"The night is in its darkest just before …" — Gintoki Sakata Quote

"I think that in the end, I just care a lot about myself. I was the only one that I loved and respected. That's why I was scared to know what the others thought about me. I was afraid to get hurt, so I ran away and locked myself into my shell."

— Kirara · Gintama

"A prison, you say? You think you'll be free if you go to the world above? A girl like you can never be free no matter where you go. After all, we humans are apes put in a cage called Earth. There is no difference between the world above and the world below. The only difference is which is bigger or smaller. People who pout about how confining the cage is can never be happy. They live their lives only seeing the iron bars. A true lack of freedom is when you cage your soul."

— Gintama · Gintama

"It's quite easy for humans to become adults, but to always have a child-like heart that makes everything joyful isn't such an easy task."

— Hattori Zenzou · Gintama

"Life is basically like a soap bubble. It rides on the wind, flying here and there... and before you realize it - pop! It's gone. When it's about to disappear, you think that you could've flown a little higher. But by the time, it's already too late."

— Gintoki Sakata · Gintama

"A farewell is like the other side of a coin. It will only happen when there is an encounter. Rather than dreading the day we have to part, shouldn't we be happy that we had the chance to meet today instead?"

— Gintoki Sakata · Gintama

"It's often said, "People who are similar can be called friends", right? You haven't been making a good life for yourself, have you? Well, I guess I'm no better.. People don't try to make a life that they can't be proud of... They have the intention of staying on the straight path, but out of blue, they're in the dirt. But, even so, with heart and soul you try to brake through. There will be a day, that even dirt will dry and fall off. (Gintoki to Catherine Gintama chapter 24 page 19"")"

— Gintoki Sakata · Gintama