remember also that in fighting against Man, we must not come to resemble him. Even when you have conquered him, do not adopt his vices.

Major

Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.

how long do souls linger by the side of their bodies? do they really flutter away like some kind of bird? is that what trembles the edges of the candle flame?

"And at that moment Totto-chan felt she had met someone she really liked for the very first time in her life. You see, up till then, no one had ever listened to her for so long."

the headmaster : 20

... I wondered if in the end I would not be argued into silence by someone in good graces with the world, by the excuses of which the world approved. It was only too obvious that favoritism inevitably exists: it would have been useless to complain to human beings. So I said noting of the truth. I felt I had no choice but to endure whatever came my way and go on playing a clown.

There's no secret to it. The trick is just to live.

Chap : 6