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“Without love, it cannot be seen.”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1

“Don't be sad. Even if the world won't forgive you, I'll forgive you.
Don't be sad. Even if you don't forgive the world, I'll forgive you.
So please tell me. How do I make you forgive me?”
― Ryukishi07

“...a story should be like a roller coaster. That is to say before writing a really cruel scene, I have to lift the people's spirits, for example, with a fun scene... Before writing a scene of pure despair, we must go through scenes of hope. And indeed, when I write, all of this amuses me very much.”
― Ryukishi07

“Wha...what are you smiling for...? If I'd swallowed that needle, I'd have died! It's not like putting tabasco in ohagi!!!”
― Ryukishi07, Higurashi When They Cry: Curse Killing Arc, Vol. 2

“Please, don't be afraid of being happy. Becoming happy isn't the same thing as accepting your current misfortune. It means creating a new happiness out of your current misfortune.”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1 - manga

“It is very easy to destroy something. And very difficult to repair it again. Magic is much the same way. Magic that destroys and kills is very simple to master. Weak witches who fall victim to the temptations of easy power, therefore, grow lax in their study of true magic. The true magic is the ability to repair. The power to revive. That which calls back joy that has been shattered. That which brings back warmth to love gone cold. […] The world of humanity is full of separation, loss, and mourning. Everyone lives their lives seeking the means to evade or bear that sadness. But for a witch with the power to endlessly regenerate, any concept of destruction or decay no longer applies. The Endless Witch is free of all worldly suffering, certain of eternal bliss.”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1

“I... Furudo Erika... have DUCT TAPE!!”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1 - manga

“嘘だぁ!!”
― Ryukishi07, Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc, Vol. 1

“Keiichi-kun. I found you.”
― Ryukishi07, Higurashi When They Cry: Curse Killing Arc, Vol. 2

“Losers are not necessary in this world.”
― Ryukishi07

“Everyone has a right to pursue a happy life. The difficult part is to be given that right.”
― Ryukishi07

“Rena: Come on. Who was that man?
Keiichi: I-I don't know him!
Rena: Liar. What were you talking about?
Keiichi: S-S-Something that doesn't have anything to do with you!
Rena: Oh...Ah-ha-ha. Oh. So it has nothing to do with us...
Keiichi: Th-That's right...
Rena: You're lying!!”
― Ryukishi07, Higurashi When They Cry: Curse Killing Arc, Vol. 2

“You won't transfer, right Keiichi?"
-Rena Ryuugu”
― Ryukishi07, Higurashi When They Cry: Cotton Drifting Arc, Vol. 2

“People are riddles.

They want someone else to solve their riddle.
They live life wanting someone to solve the riddle that they are, the most difficult riddle in the world.”
― Ryukishi07/07th Expansion, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 7: Requiem of the Golden Witch, Vol. 2

“Even I recognize that I'm not being a proper role model right now. But I need you to understand. As your mother, it's my duty to protect you from the evil intentions of whoever did this...and I'll become a demon if I have to. That's all there is to it.”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch, Vol. 2 - manga

“I dedicate this tale to my beloved witch, Beatrice.”
― Ryukishi07

“Long, long ago in the days when gods appeared to men...
Bread fell down from heaven.
Some lamented loudly that the bread was not meat.
Meat fell down from heaven.
Some lamented loudly that they preferred the bread.
God came down from heaven.
He will make water fall down for a time, until everyone knows what will make them happy.
Rain fell down from heaven.
Everyone lamented loudly that their clothing became wet.
Flames fell from heaven.
Everyone lamented loudly that their houses had been burned.
God came down from heaven.
He will make nothing fall from heaven, until everyone knows what will make them happy.
Nothing fell down from heaven.
Some lamented loudly that God had forsaken them.
All manner of things fell down from heaven.
Some lamented loudly that God should be more selective in what he sent.
Boulders rained down from heaven.
Now the lamentations finally ceased.
Rain fell down from heaven.
passing travelers expressed their gratitude.
"God, we thank thee for the unexpected weather.
Now we can carry on our long journey and enjoy the break from the monotony."
God saw them off without a word.
As it should be. Gods and dice are best when silent.”
― Ryukishi07, うみねこのなく頃に散 Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch

“Without love, it cannot be seen”
― Ryukishi07

“I'll show you just how lukewarm the hell you came from is.”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch, Vol. 2 - manga

“Love is an illusion, a misunderstanding.
Mutual love is a mutual misunderstanding of being mutually loved.
And engagement is a vow to not wake up for your whole life from that misunderstanding.”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko: When They Cry

“When the seagulls cry, I want you to be mine at long last. These hours upon years of waiting will not be in vain.”

She took his hand in hers, looking into the endless sea of his eyes. Thousands of memories shone through that fragment of glass as the two had finally reunited.”
― Ryukishi07

“And yet, this was Battler.
Battler who had chased the witch here.....

"You think I'll let you get away? You're my Golden Witch."
"........Battler, you fool...............you fool.........."
"If you intend to fall into this Abyss, I'll fall with you. If it's a world of nothingness, we'll disappear together."
"But until the very last moment..."
"........You will be mine........."

The two hugged each other tightly.
........Fate didn't try and tear them apart again.
And so, the two became one, ......and sank into the Abyss together.........”
― Ryukishi07

“Live in order to make reality shine.”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko When They Cry Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch

“Healing isn't the same thing as removing pain. It's the pleasure we earn as compensation for withstanding pain. Therefore, removing the pain isn't healing. To know the joy of healing, you have to know the pain.”
― Ryukishi07

“Humans are beings who live by molding themselves to fit society...In other words, from the time they're born, trusting each other is genetically imprinted on them.”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1

“If only I know the truth, that's pointless!! I know it after dying. Truth belongs to living humans!! If the truth doesn't remain, the dead won't be rewarded!!!”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1

“The anguish of the human world comes when you want someone to acknowledge you, but you don't know what it is you should be striving for.”
― Ryukishi07, うみねこのなく頃に Episode 4: Alliance of the golden witch 3

“Generally impossible things do happen. That's Hinamizawa for you.”
― Ryukishi07, Higurashi When They Cry: Time Killing Arc, Vol. 1

“Both love and happiness are the same as the air. Even though it fills the world, if you don't understand it, it's the same as if it doesn't exist.”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY (Issues)

“No, even if truth does exist, whether you believe it or not is determined by whether you have love or not. ...Can you really call truth without certainty truth?”
― Ryukishi07, Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1 - manga