End of Evangelion Quotes

“Are you afraid of other people? I know that by keeping others at a distance you avoid a betrayal of your trust, but you must endure the loneliness. Man can never completely erase this sadness, because all men are fundamentally alone. Pain is something man must carry in his heart, and since the heart feels pain so easily, some believe that life is pain.”
― Hideaki Anno, End of Evangelion

“Man fears the darkness, and so he scrapes away at the edges of it with fire. He creates life by diminishing the Darkness.”
― Hideaki Anno, End of Evangelion

“Those who hate themselves, cannot love or trust others.”
― Hideaki Anno, End of Evangelion

“What's wrong with running away from reality if it sucks?!”
― Hideaki Anno, End of Evangelion

“Who is this? This is me. Who am I? What am I? What am I? What am I? What am I?”
― Hideaki Anno, End of Evangelion

“It is my destiny to live forever, though my survival will bring final destruction to the human race. However, it is possible for me to be killed, and whether I live or die makes no great difference. In truth, death may be the only absolute freedom there is.”
― Hideaki Anno, End of Evangelion

“Childeren are much better at bringing out what they have imagined in their heads. İt's much more straightforward. They don't try to do a good job. İt's nice, isn't it ? Because it's pure, innocent. İt's a part of me that's been lost.”
― Hideaki Anno, End of Evangelion

“I'm often told that those who don't like themselves set high expectations for themselves, but ı think people who say that don't really understand how painful it is.”
― Hideaki Anno, End of Evangelion