"Do not live bowing down. You must die st…" — Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryusai Quote

"How I envy the feeble and frail... If I were inept, I could simply blend in, not stand out, and get lost in the crowd. I yearned to be just another sheep... And if that was asking too much I'd settle for... walking among the lions."

— Starrk · Bleach

"I'm going to keep getting closer and closer to you. And not just day after day, oh no. It's going to happen much faster than that! See I'm already closer to you than I was a moment ago. And I'll keep getting closer and closer to you, until I swallow you up and then, you'll disappear. Things are not turning out well for you at all, are they? (laughs) See you around."

— Hollow Ichigo · Bleach

"Loyalty to someone is different from depending on them."

— Zaraki Kenpachi · Bleach

"Are you kidding me? You really don't know who I am?"

— Ganju Shiba · Bleach

"I thought I told you. If you see your allies losing, that's your chance. Don't step between them. Take the enemy down from behind. And if the enemy's so strong, you can't even do that, then just watch your allies get killed. That's what it means to be Special Forces."

— Soi Fon · Bleach

"All creatures want to believe in something bigger than themselves. They cannot live without blind obedience. And to escape the pressure of that trust, those in whom faith is placed in turn look for someone higher than themselves. And then those people in turn look for someone even stronger. That is how all Kings are born. That is how all Gods are born."

— Aizen Sousuke · Bleach