Tokyo Ghost Quotes

“Fuck 'em. Call it whatever you want. Maybe it's just two people clinging to each other to stay alive. Maybe sometimes that's all love gets to be. And, maybe, if they hold onto each other long enough . . . maybe something good finally happens.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 1: Atomic Garden

“Samurai are born to die.

Death is not a curse to be avoided -- but the natural end of all life. Death is not eternal . . . dishonor is.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 1: Atomic Garden

“Bushido refers not only to martial rectitude but personal rectitude. We understand that in serving each other we serve our own interests.

In serving our world, our world serves us. Allowing us to live in harmony with it.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 1: Atomic Garden

“I'm just a broken thing you're familiar with.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 2: Come Join Us

“People want to feel good, be entertained, eat salty shit, and cum twice a week, and provided they do they'll stay quiet.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 2: Come Join Us

“Shit, man, democracy failed before it started.

Who thought it was a good idea to let the masses of fucktards decide anything?

[Guess I've got more faith in people.]

People? The election of 2044 -- Curls Bellberry, a boy band presidency on the platform that the Earth is flat and that he'd nuke New York to save Social Security. There's a good reason he was the last president.

Problem with letting people pick a leader is they gravitate towards confident sociopaths no matter how stupid they are.

It's the perception of qualification that fools people.

At least by having corporate executives rule us we get folks who are good at business.

Life hurts, the world is fucked, and that's not going to change. . .”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 2: Come Join Us

“Some irony. The girl who couldn't face her own bullshit . . . suddenly forcing everyone else to.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 2: Come Join Us

“Baby, your rhymes get me going.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 2: Come Join Us

“Go ahead, kill me! But live with this: All those people die!

For the rest of your life, somewhere behind the feeds, that human part of you hiding down deep will always wonder how much pain you could have prevented if you hadn't been so weak!”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 2: Come Join Us

“Once upon a time there was a girl named Debbie Jacobs and a boy named Teddy Dennis.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 1: Atomic Garden

“How does it feel to be helpless, Led?

To depend on something that fails you?

There's no more running from who you are; no one to hold you together anymore.

You're alone now--

The ghost of Tokyo has come for you all.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 2: Come Join Us

“Enough rationalization. They simply had what you wanted, so you took it.

[My chair-- I shit on my good chair!]

You shit more than just your chair.

You shit the world. All you ever cared about was winning -- And you did.

The last man standing on a mountain of filth [. . .]

Kazumi taught forgiveness. She accepted all refugees looking for a better life. And you turned that against her.

Kazumi would show mercy.

I'm not Kazumi.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 2: Come Join Us

“Check your privilege, Hitler! I'm a nut job, not an asshole.”
― Rick Remender, Tokyo Ghost, Vol. 2: Come Join Us