"Feelings of romantic love are, in the en…" — 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

"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

"Question: Why can one keep living as a hikikomori? Answer: Because one's food clothing and shelter are assured. It's because one is permitted a lukewarm bare minimum of a life that one can keep living as a hikikomori indefinitely. Being able to live as a hikikomori was in itself very much a luxury. Without the assurance of food clothing and shelter unless you're prepared to die there's no other way but to work."

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

"If you don't see her, you won't fall in love. If you don't fall in love, you won't get hurt."

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

"People in reality spout off all in unison about love and friendship but in fact it's a dirty little world full of lies and desires, isn't it?"

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