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“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

“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

“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

“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

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

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

“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]