"A drama has a progressive thought, an em…" — Kaoru Yamazaki Quote

"It's natural for a person to deny he's a failure as a human being. That's why he searches for somebody who is more miserable than himself. That's why so much animosity exists on the internet. Those who aren't able to find a more miserable person, turn to the internet and call other people losers, even though they've never met. Just to make themselves feel superior. Isn't that pathetic? There's a sense of security that comes from speaking badly of someone else. But that isn't true salvation."

— Satou Tatsuhiro · Welcome to the N.H.K

"Because of our broken instincts, we are in pain. We continue living in pain, because our instincts have been twisted by reason. So, what are we supposed to do? Should we abandon knowledge? Throw away reason? In any event, that wouldn't be possible. For better or for worse, we ate the fruit of knowledge long, long ago."

— Satou Tatsuhiro · Welcome to the N.H.K

"People who neglect to make efforts or who don't take any actions at all are always the ones who dream that someday they will suddenly become wildly successful."

— Misaki Nakahara · Welcome to the N.H.K

"I think I finally understand... As long as there's someone who'll grieve, it's wrong to want to die."

— Hidehito Nomura · Welcome to the N.H.K

"No human beings, regardless of who they might be, want to look directly at their own shortcomings."

— Satou Tatsuhiro · Welcome to the N.H.K

"People like us aren't qualified to be involved in a dramatic incident such as a suicide. No matter how depressed you are or how much pain you're in, you have to return to your routine, daily life. Even if you don't come back, you'll just end up dying in vain. A dramatic death isn't befitting of us."

— Kaoru Yamazaki · Welcome to the N.H.K