heart? You humans say that word so lightly. As if it were something one can hold in the palm of one's hand. But my eye sees everything -- Nothing can escape it. What it doesn't see doesn't exist. That's how I've always fought. That's how I've always lived.

[To Orihime, when she refuses to eat] Shall I force it down your throat? Or would you rather be strapped down and given IV's?

And it seems you've acquired a new power. However, is that all you are capable of achieving with it? This is the end. You will no longer interfere. The sun has already set in our hands.

Even saying they were just a bunch of fools would suffice. So why can't you? Were it me... I would be angry at the ignorance of those who would enter Hueco Mundo... without even testing their own power.

Those who do not fear the sword they wield, have no right to wield a sword at all.

Justice is not something that you can express in words.

[to Hisagi after stabbing him] I am afraid. Then and now, my fear has always been that I would die a shinigami like you.

[to Kenpachi Zaraki, after Tosen's senses-robbing Bankai still does not discourage the Eleventh Division Captain from fighting] I see. It's understandable. You are a demon. You belong in the darkness. So of course you do not fear it.

I told you before, Komamura. The only paths that I see with these eyes are the ones not dyed with blood. Those paths are the paths to justice. So whichever path I choose...Is justice.

It must make you sick to know an underling like me is going to kill you.

[about his deceased friend] I never overcame my shyness and told her that I actually liked clouds.

[to Hisagi] Open my eyes? You? Open my eyes? You never change.

[after Hisagi thanks him] Aren't you clever? Is that supposed to be sarcastic?

I knew it would. Someday we would cross swords and one of us will die.

I was trying to chop off your head from the eye up. A little scratch counts as a miss.

If it's not enough to believe in justice, then I will become justice. I will seek out all evil in this world and wipe them out like the clouds in the sky. I swear I will...For justice.

[to Kenpachi Zaraki] I did not say that I hate you. What I mean to say is that you are unforgivable!!

Justice without a great cause begets nothing more than slaughter. That same slaughter in a great cause...Is Justice.

[In his Resurrección form] I can see! I can see! I can see!!! So this is the sky!! So this is blood!! So this is the world!! ...So this is what you look like. Komamura. You are uglier... than I thought.

I do not hate you. However, to protect our peaceful existence, there is no other way!

[to Komamura] Don't make me laugh. Aizen-sama has given me something far more powerful than a bankai.

Are you afraid? You don’t want to die, do you? Not just Abarai, if anyone… acts upon the thought of not wanting you to die, you will suddenly begin to fear your impending death, right?

It's easier to crush a dream than realize one. Forming a bond is infinitely more difficult than breaking one.

If you were to turn into a snake tomorrow and began devouring humans, and from the same mouth you devoured humans, you cried out to me, "I Love You!" Would I still be able to say "I Love You," the same way I do today?

Bye-Bye now.

Oops. They found us.

Emotions? Nope, I've got nothin' like that. I told you when we first met, didn't I? I'm a snake. With cold skin, no emotions, that slithers around searching for prey with its tongue, swallowing down whatever looks tasty.

[To Rukia as she is taken to Sokyoku Hill] Bye Bye, Rukia chan! See 'ya at the execution grounds.

*to Ichigo* I thought you were interesting before, but now you're just a creepy kid.

A gatekeeper ain't supposed to open gates.

If you pull your sword in a place like this, I'll just have to stop you, won't I?

[Referring to Tosen] He's such a boy scout, wouldn't you agree?

[as a child, to Rangiku Matsumoto] I've decided. I'm going to become a Shinigami. Become a Shinigami and change things. So that they'll end...without Rangiku having to cry.

[Talking about Hueco Mundo] There isn't even water! Huh? Then how'd we have tea earlier?

Sorry, Aizen-sama. I got caught.

A man who raises his hands on a woman is trash. If I have to become trash in order to survive... It'll be just like dying.

I shall light a fire upon the fang that falls short, so that I needn't see that star...So that it shall not tear this throat of mine.

