1 I Saw A Bright World. I Cannot Go Back To A Time When I Did Not Know Such A Thing Existed. -Kyouka Izumi
Kyouka Izumi was an assassin for the Port Mafia who killed dozens of people at the tender age of 14. After being saved by Atsushi, she decided she wouldn’t go back to being an assassin anymore.
2 Justice Is A Weapon. It Can Be Used To Cause Harm, But It Cannot Protect Or Save Others. -Osamu Dazai
Dazai is a cynical and suicidal maniac. According to him, justice has two sides. It is a weapon that can be used to harm others.
3 If You Try To Save Someone You Can’t Save, You’ll Both End Up Sinking. -Doppo Kunikida
Kunikida had seen some really rough things while in Port Mafia. He’d realised that if you try to save someone you cannot save, it’ll only cause more trouble for you.
4 Do You Think If You Put Your Life On The Line Fighting For Others, Someone Will Stamp A Form Certifying You Deserve To Live? -Ryuunosuke Akutagawa
Akutagawa detested the weak, especially Atsushi. What he hated most about Atsushi was how Dazai acknowledged him. He often lashed out at him for no reason. He proposes this question to Atsushi during the final fight of the first season, which stirred him up.
5 I Often Wonder About That. Do Our Tears Do Any Good For The Dead? -Kunikida
Kunikida felt responsible for the the deaths of victims that were murdered in a case he was part of. But the one thing he never did was cry about it because he felt that crying for the dead doesn’t do any good for anyone.
6 People Need To Be Told They’re Worthy Of Being Alive By Someone Else Or They Can’t Go On. -Atsushi
As a boy who was raised in an orphanage and abused by the director and bullied by the children, Atsushi had a rough childhood. Atsushi was constantly in a struggle with his identity and he was searching for meaning all along.
7 If You Place Yourself Somewhere Close To Raw Emotions Where You’re Exposed To Violence And Death, You Can Brush Against Man’s True Nature. -Dazai
The closer Dazai gets to death, the closer he believes he can get to understanding human nature. This explains his constant obsession with death and destruction.
8 People Exist To Save Themselves. You Will Understand That At The Moment Of Your Death. -Sakunosuke
If anything has given us anything, it’s the survival instinct. People exist to save themselves from danger. They’ll do anything to save themselves no matter what.
9 No One Can Fully Grasp Another Person’s Deepest Emotions. It’s Impossible. Only You Can Understand What You’re Feeling. -Atsushi
No one person can truly understand another person. You can only understand yourself. People often put up a mask to hide their deepest emotions and it’s next to impossible to break through it.
10 Wealth Is A Nightmare. With Each Coveted Thing We Buy, We Lose A Thing We Dream About. -Scott Fitzgerald
Wealth is a poisonous thing. No matter how much wealth you have, it can never buy you happiness. All it does is poison your soul.
11 Nothing In This World Can Fill This Lonely Hole You Have. You Will Wander The Darkness For Eternity. -Sakunosuke Oda
Loneliness is a treacherous emotion. The lonely hole that you have in your heart cannot be filled. Sakunosuke Oda had lost both his kids and he was left a lonely person until his unfortunate death.
12 Everything Worth Wanting Is Lost The Moment I Obtain It. And Nothing I Pursue Is Worth The Cost Of Prolonging This Life, This Suffering. -Dazai
Dazai was a suicidal maniac who’d lost his will to live. He felt that life always cheated him. Life always took something from him and that was the cost that he had to pay for being alive.
13 My Dream Was To Become A Writer. I Was Afraid That If I Ever Killed Again, I’d Lose That Future Forever. That’s Why I Stopped. -Sakunosuke Oda
Oda left a life of crime because he didn’t want to get killed. He had two kids he was looking after and he didn’t want them to get hurt. When those kids were murdered, he lost his will to live.
13 Best Bungou Stray Dogs Quotes Of All Time
1. I Saw A Bright World. I Cannot Go Back To A Time When I Did Not Know Such A Thing Existed. -Kyouka Izumi
2. Justice Is A Weapon. It Can Be Used To Cause Harm, But It Cannot Protect Or Save Others. -Osamu Dazai
3. If You Try To Save Someone You Can’t Save, You’ll Both End Up Sinking. -Doppo Kunikida
4. Do You Think If You Put Your Life On The Line Fighting For Others, Someone Will Stamp A Form Certifying You Deserve To Live? -Ryuunosuke Akutagawa
5. I Often Wonder About That. Do Our Tears Do Any Good For The Dead? -Kunikida
6. People Need To Be Told They’re Worthy Of Being Alive By Someone Else Or They Can’t Go On. -Atsushi
7. If You Place Yourself Somewhere Close To Raw Emotions Where You’re Exposed To Violence And Death, You Can Brush Against Man’s True Nature. -Dazai
8. People Exist To Save Themselves. You Will Understand That At The Moment Of Your Death. -Sakunosuke
9. No One Can Fully Grasp Another Person’s Deepest Emotions. It’s Impossible. Only You Can Understand What You’re Feeling. -Atsushi
10. Wealth Is A Nightmare. With Each Coveted Thing We Buy, We Lose A Thing We Dream About. -Scott Fitzgerald
11. Nothing In This World Can Fill This Lonely Hole You Have. You Will Wander The Darkness For Eternity. -Sakunosuke Oda
12. Everything Worth Wanting Is Lost The Moment I Obtain It. And Nothing I Pursue Is Worth The Cost Of Prolonging This Life, This Suffering. -Dazai
13. My Dream Was To Become A Writer. I Was Afraid That If I Ever Killed Again, I’d Lose That Future Forever. That’s Why I Stopped. -Sakunosuke Oda