"I love this game that people call "life"…" — Makishima Shougo Quote

"Chastity and grace - traditional virtues that have been lost. They comprise the educational ideology of Ousou Academy. They're priorities that are not valued in boys, only in girls. After having them instilled in us, we're shipped out as brand-name product, refined, sheltered maidens, and purchased by men who seek a classic piece of furniture called "a good wife and mother" in a formality known as marriage. Students in this school are all components that will be processed into an artwork called "the lady". They are rough stones waiting to be polished and finished up. They live sad and boring lives, even though there are many other possible ways they could bloom."

— Oryou Rikako · Psycho-Pass

"You can play any character and yet in the end, you yourself are nobody. Your core personality is null. It's empty. That's how you could wear any mask all over your smooth, featureless face and have it fit perfectly."

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass

"I want to see the splendor of people's souls."

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass

"What are humans’ desires? What I think the most troublesome desire is the desire for attention. It’s the source of jealousy and relationship problems, too."

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass

"Books are not something that you just read words in. They're also a tool to adjust your senses."

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass

"No matter how severe the situation is, if you continue to stay there, you'll accept everything as a everyday life."

— Nobuchika Ginoza · Psycho-Pass