*to Ichigo* So you're the human who got his powers from Rukia?

The stray dog in me is dyed into my bones... All I do is howl at the moon, but I don't have the guts to bite...

I've always been afraid...Always been pretending to follow you closely, always pretending to sharpen my fangs, when the truth is...I'm scared to death just treading on your shadow.

You're just an overnight shinigami. You couldn't put one scratch on us real ones.

Have you been out on the window ledge all this time, in plain sight? What if the neighbors report a silver haired elementary student burglar?

If you wanna talk to me, do it while I cut you to pieces. But, I'm not gonna hold back one bit! Bankai!

Howl, Zabimaru.

I already told you...you can't kill me with that sword anymore!

I knew it. You can't even ask your own zanpakutō its name.

Ichigo...I know this is shameful, but I'm begging you -- Rukia...Please save Rukia!!

Don't just blame yourself. You're not tough enough to withstand everything. Split the load, to my shoulders, and to Ichigo's. Just stack it little by little. That's why we've become stronger. Believe in him, Rukia.

I will protect Hinamori.

Aizen, I will kill you.

We are all like fireworks. We climb, shine, and always go our separate ways and become further apart. But even if that time comes, let's not disappear like a firework. Let's continue to shine... Forever.

No, not yet, now that you've made me this serious. Regret as much as you damn well want!!

Don't come back... "Bed-wetter" Momo.

I'M NOT AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT!!!

[to Luppi] Hyourinmaru is the strongest of all ice-type Zanpakutoes. Your weapon may have eight arms, but mine is all the water in the atmosphere! Sennen Hyourou!! [causes several pillars of ice to form, before using them to crush Luppi] Sorry. Eight wasn't enough.

Sit upon the frozen heavens! Hyōrinmaru!!

Stand back? [To Kira after Gin asked him to stand back] No, Kira...Run. Run until you're out of my sight, and keep running. Otherwise...I can't guarantee you won't get dragged into this and be killed.

I didn't come here to fight! I came here to hack at you violently!

Dummy. I'm not gonna dwell on what happened forever. All that junk... it's the furthest thing on my mind. You should especially quit worrying about it and get some more sleep. Hurry up and get rid of your Panda eyes, got it?

[to Gin Ichimaru] If you make Hinamori shed even one drop of blood, I'll kill you.

[thinking after Soifon asks why she didn't take her with her] You've gotten stronger since the last time we were together, Soifon.

It's been a while... Byakuya-bo.

In three days, I will make this boy stronger than you.

You shy, little boy.

Are you sure you don't want to see this smooth skin of a young woman? This will be the last time...

That's enough, Soifon. You remind me of myself. I even think of you sometimes as my little sister.

[When she hops into the bath with Ichigo, but in cat form] What? Are you a little disappointed? Come on, be honest. You are, aren't you? You little pervert!

Can't you tell, Aizen? You no longer have a place to run away to.

No matter how many times I do this, it results in a wonderful reaction from you, Ichigo!

Kisuke and I used to play here when we were kids. We modeled the one under his shop after this one. It was our own secret playground.

Do you remember the first time you walked? No. So you weren't conscious of it. Then why did you walk? Everyone was born knowing how to walk. It's called instinct. That's what this boy reminds me of. He knows he can achieve bankai, so he continues.

It looks to me like you've completely lost your touch.

Calling me a coward, eh? At least say it so I can hear it...

[to Renji] I assure you, my gratitude is sincere.

I hate Shinigami.

That's right...If I'm the first one here, I can save Kuchiki-san. Kurosaki must've wanted to rescue her himself...If I did it, he'd get really pissed...Heheheh...

I am calm. That's why I can fight you!

[lying about coming to save Rukia] Just passing by. No big deal.... Well, if you must know, I felt a sudden urge to go to Sunflower Seams, that 24-hour dressmaking shop. There's a branch near here. That's where I was headed at this late hour. I certainly didn't bring this bag with me just so I would have an excuse for suddenly leaving the house because I sensed the spirit energy of a shinigami, all right?

