Memorable Quotes from Shinnosuke Ikehata
8 quotesThe Wisdom of Leaving a Sinking Ship
Kyoami
Why stay with this mad old man? If the rock you stay on starts to roll, jump clean. Or you'll go with it and be squashed. Only a fool stays aboard.
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Questioning Divine Indifference in Human Suffering
Kyoami
Are there no gods... no Buddha? If you exist, hear me. You are mischievous and cruel! Are you so bored up there you must crush us like ants? Is it such fun to see men weep?
Tango
Enough! Do not blaspheme! It is the gods who weep. They see us killing each other over and over since time began. They can't save us from ourselves.
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Transformation into the Lord of Rice Fields
Kyoami
He gives away his house, He gives away his lands, He now holds a new title: Lord of the rice fields a scarecrow!
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Life's Cycle: Crying from Birth to Death
Kyoami
Man is born crying. When he has cried enough, he dies.
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The Mind and Heart's Failings
Kyoami
The failed mind sees the heart's failings.
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Madness and Sanity in a Chaotic World
Kyoami
In a mad world, only the mad are sane!
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Symbolism of Eggs and Walls in Dialogue
Kyoami
A serpent's egg is white and pure. A bird's is speckled and soiled.
Hidetora
This is a castle... Here's a wall.
Kyoami
The bird left the speckled egg for the white.
Hidetora
Strange...
Kyoami
The egg cracks; out comes a snake.
Hidetora
Empty space above the wall. Why?
Kyoami
The bird is gobbled by the snake.
Hidetora
Where am I? Who am I?
Kyoami
Stupid bird!
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The Complexity of Human Existence
Hidetora
I am lost...
Kyoami
Such is the human condition.
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