David > David's Quotes

“Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.”
― General Iroh

“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

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

“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

“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