Koushun Takami

“It's official. Trust is dead.”

— Koushun Takami

I just didn't want to be a loser anymore... -Mitsuko Souma

— Koushun Takami

Nice jewelry and a boys corpse. Oh you're so pretty.

— Koushun Takami

Hurry and you can have the big crybaby for first kill.

— Koushun Takami

Now there's the Niida we all know and loathe.

— Koushun Takami

“Actually I do know. Now ask me if I care.”

— Koushun Takami

“Kill or be killed little warriors.”

— Koushun Takami

Sometimes you need to lie make the world go around

— Koushun Takami

“We must defend ourselves according to our opponents' ability, not their intentions.”

— Koushun Takami

We're still on the run. That's for sure. Right on. This time we're on. And we won't stop till we win.

— Koushun Takami

But I'm willing to take a chance on believing there has to be a way. All I need is someone to believe…

— Koushun Takami

“They want us scared and stupid. They want us to believe that their way is the only way.”

— Koushun Takami

“You called it right, Megumi. A lot of us will play..And play to win. No sense playing otherwise,hmm.”

— Koushun Takami

“If you could see for yourself then there'd be no need to lend an ear to what others said.”

— Koushun Takami

Hey there. Here's something familiar, a bat. Hope you like it.

— Koushun Takami

“They're gonna make you a star Shuuya. Just like you always dreamed.”

— Koushun Takami

“All of a sudden Yutaka realized he had created a cloud of dust all around him. Oh no! No! This sucks. This…

— Koushun Takami

I hope you fall in love with someone nice and have a good marriage. I might end up dying without knowing what…

— Koushun Takami

“Let me get this straight. The man with the gun says stay in your seat and you take that to mean jump…

— Koushun Takami

“I didn't realize it until now, but I don't really know anything about them, or what kind of people they are, really.…

— Koushun Takami

“If I tell you will you go?" "What? I don't get. What do you mean?" "I love you, Kotohiki. I've loved you…

— Koushun Takami

They tried to believe in their classmates. They must have believed that if we could all get together, then we might end…

— Koushun Takami

“We're supposed to strive for harmony, and that's what the art of tea is supposed to accomplish... but harmony is very, very…

— Koushun Takami

She looked up at the sky, now tinged with orange. "Please live. Talk, think, act. And sometimes listen to music..." She stopped…

— Koushun Takami

“What I mean is, even a dumbass like me can think everything’s pointless. Why do I get up and eat? It all…

— Koushun Takami

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But…

— Koushun Takami

“Shogo. I know I'm repeating myself, but I have to say it. If I were Keiko, this is what I'd say. Please…

— Koushun Takami

Shinji slowly fell forward onto his face. Debris bounced up on impact. It took less than thirty seconds for the rest of…

— Koushun Takami

Shogo looked at Shuya and Noriko. "The winner's forced to transfer to another school where he or she is ordered not to…

— Koushun Takami

One thing was absolutely certain—it was a given for Kazuo. Although he might not have particularlyrealized it, or more appropriately, perhaps because…

— Koushun Takami

“As he ran next to Noriko, a thought suddenly occurred to him. The screaming, their hasty footsteps, and the officer warning them…

— Koushun Takami

Kazuhiko could have taken his gun and aimed it at the person behind them. But Sakura wouldn't want that. What she wanted…

— Koushun Takami

“That was it. Shogo stopped breathing. The dim yellow light falling from the ceiling of the pilothouse shone on his pale face.…

— Koushun Takami

“Lord knows my nipples are hard.”

— Koushun Takami

Silly boys. Did you think we were making a silent movie?

— Koushun Takami

“You were my best friend. I was supposed to know you.”

— Koushun Takami

Hell is having no option but the wrong one.

— Koushun Takami

We're still on the run. That's for sure.

— Koushun Takami

“Touch me and I'll gut you like the pig you are.”

— Koushun Takami

There's no end to suspicion once you get going.

— Koushun Takami