[to Mayuri Kurotsuchi] It's a good thing Orihime isn't here. I wouldn't want her to see what I'm about to do to you.

[to an arrogant projectile-specialist Shinigami] Apparently, on this side, "ultimate master" means a windbag with diarrhea of the mouth.

[to Yammy Rialgo, as the Espada grips the edge of a hole in the floor] Mala Suerte. I pity you. [shoots the floor just before Yammy's hand, causing him to fall] Oh, and I broke the pillars on every floor on the way up. So, you'll probably fall all the way to the bottom.

The right to choose life or death lies with the victor. And the victor of this battle is me.

Ah, Kurosaki. I'm glad to see you've finally realized the importance of a cape.

Seele Schneider isn't a sword. [strings the weapon on his bow] A Quincy's only weapons...Are bows and arrows. [fires the Seele Schneider]

[to Chad and Orihime] Your transformation is not a disease. You were just given the key to the door in front of you. There's no need to know the cause. No need for sorrow or sadness. What comes next is up to you. You can use your keys to open the door...or lock it tight. And if you do choose to open it... You can still decide not to pass through.

Oh, it IS a chore. Risking your life and keeping busy are all the same!

Awaken, Benihime.

[Sees Yoruichi in cat form] Yes! It's Yoruichi! You've come back! Ha ha ha!! [Picks her up] Come here you little devil, let me take a look at you! You're my fuzzy little troublemaker, yes you are! Now who's your daddy? Hmm?

[Urahara writes Ichigo a message in blood] Please meet at Urahara shop immediately. [After Ichigo freaked out] P.S: If you look at this message and think that it is the message of a person before his death... then you have no sense of humor.

I'll drive you into a corner and make you remember that attack.

[To Yoruichi] It's alright! Kurosaki-san's potential is greater than mine!

[Singing to Yammy] Aizen-sama will get maaaad at youuuu!

A warrior who has lost his ability to fight is only going to be in the way.

Noooo, there's no way I, a mere handsome and sexy shopkeeper, could possibly have bankai!

Lately, I've been looking at these two guys only. As expected, I see flowers when there are women in the workplace... the atmosphere!

There's a lot of products that you can buy with money...but my love is the only limited product that only you can have.

Things like protecting the world are no more than moral reasons that sound good.

I thought I told you. If you see your allies losing, that's your chance. Don't step between them. Take the enemy down from behind. And if the enemy's so strong, you can't even do that, then just watch your allies get killed. That's what it means to be Special Forces.

The one hundred years we were apart were meant to bring me power and make you weak! Yoruichi!

You know the power of my zanpakuto, Suzumebachi. If someone gets hit twice in the same spot... They die!

Why didn't you take me with you!? Yoruichi?

I'm inadequate in everything.

Showing your back in a battle? You've become a fool Yoruichi!

Of my five older siblings, two died on the first mission, then two more on the second. Then on the sixth mission, the last one... Died as well. I felt sad, somewhat, but more than that, I felt ashamed of their incompetence.

I'll show you a real assassination. No... Maybe you won't even be able to see it.

Such words are wasted on someone like me.

Do you know what a scientist fears most in this world above all else? It's oblivion, my friend. A scientist measures our lives in the ways we develop and expand our knowledge through myriad variations. Nothing can take its place. It's our very soul. I have done the worst thing one scientist can do to another: I have altered your thought process. When my drug takes effect, you will find your mind has lost the ability to think.

There is no such thing as perfect in this world. That may sound cliche, but it’s the truth. The average person admires perfection and seeks to obtain it. But what’s the point of achieving perfection? There is none. Nothing. Not a single thing. I spit on perfection! If something is perfect, then there is nothing left. There is no room for imagination. No place left for that person to gain additional knowledge or abilities. Do you know what that means? For scientists such as us, perfection only brings despair. It is our job to create things more wonderful than anything before them, but never to obtain perfection. A scientist must be a person who finds ecstasy while suffering from that antinomy.

