Zitate und Sprüche von Gin Ichimaru

It's easier to crush a dream than realize one. Forming a bond is infinitely more difficult than breaking one.

Emotions? Nope, I've got nothing like that. I told you when we first met, didn't I? I'm a snake. With cold skin, no emotions, that slithers around searching for prey with its tongue, swallowing down whatever looks tasty.

I've decided. I'm going to become a Shinigami. Become a Shinigami and change things. So that they'll end without Rangiku having to cry.

I'm not fighting because I want to win, I'm fighting because I have to win.

We are taught never to shed tears. For to shed tears means that the body has been defeated by emotion.

Don't break anyone's heart, they only have one. Break their bones, they have 206.

People are all evil. In order to falsely believe yourself to be just, you must inevitably falsely believe that someone else is more evil than you.

People are able to hold onto hope, since death is that which cannot be seen.

The thing that we call power is dynamic, it keeps on changing.

They say the tongue is the root of all misfortune.

You know why big brothers are born first? To protect the little ones that come after them.

It's impossible to feel exactly the same as someone else... but when you both care for each other, your hearts are able to draw a little closer together. I think that's what it means to make your hearts as one.

If a miracle only happens once, then what is it called the second time?

I wish I could have five different lives! Then I could have been born in five different towns, and eaten five lifetime's worth of food, and had five different careers, and fallen in love with the same person, five times.

When people constantly show their affection for you, you start taking it for granted. If you don't realize how much they care for you until they're gone, you'll only be left with regret and remorse.

You wanted revenge? You're just making other people as miserable as you. Revenge is just the path you took to escape your suffering.

Become strong not just for your own sake, but for your friends!

Admiration is the furthest thing from understanding.

A snake that crawled on the earth one day dreamed of soaring through the sky, though knowing it was impossible. Still, hoping beyond hope, it kept it's eye on a baby bird which it raised in its own nest, little realizing that actually the snake is prey because that bird is a hawk, ready to take to the sky.

But we're not bad people. We're like our emblem, the snake: sleek, powerful, and frequently misunderstood.

We can't waste time worrying about the what-ifs.

If you give me wings, I will soar for you even if this whole land sinks down to the water. If you give me a sword, I will fight for you even if this whole sky shoots through with your light.

Because he attained so much power, he could only be controlled by it. And in the end, maybe his only option was to destroy himself.

Trusting someone means relying on them and only the weak do that.

Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging to them.

There is no such thing as "truth" or "lies" in this world; there never has been. There are only plain, hard facts. And yet, all beings who exist in this world acknowledge only those "facts" that are convenient to them, and take them to be the "truth".

Death and pain are just a small price to pay for the enjoyment of battle!

Everyone who searches for power, without exception, searches for battle. Do you fight in order to become more powerful? Or do you want more power so you can fight?

It'll never be finished. A battle isn't like some stupid argument. As long as someone's still breathing, the fight isn't over.

The next time we meet I won't look to you for help, Kurosaki-kun, I'll be able to fight on my own.

No matter how strong a defense, a stronger offense will always shatter it.

Arrogance destroys the footholds of victory.

The curtain that falls down at the end, shall be pulled down by the blade of my sword.

I know the loneliness of being a prisoner. I know the joy you feel when your friends come to rescue you and the fear of them being injured and defeated.

Even if no one believes in you, stick out your best and scream your defiance!

Worrying about a warrior's life on the battlefield is only an insult.

A man who raises his hands on a woman is trash.

I've always been afraid. Always been pretending to follow you closely, always pretending to sharpen my fangs, when the truth is. I'm scared to death just treading on your shadow.

A true warrior would never beg someone for his life.

War is not heroic. War is not exhilarating. War is full of despair. It's dark. It's dreadful. It's a thing of sorrow and gloom.

Battles aren't supposed to be heroic affairs. They are not supposed to be fun or exciting, to us every battle is filled with despair, they are dark, horrifying, grizzly. We should fear warfare, avoid it always and whenever possible choose the path of peace.

I can't deny, I don't know very much about Rukia. That's not the point, I might not risk my life for her, but Ichigo wants to save her life and that's all I need to know. What may seem like an unworthy cause to you is more than enough reason for me.

The right to choose life or death lies with the victor. And the victor of this battle is me.