"Just like humans, approve killing animal…" — Mutou Tohru Quote

"By the time I noticed, so much time had passed that even my little sister would have died naturally already."

— Sunako Kirishiki · Shiki

"At first, everyone is disgusted. Afraid to bear the sin of killing people. Afraid to receive punishment for replenishing themselves with the life of another. But, once you realize that you won't be punished for killing people, you get used to the guilt pretty soon. The guilt of using humans for food. Aren't humans the same?"

— Mutou Tohru · Shiki

"It's not a matter of a creature's individual worth. It's a matter of a creature's personal feelings."

— Tatsumi · Shiki

"My new family is just so kind. It's almost if there's been some kind of mistake... like, I'll have to pay back for all this happiness later on."

— Nao Yasumori · Shiki

"If I was the protagonist in this story, I'm sure someone would come save me. It would be like a miracle. But I have no one to save me. There is no god who would grant me a miracle. I'm a murderer, after all. But I've done nothing bad. All I did was feed myself. If I hadn't, I would have starved to death. Would it have been better that way? Am I evil because I didn't let myself starve to death? Give me an answer, Muroi-san! I didn't willingly become such a creature. But if I have a life, shouldn't I treasure it? Is that a sin? Muroi-san! This is what it means to be abandoned by God."

— Sunako Kirishiki · Shiki

"It's not that I'm on the side of humans. I just really don't like you guys."

— Yuuki Natsuno · Shiki