Takehiko Inoue > Quotes

“Preoccupied with a single leaf... you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree... you'll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in it's entirety... effortlessly. That is what it means to truly "see.”
― Takehiko Inoue

“There is no light for those who do not know darkness.”
― Takehiko Inoue

“Nothing goes perfectly for us. But... being incomplete is what pushes us onward to the next something... If we were even perfectly satisfied, what meaning would the rest of our lives hold, right?”
― Inoue Takehiko

“Invincible is just a word”
― Takehiko Inoue , Vagabond, Vol. 8

“There is no light.. for those who do not know darkness.. Live on and endure the shadows, Takezo.. And brightness shall come your way.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 2

“Heaven doesn't laugh. It just smiles and stares.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 34

“The strong are always kind.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 25

“Have you ever been on a roller coaster, Togawa-kun?
You're only riding on it for a few minutes, right? If you spent the entire ride thinking "only so many seconds left... until this ride is over..." then what was the point of riding it in the first place?
Nobody knows why we're alive. We don't have the time to bother.”
― Inoue Takehiko

“Don't ever give up hope until the very last moment. If you give up, the game is already over.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Slam Dunk, Vol. 1

“Life has no value!'
Truly right. It has no value.
If you think only of yourself,
it has no value.
'Why was I born?'
The reason you are here...
is because someone supported your life.

'Why was I born? For what purpose?'
The reason you are here...
is to support lives.

If you don't go against how life should be...
You're already completely...
Free.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 37

“So you want to die honorably? You are being selfish. Each and every person you killed had his own life. Whether that life was blessed or not ... everyone is born into this world ... they grow up ... some people have family ... some are alone in this world ... some have young children ... some are engaged ... some have pets ...some people have high hopes and great dreams ... other have no ambition at all and you ended everything for them Takezo.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 2

“Dude did you come here to lecture or to fight? BRING IT ON."
-Slam Dunk”
― Takehiko Inoue

“You're always with me. But that must also be some version of you that i made up inside my head”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 25

“You keep your nerves on edge and you're always ready to lash out. You distance yourself from everyone. It's because you are afraid of people. You are the weakest person in this village”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Vol. 3

“I want to live with you someday. I don't need a reply. That's just how i feel. It's just now, i finally have a freedom to feel that way.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 34

“Ultimately...we're all alone in this world”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 25

“That was totally his fault-Kenji's.. He tried to cross on red.. You ignore the signal, you'll get hurt. every kindergartener knows.. red means stop."
-Slam Dunk”
― Takehiko Inoue

“Life has no value!'
Truly right. It has no value.
If you think only of yourself,
it has no value.
'Why was I born?'
The reason you are here...
is because someone supported your life.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 37

“What is the meaning of "strength"? It's to have a mind that does not sway, while continuing to move forward and charge.”
― Takehiko Inoue, バガボンド 36 [Vagabond 36]

“He crossed the road when the signal was red, that's his problem!”
― Takehiko Inoue

“I want to live with you someday. I don't need a reply. That's just how i fell. It's just now, i finally have the freedom to feel that way”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 34

“Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond 04

“Invincible... it is merely a word.”
― Takehiko Inoue

“Apenas quem já experimentou a frustração da derrota consegue saborear com plenitude a alegria da vitória”
― Takehiko Inoue

“I want to live with you someday. I don't need a reply. That's just how i feel. It's just...now, i finally have the freedom to feel that way.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 34

“Once you've decided to live by the sword it doesn't matter whether you're right or wrong. What matters most is whether it's fun.”
― Takehiko Inoue

“All truly strong people are kind.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 25

“Ce lui qui nage au milieu des flots ne se rend pas compte de l’immensité de la mer”
― Takehiko Inoue

“Do you see how infinite you are?”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 11

“Hey... don't lose to the world, to that common sense thing the world embraces.”
― Inoue Takehiko