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1 " There is what we desire to do, and what we are able to do. When those two things don’t coincide, which path should we pursue to find happiness? "
― Hiroshi Sakurazaka , All You Need Is Kill
2 " Good ideas don’t stand a chance against good bureaucracy. "
3 " Your mother must have been disappointed when the abortion only killed your conscience. "
4 " Our lives should be written in stone. Paper is too temporary— too easy to rewrite. "
5 " Is it true the green tea they serve in Japan at the end of your meal comes free? "
6 " Death comes quick, in the beat of a heart, and he ain't picky about who he takes. "
7 " In war, fear is the woman your mother warned you about. "
8 " There’s not a drop of hero’s blood in my whole body, so spare me the praise. I’m just an ordinary guy, and proud of it. I’m here because I put in the time. I have the blisters on my fingers to prove it. It had nothing to do with coincidence, luck, or the activation of my Wonder Twin powers. I reset the game hundreds of times until my special attack finally went off perfectly. Victory was inevitable. So please, hold off on all the hero talk. "
9 " The human body is a funny machine. When you want to move something - say, your arm - the brain actually sends two signals at the same time: "More power!" and "Less power!" The operating system that runs the body automatically holds some power back to avoid overexerting and tearing itself apart. Not all machines have that built - in safety feature. You can point a car at a wall, slam the accelerator to the floor, and the car will crush itself against the wall until the engine is destroyed or runs out of gas.Martial arts use every scrap of strength the body has at its disposal. In martial arts training, you punch and shout at the same time. Your "Shout louder!" command helps to override the "Less power!" command. With practice, you can throttle the amount of power your body holds back. In essence, you're learning to channelthe body's power to destroy itself. "
10 " They say people who die in dreams are supposed to live forever. "
11 " At the end of the day, every man has to wipe his own ass. "
12 " If there’s a heaven, it’s a cold place. A dark place. A lonely place. "
13 " Drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die. "
14 " But even as the fear racks my body, it soothes me, comforts me. Soldiers who get washed away in a rush of adrenaline don't survive. In war, fear is the woman your mother warned you about. You knew she was no good for you, but you couldn't shake her. You had to find a way to get along, because she wasn't going anywhere. "
15 " My body never changed, but the OS that ran it had seen a total overhaul. "
16 " How many loops is this for you? "
17 " Of course, there were only three kinds of battle to begin with: fucked up, seriously fucked up, and fucked up beyond all recognition "
18 " You shouldn’t assume everything you don’t understand is a message, "
19 " Who knows? Maybe something will change. Or maybe, I’ll find a way to take this fucking world and piss in its eye.That’d be just fine by me. "
20 " Kiri-oboeru. "