Ai no Kusabi Vol. 5 Quotes

“But one day inexorably followed the next. The mongrels asked nothing of why they were there or why they even existed. The rain fell on the just and the unjust alike. The high and the low. And so without debate, seeking no excuses, they swallowed their delight and anger, sorrow and pleasure, and accepted things as they stood.”
― Rieko Yoshihara, Ai no Kusabi Vol. 5: Darkness

“Kirie shoved his head into the heap of Riki’s garments and slowly closed his eyes with Riki’s scent all around him.”
― Rieko Yoshihara, Ai no Kusabi Vol. 5: Darkness

“If Kirie couldn’t have Riki, then he would foster a hatred so deep the scar would remain forever on Riki’s heart. And by doing so, Kirie would ensure that he’d never be forgotten. Guy never would have believed that Kirie could make his intentions so clear.”
― Rieko Yoshihara, Ai no Kusabi Vol. 5: Darkness

“Being hated from the heart is a thousand times better than being ignored. That way, I would never be far from his thoughts. I’m telling you, it’s like nothing else in the world. It even beats sex.”
― Rieko Yoshihara, Ai no Kusabi Vol. 5: Darkness

“There were as many different human values as there were humans. Change the star under which one was born, and a different man created a different reality, even in the same time and place.”
― Rieko Yoshihara, Ai no Kusabi Vol. 5: Darkness