I hate perfection. To be perfect is to be unable to improve any further.

[upon arriving at Szayel Aporro Grantz's location] Arrancar, Arrancar, Arrancar... Espada! Hueco Mundo is quite the treasure trove.

A grenade that's thrown should not come back.

[to Szayel Aporro Grantz] Immaculate being... Was it? In this secular existence, perfection is an illusion, regardless of those who utter the contrary. This is the reality. Common man seeks it out, they strive to achieve it, as if it were some tangible thing... But... The fact of the matter is, perfection is a hollow shell. It is devoid of any substance. I spit on perfection. Perfection, after all, implies you've reached the summit. No trial and error, no ability to conceptualize. An omniscient being would have no need for such superfluous things... Am I making myself clear? For people who dabble in the sciences, such as ourselves, perfection would make us obsolete. Many magnificent things have been, and will continue to come into existence... And yet every last one of them will fall short of perfection's finish. Our function as men of science relies on their many shortcomings. Then, and only then, can we apply the fruits of our labor. To put it simply... As soon as you began spouting that nonsense about being an immaculate being... your fate was sealed. How dare you call yourself a man of science?

Killing you now will be as easy as strangling a baby.

[to Nemu about Uryuu. Nemu is currently attempting to restrain Uryuu so Mayruri can heal him, but she is unknowingly smothering him with her breasts] Yes, Nemu. Just smother him with those things. Worst case, he dies happy.

Oh, you know what I'm talking about. That stupid line that all you Quincies keep saying up until the moment you die. By the honor of the Quincy I cannot do this, by the honor of the Quincy I won't allow that. Quincy this, Quincy that! Every last one of you! It's so annoying!

Let us commence, Zaraki! Your favorite game of carnage!!

[to Choe Neng Poww, as the giant Arrancar charges a Cero after making a comment on Komamura's strength] I see...Then I shall stop that yawn in its tracks. Bankai.

You destroyed those Menos Grandes. That's enough for me! I have decided to fight by your side! I won't accept no as an answer, masked ones!

[during Tosen, Gin Ichimaru and Sosuke Aizen's escape from Soul Society] Get down here, Tosen! Why did you become a Shingami? Was it not for your deceased friend? Was it not to carry out justice!? Where is your justice now!?

I was glad you did not pretend to be a saint and claim to love the world despite everything. That is why I decided that I would be your true friend. I would accept your sorrow. And I would share my joy. If you strayed I would reprimand you. If you made mistakes, I would forgive you. And when you found yourself in trouble, I would be there for you. So that you who learn to hate the world, would come to love it once more.

Don't retreat, Tetsuzaemon. No matter what. You stand firm right behind me!

Back then. I felt a kernel of untruth in your words. You talked about "The world she loves" many times. But made not a single mention of "The world I love".

[thinking at the grave of Tosen's friend] O' anonymous friend of Tousen... If you had been there...What would you have said to stop him?

You are right. I have not yet introduced myself. I am Captain of the Seventh Division Komamura Sajin. And though it shames me, I am just as you say -- A meager worm of a man.

[dying] Kuchiki, I dragged you into this...I'm sorry. You must've been scared. Thanks, Kuchiki. Thanks to you...I can leave my heart here.

The fight to protect life and the fight to protect honor——that's Captain Ukitake's policy. But you know, Kuchiki...I think that in the end, those both end up being the same thing. ...Heart.

But don't forget... as long as you're in my division, I'm on your side until death and beyond.

Every time you and I interact...a bit of "heart" is born between us. Heart isn't something inside you. But whenever you think, whenever you remember someone, that's when heart is born. I mean, if you were the only one alive in the whole world, heart wouldn't exist, now would it?

Uncoil the seas and heavens, Nejibana!

[when Rukia asks why she is in the Gotei 13] What the hell?! That's so obvious! To "fight" and to "protect"!

When we die, our bodies disintegrate and become part of the reishi that make up Soul Society. And when that time comes...where does your heart go? It gets passed on to your nakama (comrades). If you pass it on to them, then your heart will always live on within them. Kuchiki, that's why...you must never, ever, ever die alone. Got it, Kuchiki?

