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“Hate is a place where a man who can't stand sadness goes.”
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“In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true that man has no control, even over his own will. Man takes up the sword in order to shield the small wound in his heart sustained in a far-off time beyond remembrance. Man wields the sword so that he may die smiling in some far-off time beyond perception.”
― Berserk, Vol. 1
― Berserk, Vol. 1
“If I have to worry about the ants I crush beneath my feet, I couldn't even walk around”
― Berserk, Vol. 1
― Berserk, Vol. 1
“That thing was too big to be called a sword.
Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron.”
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Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron.”
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“Living for the future is more important than trying to avenge the past.”
― Berserk, Vol. 2
― Berserk, Vol. 2
“With no relation to social status, class, background, whether it suits them or not, people yearn for a dream. Sustained by a dream, hurt by a dream, revived by a dream, killed by a dream. And even after being abandoned by a dream, it continues to smolder from the bottom of one's heart, probably until the verge of death. A man should envision such a lifetime once. A life spent as a martyr...to the God named "Dream". Ultimately, to be born, and then to simply live for no better reason...I can't abide such a life. They are...excellent troops. Together we have faced death so many times. They are my valuable comrades, devoting themselves to the dream I envision. But to me, a friend is...something else. Someone who would never depend on another's dream. Someone who wouldn't be compelled by anyone, but would determine and pursue his own reason to live...And should anyone trample that dream, he would oppose him body and soul, even if that threat were me myself. What I think a friend is...is one who is my "Equal".”
― Berserk, Vol. 6
― Berserk, Vol. 6
“Dreams. Each man longs to pursue his dream. Each man is tortured by this dream, but the dream gives meaning to his life. Even if the dream ruins his life, man cannot allow himself to leave it behind. In this world, is man ever able to possess anything more solid, than a dream?”
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“If you're always worried about crushing the ants beneath you... you won't be able to walk.”
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“It's all right. It's like stumbling on a rock on the roadside. It's petty...a small thing. The place you want to go...is more distant farther off. So...it's all right. You'll stand up. And you'll start walking. Soon...”
― Berserk, Vol. 8
― Berserk, Vol. 8
“The place I belong...Maybe it did exist. I was too stupid and stubborn to notice it, but what I really wished for back then was here. Why do I always see these things after they're done and gone?”
― Berserk, Vol. 12
― Berserk, Vol. 12
“Don't forget...when you gaze into the darkness...the darkness gazes back into you.”
― Berserk, Vol. 26
― Berserk, Vol. 26
“Even if we painstakingly piece together something lost, it doesn't mean things will ever go back to how they were Berserk”
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“I will never draw my sword for another man again, or be dangled by another mans dream. From now on, I will fight my own battles.”
― Berserk, Vol. 1
― Berserk, Vol. 1
“Man takes up the sword in order to shield the small wound in his heart sustained in a far-off time beyond remembrance.
Man wields the sword so that he may die smiling in some far-off time beyond perception.”
― Berserk, Vol. 5
Man wields the sword so that he may die smiling in some far-off time beyond perception.”
― Berserk, Vol. 5
“If you meet god, tell him to just leave me alone!”
― Berserk, Volume 21
― Berserk, Volume 21
“From where I stand...you're the same as that idol you worship. Completely hollow.”
― Berserk, Vol. 16
― Berserk, Vol. 16
“Things you have now, things you've lost. People who're near by, people who've gone far away. No matter what you choose, truth is, both regret and reluctance are going to follow you around. You just have to make sure you don't make excuses to yourself down the road.”
― Berserk, Vol. 38
― Berserk, Vol. 38
“The leaping of one fish would never disturb the flow of the river.”
― Berserk, Vol. 13
― Berserk, Vol. 13
“Ambition comes with a price attached. Of course, that price comes too high if you die for nothing. The reward for ambition too great... is self-destruction!”
― Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1
― Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1
“You went alone. You were right beside those irreplacable things...yet you couldn't bear to immerse yourself together in sorrow with them. So instead...you ran away so that your own malice could burn within you.”
― Berserk, Vol. 17
― Berserk, Vol. 17
“DO NOT PRAY! If you pray, your hands will close together. You will not be able to fight!" -Guts”
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“The world doesn't extend in merely two dimensions. There exist profound depths within itself. This world could never be summarized by materialism or any single doctrine. Accept the great mysteries...and explore the universe from within your world. That is the way of magic.”
― Berserk, Vol. 24
― Berserk, Vol. 24
“Dreams. Win or lose... I'm sure you could spend your whole life chasing one.”
― Berserk, Vol. 7
― Berserk, Vol. 7
“You’re going to be all right. You just stumbled over a stone in the road. It means nothing. Your goal lies far beyond this. Doesn’t it? I’m sure you’ll overcome this. You’ll walk again… soon.' – Guts”
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“It is my perception that a true friend never relies on another's dream. A person with the potential to be my true friend must be able to find his reason for life without my help. And, he would have to put his heart and soul into protecting his dream. He would never hesitate to fight for his dream, even against me. For me, a true friend is one who stands equal in those terms.”
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“Among thousands of comrades and ten thousand enemies, only you... only you made me forget my dream”
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“A dream… it’s something you do for yourself, not for others”
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“Beneath an unsinking black sun...through the boundless gloom...our journey continues.”
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“It was too big to be called a sword. Massive, thick, heavy, and far too rough. Indeed, it was a heap of raw iron.”
― Berserk, Vol. 1
― Berserk, Vol. 1
“Hate is a place where a man, who can't stand sadness, goes.”
― Berserk Deluxe Edition, Volume 6
― Berserk Deluxe Edition, Volume 6
