"Righteousness cannot save the world."

"People cannot change the past. All we can do, is accept our own actions. If you still wish to be burdened by your sins, let it show in your future actions. It is your choice how to perceive something that has already happened."

— Kotomine Kirei · Fate/stay night

"The storyteller may fall silent, the music may cease, but the story will not end. Be it tragedy or comedy, as long as there is applause, the story will not end. It is just like the multitude of human lives. Warm blessings to we who were not rewarded, and we who are still on our way. Our travels continue on."

— Fate/stay night · Fate/stay night

"Yes, I saw it over and over... Meaningless massacres. Meaningless suffering. Meaningless happiness! I was forced to watch it all. Even when I refused to look, it surrounded me. That isn't what I wished for! I didn't become a Guardian for this!"

— Archer · Fate/stay night

"That is why I will keep running for now. If I aim for the distance, there should come a day when I would be able to reach out to what I have been aiming for."

— Emiya Shirou · Fate/stay night

"Knights cannot save the world."

— Emiya Kiritsugu · Fate/stay night

"Eternity is instantaneous, and an instant is eternal."

— Archer · Fate/stay night