[possessed by a Hollow] Why do you keep calling my name so? Are you that worried about me? Are you that much in love with me, little girl? If you love me so much...I'll eat you first!

Whenever you fight from this point on, there is one thing you must never do. Which is...to die alone.

I know the loneliness of being a prisoner. I know the joy you feel when your friends come to rescue you and the fear of them being injured and defeated.

We are taught never to shed tears. For to shed tears means that the body has been defeated by emotion. And to us, this simple act of crying proves, without question, that the existence of emotion is nothing but a burden.

Even if no one in the world believes you, stick out your chest and scream in defiance.

They say the tongue is the root of all misfortune.

If history repeats itself, and moves in a circular path, then believing that whatever force is turning it is perfect, is all we can do as we move ahead. Pushed along by forces beyond our control, waiting, for the blade to be swung.

I see. I feel a strong pulse.

[holds up juice box] How do you drink from this?

You can see me? Rather, you kicked me...

I can't deny, I don't know very much about Rukia. That's not the point, I might not risk my life for her, but Ichigo wants to save her life and that's all I need to know. What may seem like an unworthy cause to you is more than enough reason for me.

The thing that we call power is dynamic, it keeps on changing.

I will defeat him. It may cost my life to do it. However, if I survive, I'll make a promise. The same promise as that time, on the same thing as that time.

Ichigo...We can't...Watch any longer...Eachother's backs...I just can't...I just can't help you out anymore.

I don't believe that an absolute power really exists in any world. Power is unstable. It changes constantly. Small differences will always appear, as one has between you and I. So the one who widens that gap will be the winner!

[in reply to Shunsui Kyōraku] It's true, I know nothing about her (Rukia). It might not be quite enough for me to risk my own life over. But...Ichigo wants to save her. That reason is enough for me.

Abuelo... That means grandpa.

[to Arrancar Gantenbainne Mosqueda] It seems that my power is more akin to yours than that of a Shinigami or a Quincy.

Sadistic? I don't mind you calling me that. If you don't want to get hurt, don't attack me when I say not to.

It's impossible to feel exactly the same as someone else... but when you both care for each other, your hearts are able to draw a little closer together. I think that's what it means to make your hearts as one.

If I were the rain, that binds together the heavens and the earth, whom in all eternity will never mingle, would I be able to bind two hearts together?

[thinking as Nel tells her to cheer for Ichigo] That's right. To begin with, I came here just thinking I wanted to protect everyone. But when I heard they had come to save me, I couldn't help but feel a little glad, just a bit in my heart. When I look at Kurosaki-kun in that mask, I think that he might not have come here to save me at all. Even though it's wrong, they shouldn't be going that far for me.

I'm a terrible person, aren't I? "If only Kurosaki-kun would cheer up, I'd be happy." At least, I thought that was how I felt. Then Kuchiki-san came back and cheered Kurosaki-kun up. I should have been really happy, but... but... [starts to cry] but instead I'm jealous of Kuchiki-san!

It's just that... It's just that not being able to fight with everyone makes me feel lonely...!! But what would make me feel worse than being lonely is getting in everyone's way... that would make me feel worse!! If it means getting in the way of Kurosaki-kun and everyone... then I would rather be lonely, very lonely.

We don't look any different from those shinigami. We just dress diferently.

Kurosaki-kun... I'm weak, so it's always like I turn back to look to you for help. But now I won't turn back and I'll go forward. The next time we meet I won't look to you for help, Kurosaki-kun, I'll be able to fight on my own.

When you're in high school you should be doing things, about which you could never tell your parents!

It's one of the basics... So I will teach you. A shinigami at the rank of Captain can control the size of his zanpakuto got it? Otherwise everyone'd carry around ginormous swords... just like you. Remember this well. You can't fathom the power of your rival simply from the size of his zanpakuto. You shouldn't give lectures about Shinigami until you understand that.

