"A person can only murder another once. T…" — Ryougi Shiki Quote

"It wasn't the pain that hurt me. Rather, it was the feeling of me being ripped apart, and the sound of the knife plunging deep, deep into my heart. That incomparably bittersweet fear. My body shook and trembled at the thought of it. My silent weeping contained my uneasiness, my loneliness, my will to live. My tears aren't from the pain either, or from the fear of the encounter. It was for the brush of death that I had never before experienced, but had now fallen in love with, even though I pray every night for the strength to live. Please remember this. If we continue suspecting each other continue pursuing our own self-interests... who do you think will be left standing in the ring in the end? There won't be anybody there ladies and gentlemen. Not you not me... Not even the ring itself."

— Fujou Kirie · The Garden of Sinners

"A writer once said that "a designer knows he has achieved perfection not when he has nothing left to add, but when he has nothing left to take away"."

— Aozaki Touko · The Garden of Sinners

"Pain isn't something you have to feel, it's something you have to express."

— Mikiya Kokutō · The Garden of Sinners

"In a business like this, there are times when you need to change as the situation demands. I switch my personality depending on how I view things."

— Aozaki Touko · The Garden of Sinners

"It's a rule that I've had in my life. Kill anyone who calls me "Dirty Red"."

— Aozaki Touko · The Garden of Sinners

"It's a mistake to choose your path based upon the sins that you carry. We don't choose our path based on the sins that we carry, but we must bear our sins on the path we choose."

— Aozaki Touko · The Garden of Sinners