Best Monogatari Quotes, Ranked

"When red lights signal danger, the world feels safer. But green lights signaling safety create a place more dangerous than anywhere."

Ougi Oshino.

“The fake has greater value. Its attempt to be real makes it more real than the real thing.”

Kaiki Deshu.

“I don't know everything. I just know what I know.”

Tsubasa Hanekawa.

"Humans want truth or what they think is truth. What the truth is second to that. Watch what is truth and what is lie. Always doubt yourself. Harbor an inner devil while you read... and I will add that later; you might already be in my trap."

Deishū Kaiki.

"Asking is a moment's shame. Not asking forever."

Yotsugi Ononoki.

“People save themselves. Nobody can ever save someone else.”

Koyomi Araragi.

“Being kind to everyone means there is no one special.”

Araragi Koyomi.

"Having something you hate is as important as having something you love. Yet you accept everything that comes. If you like everything, they all end up being the same thing."

Senjougahara Hitagi.

“A fake can do what the real thing does. A fake can even be more real than the real thing.”

Oshino Shinobu.

"Not trying to fix misunderstandings is the same as telling a lie."

Yotsugi Ononoki.

“Every time you sigh, a little happiness escapes.”

Senjougahara Hitagi.

"Romance can make people stronger, but it can also make them useless."

Deishū Kaiki.

Have suspicions, not faith.

Kaiki Deishu.

“I chase every rabbit I see and catch none of them.”

Suruga Kanbaru.

"No person has just virtue. Kindness is just something built on the outside. Humans do not have just virtue and fairness; they try to be that and build up stress."

Meme Oshino.

You can lose the match and the game, but if you don’t lose to yourself, it isn’t a loss.

Araragi Karen.

"People run from things they dislike. But if they just avoid looking, they are not running. As long as you think the situation is okay, no one can help."

Mother Araragi.

“Whatever you value—what you consider right—is up to you. Do not force those ideas on other people.”

Kagenui Yozuru.

"How can someone seeking a reason from another person be right? When you force that reason on someone else, how can you take responsibility?"

Koyomi Araragi.

The sun is my enemy, but the moon has been good to me.

Oshino Shinobu.

“Fights are a valid form of communication in their own way.”

Araragi Tsukih.

"Do not expect too much. You cannot act if you are too pessimistic. If you just wait thinking it is useless, nothing will happen."

Shinobu Oshino.

Saying someone is happy does not mean they are actually happy.

Tsubasa Hanekawa

If justice existed here, I would ask what it does now. Justice is empty and does nothing.

Senjougahara Hitagi