[to Karin] Do as your heart desires! Jump into your father's bosom!

I didn't hate it as much as I said. That hollow, that is. If there's anything that I've truly hated for 20 years without thinking twice... it'd have to be the fact that I failed to save Masaki on that night.

Live well, Ichigo. Live well, age well, go bald well, and die after me. And... if you can, die smiling.

It's not anyone's fault that Masaki died. It's just that... the woman I fell in love with... was a woman who could die protecting her son. And don't forget. You are the guy... the woman I loved gave her life to protect.

GOOD MOOOORNING ICHIGOOOOOO!!!!

[to Yuzu] Ah! It's okay, Yuzu, don't cry! Daddy will show you something really hilarious!

Only underlings get caught up in the matter of style and lose the battle. A captain can't afford such indulgences. Don't try to be a good kid. Whether you own somebody or they own you. The moment you start a fight, you are wrong in either way.

I placed this blade of grass in my mouth thinking I'd look cool. But it must be poison 'cause ith makinth ma mouth numb.

Why so cold, Nanao-chan?

Cute, cute Nanao-chaaaan. Lovely, lovely Nanao -- AHHHHHHH!!!!

Flowers are disturbed, god of flowers weeps, winds of Heaven are disturbed, demon of Heaven laughs. Katen Kyōkotsu!

[To Starrk, about Lilynette] That child with you... Can you send her somewhere else? I can't really go all out with her there.

Nanao-chan is last place!

Do we really have to fight, Yama-jii?

It isn't even interesting fighting against someone who doesn't have their own goals.

Don’t be so stuck-up. Just enjoy this! Killing and being killed. They are just a way to pass time.

It's been so long that I forgot the pain of not having a name. Everyone had a name that friends use to call them, but I didn't. That pain.

Don't just accept loss or defeat! Accept it after you're dead. If you lose without dying... it means that luck is on your side. If that happens - focus on surviving! Survive and Kill the one who couldn't kill YOU!

Loyalty to someone is different from depending on them.

Death and pain are just a small price to pay for the enjoyment of battle!

Playing is more important. You can work any time.

Friends are a good thing, even if they tread a different path.

There are two kinds of fights. As long as we place ourselves in battle, we must always know the difference, a fight to defend life or a fight to defend pride.

The Commander-General's rather violent today, wouldn't you say?

If you were in this situation, what would you have done? You would run after Byakuya...And then kick him in the butt, right? No matter how one captain complains, the Central Government won't change their decision for one person. But if it was you, you would still run around appealing to save Kuchiki...No. You would probably do something completely different. You always chose the path that lead to the most danger. Am I right...Kaien?

My, my. So dangerous.

All waves, rise now and become my shield, lightning, strike now and become my blade! Sōgyo no Kotowari!

If you save Kaien, then what becomes of his pride? If you go to his aid now, his life will be saved. But... at the same time, it would end up killing his pride for all eternity.

Battles aren't supposed to be heroic affairs. They are not supposed to be fun or exciting, to us every battle is filled with despair, they are dark, horrifying, grizzly. We should fear warfare, avoid it always and whenever possible choose the path of peace.

A true warrior would never beg someone for his life.

War is not heroic. War is not exhilarating. War is full of despair. It's dark. It's dreadful. It's a thing of sorrow and gloom.

It increases the weight of whatever it hits, until my opponent can no longer bear the weight and falls to the ground. And then they bow their head as if in apology. That's why it's called "Wabisuke".

Farewell, warrior of the sky. I pray... you don't forgive me.

Raise your head, Wabisuke.

You may be able to save us. If you stay and protect us. But what's good is that everyone else dies! Please go!! Captain Komamura!!!

No man's life is worth more than another! If you're gonna put your life on the line, you do it as equals! I don't care if you're brothers, or master and apprentice, or whatever! You should only die for a guy who'd die for you! There's nothing honorable about throwing your life away as though it's nothing! That's just showing off like a kid.

