"They say if you change yourself, you'll …" — Hachiman Hikigaya Quote

"Guys are simple creatures. Just by talking to them, they get the wrong idea."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru

"In essence, language accounts for a mere 30% of human communication. The other 70% is made up of information collected from eye movements and other body language. With that, even a loner who never takes part in conversation can pull off 70% of what we consider communication."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru

"I like myself. I have never once hated myself. My high specs, my half-decent looks, my pessimistic, realist point of view... I don't hate any of it at all."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru

"There are things that cannot be taken back. But the world will keep on spinning whether you laugh or you cry. High school life will eventually end too."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru

"Walls are an unavoidable part of youth."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru

"I hate nice girls. Just exchanging greetings with them will get them on your mind. Start texting each other, and your heart will be set a flutter. If they call you, you're done for. Enjoy staring at your logs and grinning like a fool. However, I won't get fooled again. That's what your kind calls kindness. If you're nice to me, you're nice to others. I always end up nearly forgetting that. Reality is cruel, so I'm sure lies are a form of kindness. Thus, I say kindness itself is also a lie. I always ended up with these expectations. And I always ended up with these misunderstandings. And before I knew it, I stopped hoping. A highly trained loner is once bitten, twice shy. As a veteran on this battlefield of life, I've gotten used to losing. That's why I always hate nice girls."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru