"You know why big brothers are born first…" — Kurosaki Ichigo Quote

"[In his Resurrección form] I can see! I can see! I can see!!! So this is the sky!! So this is blood!! So this is the world!! ...So this is what you look like. Komamura. You are uglier... than I thought."

— Tousen Kaname · Bleach

"That's right...If I'm the first one here, I can save Kuchiki-san. Kurosaki must've wanted to rescue her himself...If I did it, he'd get really pissed...Heheheh..."

— Uryuu Ishida · Bleach

"[thinking after Soifon asks why she didn't take her with her] You've gotten stronger since the last time we were together, Soifon."

— Shihouin Yoruichi · Bleach

"Kurosaki Ichigo, my sword has been broken by your freedom of spirit."

— Kuchiki Byakuya · Bleach

"[to Kenpachi Zaraki, after Tosen's senses-robbing Bankai still does not discourage the Eleventh Division Captain from fighting] I see. It's understandable. You are a demon. You belong in the darkness. So of course you do not fear it."

— Tousen Kaname · Bleach

"I guess it's only natural for inferior beings to ride on the coattails of their superior counterparts. If they wish to keep their lives, they have no choice but to obediently comply. It's a never ending chain... as the ones who are burdened with that trust, in order to escape that burden, seek to find someone even greater than themselves. These greater beings then seek others even greater than themselves to shelter them. This is how Gods are born. But make no mistake. They all still abide to me. Because from this point onward, you will witness first hand, the power of the God they foolishly placed their faith in. I will become that God they have no choice but to believe in."

— Aizen Sousuke · Bleach