I got no intentions of becoming a captain. Becoming a captain would mean that I can't fight under Captain Zaraki. If your wish is to surpass Kuchiki Byakuya... then I just have one wish: to fight and die under that man's command. That's all.

You can't carry me AND dodge at the same time, Tetsuzaemon!

Well, you sure have weird ways of doing things. The one who taught me how to give your name out to he whom you are about to kill also said... that it was always the last lesson he taught his students. That way, if you do end a person's life... at the very least, they will know the name of the one who slashed their mortal coil. I'm of the 11th Division, 3rd seat, Madarame Ikkaku! You're right, there's no reason for me to hear your name, because the most important thing is that you know mine. After all, it is the name of the man... who will send you to your death!

[in reference to Mizuho Asano, Keigo's sister] I owe this crazy woman.

Awww maaan, and I really didn't feel like using it this early either. Better watch closely, and make sure you don't tell a soul! Bankai!!

Abandon your fear. Look forward. Move forward and never stop. You'll age if you pull back. You'll die if you hesitate.

Though you fight a fierce battle on the outside, your inner world trembles not the slightest.

To fight...Or to live...Choose.

Ichigo... I hate the rain. Rain falls in this world, too. When your heart is in chaos, this sky becomes clouded. When you are sad, rain falls so terribly easy. Can you understand...the horrible feeling of being pelted by rain when you're all alone in this solitary world? If only to stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength. If you trust in me, I won't let a single drop of rain fall from that sky. Ichigo, trust me...you are not fighting alone.

Just how many times must I strain my voice before it will reach you? And yet, nowhere in this world can there be anyone who knows me better than you.

*referring to Ichigo* I see. So I still haven't reached you...

[about Ulquiorra Cifer, after he takes out Ichigo] I'll teach him what happens when you steal someone else's prey.

[To Orihime] I've repaid my debt to you. Now, you're gonna accompany me on a little errand.

[about his Hollow group prior to them becoming Arancar as he eats pieces of them] You sicken me. You're all just a bunch of bloody cowards. Alright, I'll eat all of you. You'll see how it feels on the next level, as a part of my own flesh. I am... I am the king!

[to Ichigo] Don't forget my name, Soul Reaper, and you better pray that you never hear it again! Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez...because the next time you hear my name, you'll be a dead man...I promise.

[to Ichigo] You're a Soul Reaper and I'm a Hollow. Whichever side loses will be massacred! It's been that way for over a thousand years! Who needs any more reason than that?! Now bring it! The last man standing gets to go home alive! That's all there is to it!

[to Ichigo] I don't care if you're a human, a Soul Reaper or even a Hollow! I'll crush anybody who looks down on me! And you, Kurosaki, will be the first to go!

I hate talkative guys... They gross me out.

[to Momo on Aizen's final letter] As a vice-captain, I think it's a great honor to be the receiver of her captain's final words. Read it well.

I'll tattle-tale to Yachiru if you keep that up, Ikkaku!

[Rangiku steps out of the bath naked to comfort a crying Orihime] There, there! Cry, cry, you poor thing. Drown all of your sorrows in my chest!

I don't know if you noticed, but you just called him "Captain."

Growl, Haineko!

Discouraging, isn't it? It's always easier to tear down than to build... And much more difficult to tie than to untie.

It's always a lot easier to let something fall apart, than it is to try to hold it together.

Who are you again? Sorry, I have a bad memory for ugly faces.

It's always a lot more easier to let something fall apart than it is to try to hold it together.

[thinking to self about her past, and when she first met Kenpachi] I had no name. I had no parents. I was from District 79, "Kusajishi", of the North Alley of Rukongai. I had never seen anything in colors other than the bloody red... Everyone was more beast than human. It wouldn't have been strange to have a baby get stepped on and die. But then you appeared. From District 80, "Zaraki", of the North Alley of Rukongai. You appeared to me from even deeper in the darkness. You demolished the chaotic world that was dyed in blood... And then, you gave me a name. If it wasn't for you...I wouldn't be alive today. Yes...Since that day...You've been everything to me in this world.

