"The Devil's finest trick is to persuade …" — Hachiman Hikigaya Quote

"Expecting others to read your mind is delusional. But... But... I... I..."It's not empty words I'm after. There was something else I desired all along. Not mutual understanding, friendship, companionship, or anything of the sort. I don't care about being understood. I simply wish to understand. Understand, know, and rest easy in that knowledge-- gain some peace of mind. Wanting to know people inside-out because being in the dark terrifies me is an awfully self-indulgement, egoistic, and arrogant wish. It's downright despicable and disgusting. Having a desire like that makes me sick to the stomach! But if it's at all possible to share that desire-- if it's possible to have a relationship where you're free to burden one another with that repulsive self-gratification...I know that it's out of the question! I know that it's out of my reach! Even so!" Even so, I... I want something genuine."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku

"What if, and this is strictly hypothetical, what if you could reload your save data to change your previous choice, like in a game? Would it change your life? The answer is a resounding no."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku

"A problem is not a problem as long as nobody sees it as one."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku

"If wishes could be granted, if desires could be fulfilled, then I wouldn't wish or desire for anything after all. The things you're handed on a silver platter are never genuine, and never everlasting. And that is why I'll always keep searching."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku

"I'm always alone. Other people don't factor into what I do. The things that happen in front of me are parts of my life and my life alone."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku

"There are some people who don't want a solution. Some want things to stay the way they are. There's no way to make things convenient for everyone. So the only option is to find a compromise."

— Hachiman Hikigaya · Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku