Psycho-Pass Quotes

"Why don't you buy paper books? E-books lack character."

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass

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

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass

"Hey, it's been a while. I came to talk to you today, since I decided what I'm going to do next. My Crime Coefficient went up to 140. There's no longer a chance for recovery. But it's not in my nature to sit around and mope in the isolation facility. So I decided to go back to where I used to work. You told me to take a different path. Guess I didn't live up to your expectations. I'm a bad son in every respect, aren't I? But strangely enough, I have no regrets. There's nothing good about being a detective. Even so, it's a job that someone needs to do. Right, dad?"

— Nobuchika Ginoza · Psycho-Pass

"The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. People have always detested evil and sought out a righteous way of living. Their feelings, the accumulation of those peoples feelings are the law. They're neither the provisions, nor the system. They're the fragile and irreplaceable feelings that everyone carries in their hearts."

— Akane Tsunemori · Psycho-Pass

"I think the only time people really have value is when they act according to their own will."

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass

"Everyone is alone. Everyone is empty. People no longer have need of others. You can always find a spare for any replacement. Any relationship can be replaced."

— 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

"Being a detective isn't about bringing someone down, but rather protecting someone."

— Kougami Shinya · Psycho-Pass

"No matter where you are, people find a way to entertain themselves."

— Shuusei Kagari · Psycho-Pass

"I was the only one who got an A ranking for the Public Safety Bureau. There were more than 500 students and I was the only one. So I thought that there must have been something that only I could do at the Bureau. If I went there, I thought I could find my purpose in life... I thought I'd be able to find out why I was born here and now!"

— Akane Tsunemori · Psycho-Pass

"Beautiful flowers, too, eventually wither and fall. That's the fate of all living beings."

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass

"They say that fools learn from their experiences, while the wise learn from history. I hope you're not a fool."

— Nobuchika Ginoza · Psycho-Pass

"I'm sorry. I couldn't keep my promise. I wanted to go into a line of work where I could protect people. That's why I became a detective. But Makishima changed everything. That man will continue to kill people. And yet, the law can't judge him. As long as I'm a detective, I can't touch him. This case made me aware... that the law can't protect people."

— Kougami Shinya · 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

"An unforeseen situation... An unexpected turn of events... In the face of those, you too will face your true self."

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass

"I wonder what sort of criteria you use to divide people into good and evil."

— Makishima Shougo · Psycho-Pass