Someone get this creature off meeeeeee!

Ken-Chan!

[to Ichigo] Try to stay alive, okay? That way, you and Kenny can play again some day!

Survival of the fittest' is just a pretty lie that they tell you. A lie to make weak people believe that if they try their best, they can come out on top. Truth is, it isn't the weak that get eaten. It's not about strength, it's about numbers. The ones who stand at the top of the food chain are the brainless dolts. The loudmouths. Because there are so, so many of them. You know it's true. Everybody does. You all just turn a blind eye and pretend not to notice.

If you ask anyone to name a universal rule that governs animals and humans alike, I bet you most people would answer "survival of the fittest". There are strong people and there are weak people. At a glance, it looks like the difference is pretty clear-cut. But the truth is, there's a lot more to it than just a simple battle of "strong" against "weak", of kill or be killed. You must understand what I'm talking about too, right? The true meaning of "survival of the fittest" isn't as simple as all that.

You can't spell "slaughter" without "laughter."

I'm going to keep getting closer and closer to you. And not just day after day, oh no. It's going to happen much faster than that! See I'm already closer to you than I was a moment ago. And I'll keep getting closer and closer to you, until I swallow you up and then, you'll disappear. Things are not turning out well for you at all, are they? (laughs) See you around.

Run? Is that how you speak to a hero? How little you understand. Allow me to educate you. If a hero were to run from battle... the children could no longer call him a hero.

Every week, when it is time, they stick to the TV. They watch my actions in the comfort of their families after dinner. Children watch my actions and their hearts leap. They see me stand up to evil spirits and... they know what courage is! Do you understand, boy? With them watching, I can't run away from the enemy

Let me tell you the truth. The truth behind fighting. Fighting continues forever. After you've defeated one person, someone stronger appears. If you manage to defeat him, then an even stronger person comes along. If you don't have the resolve to endure that eternal struggle, then eventually your confidence will erode. But it doesn't end there! The battle will continue elsewhere, fought by others. It's an endless cycle! And it doesn't end with a person's death. The cycle will continue! As long as people and their souls exist, there will be disputes and those disputes will lead to fights. And those fights will continue without limit, for all eternity.

I am sane. It's this world that's crazy.

I think you and I have different concepts of beauty. I was taught that it's beautiful to survive, unsightly or not.

There ain't a single coward who'd turn tail and run from just that! Not among the men of the Shiba clan!

Do not live bowing down. You must die standing up.

Don’t hesitate to cut the enemy. Don’t falter to finish them off. Much less heal their wounds. That’s unspeakable, nino. Leave the chocolate here. Become a demon, nino. As strong as a demon. As wicked as a demon. You have to learn that the only way to stand up against ruthlessness, is to become ruthless yourself.

That’s just the way it is. Change is inevitable. Instead of resisting it, you’re better served simple going with the flow.

Yes, we have no destiny. Only those swallowed up by ignorance and fear who take false steps, shall plunge us into the waters called “destiny”.

Even if doesn't alter or change the end result in the slightest, making decisions based on convictions that you believe in and walking your own path has its own merit and worth. There's something to be said for not having... even one regret.

Time will try to constantly try to catch up with you. And with a roar, it will overcome you. Do not look ahead. Hope only lies within the unforeseeable current that will close in from behind.

Courage is being scared to death, but doing it anyways.

I want to become weak and if that's not possible, then I at least want to make friends that are as strong as me.

If one side was just, it would be called a defense or a suppression. But this is war. And wars happen because both sides are just.

Regardless if you see them or not, if you don't believe, then it's like they never existed.

My smile is nothing more than a pose, I can give it to anyone, anytime, anywhere...

How I envy the feeble and frail... If I were inept, I could simply blend in, not stand out, and get lost in the crowd. I yearned to be just another sheep... And if that was asking too much I'd settle for... walking among the lions.

You're proud of your white clothes?.. It sounds like a laundry detergent commercial.

What a punchline, no... that was just a punch.