"One cannot live by jokes alone. But if t…" — Olivier Poplan Quote

"Dictatorship itself isn't absolutely evil, it's just another form of government. The point is how you can run it for the benefit of society."

— Yang Wenli · Legend of the Galactic Heroes

"No matter the era, whichever the society, people always gaze at the stars when young. Then they stretch out their hands and try to catch them. And then one day, they realize their arms are not long enough to catch the stars, and that's when they grow up."

— Reinhard von Lohengramm · Legend of the Galactic Heroes

"Love and the human mind can't be analyzed with formulas. It's not so unusual for love to make you forget the sense of care and respect for others. There's no logic. It's an uncontrollable urge. To tell you the truth, it’d be worrisome if you became like that. Your mind is keen, and your character is good. But passion has nothing to do with mind or character."

— Alex Cazellnu · Legend of the Galactic Heroes

"Perfection is a fairly nonexistent thing. If you couldn’t do it, it was probably impossible for anybody else, too."

— Reinhard von Lohengramm · Legend of the Galactic Heroes

"Maybe humans are capable of committing far more shameless acts than they imagine they are. If they hadn’t faced adversity, they might have gone without discovering such ugly facets of themselves."

— Hildegard von Mariendorf · Legend of the Galactic Heroes

"In the long flow of time, living things know nothing of their ancestors, except for the genes they’ve inherited. Only mankind has history. Having a history differentiates mankind from all other living species. That’s why I wanted to be a historian."

— Yang Wenli · Legend of the Galactic Heroes