Durarara Quotes

For us, the playground of fiction is just as important as reality

If you truly want to escape the ordinary, you'll simply need to keep evolving. Whether what you seek is above or below.

In my hometown, the sky seemed endless . . . but there was nothing to see.

I am who I am and there’s nothing wrong with that. The days continue like they always have. They bring neither excessive desire nor despair. Nothing’s changed. Yet I’m overwhelmed with a sense of fulfillment. I’m right here. You’re over there. If I’m your savior, then you’re mine

Reality is such a pain. Those of us who were fed up with that kind of reality decided to remake it. We’d set up a partition, separate what’s important to us from what was trash, put only the things we loved on our side, and got rid of the rest.

If reality is as equally valuable as fiction, then you should just chalk up the parts of the past you don’t need to your imagination

If you make fiction just as valuable as reality, then any reality you don't need can be a delusion

Shizuo Heiwajima, the strongest man in Ikebukuro: "I just want the ability to control myself. That's the kind of strength I want.

A true nerd knows the difference between 2-D and 3-D, and chooses 2-D every frickin' time!

Because the world isn’t as bad as you think

If you really do love her, don’t look away, no matter what happens. No matter what you see, no matter what you learn about her, don’t look away. Once you got her in your embrace, don’t let go. Once you decide you love someone, that’s your responsibility.

You can’t run away. The past will be only too happy to chase you

You can’t run away. The past will be only too happy to chase you —- in absolute, complete, and total earnest. Do you know why? Because they’re lonely. The past and memories are very lonely things. I don’t believe in God. Because he doesn’t have a fixed form. The past certainly does exist, even in a world where the future doesn’t have a fixed form. Even if it’s being colored by misunderstandings and delusions, a person’s past can’t be anything but the truth as long as he believes in it. If that’s what you base your actions or your way of life on, isn’t that like being god?

If you want to reach the non-everyday, you’ll either have to move somewhere else or get into more “underground” things. But once you step into that world, it’ll only take about three days for that to seem normal, too. If you truly want to continue escaping from everyday life, you’ve no other choice but to keep evolving. No matter whether you’re aiming higher or lower. Enjoy each day for what it is

In the midst of that empty space - the shadow smiled.

This is a twisted, twisted tale. A tale of twisted love.

Maybe there's no limit to the kind of extraordinary things I can experience here.

The past, memories, and outcomes are all very lonely things. They want a companion.

Idiot. People say that those who call others idiots are the real idiots. I don't care if I'm an idiot, so I'll call you one. Idiot! You should have told me this earlier! Okay, he's dead! I'm gonna kill him for sure. He's totally dead, guaranteed! -Shizuo Well, no. I'm the Headless Rider! I'm totally fine. -Celty No, no, no. That's not even the problem here! If he pulled a blade on you, that's instant death. Gonna kill him...-Shizuo What about your job? Aren't you on a break right now? -Celty I don't give a shit. -Shizuo Come on. I'm not going to let you get fired because of me. Besides, I still need more information to track him down. I'll make the preparations, so just wait for now. -Celty Fine. But try to make it quick. Gonna kill him...

Shinra's father was an abnormal man.

Yeah. She's still just observing though. She's too useless to even carry plates at the moment, so please just think of her as some Russian ornament.” Tom laughed at the owner's blunt response, and asked another question. “Chief, how do I say something like, 'you're beautiful', in Russian?” “...... 'Vi ocharovatelny'.” “Err... Bee, acherabatennen.” However, hearing this, the Caucasian woman looked confused at Tom, and spoke to the owner behind the counter. “...... What is this man saying? It is unintelligible. I question its relation to the Japanese language.” With a bitter smile, the owner turned his head towards the woman, and spoke to her. “'Vi ocharovatelny'.” “...... Why do you suddenly speak these social compliments? Please concisely explain your reasoning.” “That's what that young man over there just tried to say to you.” “In which language, exactly?” Listening to their conversation,

A love between them that would last until the moment their true love came true. A love that was so straightforward and so terribly twisted. The sight of them was so delicate and precious−and so horribly wrong.

Whether it’s a hospital or wherever… we can deliver to anyone with a phone book.” A phone book. Such a simple and basic answer. When the chef picked up the phone and said, “Russia Sushi, how can I help you?” did she take him literally?

Was the Black Rider my risk?

God, this ramen is terrible.

You people and your inability to distinguish fantasy from reality!

I'll forgive you for running from the past. But at least . . . stop running from the present and the future.

You can't escape it, no matter how you struggle. No matter where you go, the past will follow you. No matter how hard you try to forget, no matter if you die and let it all disappear, the past will always be right behind you, chasing you down. Chasing, chasing, chasing, chasing... Do you know why? Because it's lonely. The past, memories, and outcomes are all very lonely things. They want a companion.

I'm not your shogun, I'm Masaomi Kida.

The state of nothingness is not ‘nothing.’ Nothing is not always in contrast to ‘something.’ The nothing you speak of is eternal darkness, a blank slate. But that is as perceived by you being aware of that darkness. That’s not nothing at all. If you’re dying to be released from suffering, doesn’t that require a form of you afterward that recognizes you’ve been released from suffering?