back then, the organization was still small. but in the end, we welcomed him in. we couldn’t just leave a starving child out on the streets.

how was it working alongside akutagawa-kun? — awful. i never want to partner with him again. we're just fundamentally incompatible.

i do have one regret: i'll never be able to read that novel you complete one day. that’s the one last thing i wish i could do

we don't want your ability. what we want is that gentleness.

i didn't mind being a hunting dog. if you hadn't done this... i'd have been...

defeating a coward like you right now will earn me no honor, and...your master just died today. in light of that, i will let you go.

i hate everything about you too. about the only thing i like is your taste in shoes.

oh, morning, kunikida! take a look at this! It’s bonkers!

after being cooped up in solitary, this is like a dance hall to me! c'mon! let's dance!

you were... so talented. i couldn't have asked for a better partner

sorry for no quotes for the past couple days ~ been busy with stuff. quotes will be back and running on 10/13 9:00 PDT

i never understood what i was born for

officer! didn't you plan on bringing me into the light?!

i want you to see the light again. i will help you, the law will help you.

can such a thing really be called a human?

melodies of sadness play in her veins. in this world, she is the ultimate outsider.

"smiling a smile that is fifty times darker and denser than that of a kid thinking about what pranks to play."

the biggest misfortune for dazai's enemies is that they are dazai's enemies.

this was the third day of being paired with dazai. i knew no peace for even an hour, nor could i focus whole-heartedly on work, and the number of complaints pouring in on the phone continued to climb higher.

whenever i talked with him, i gained the suspicion that he was an utter idiot.