People cannot win against their loneliness because loneliness is this world’s worst kind of pain.

— Masashi Kishimoto

A soul needs a purpose to live and so I concluded that my purpose was to kill everyone besides myself. I felt alive.--Gaara.

— Masashi Kishimoto

You have someone in your life whom you honor and revere so much that every hurt on them is inflicted on you as well. And the closer they are to you, the greater the pain.

— Masashi Kishimoto

There's only one thing that can heal the heart... Only one... It's love, Gaara.

— Masashi Kishimoto

Laziness is the mother of all bad habits, but ultimately she is a mother and we should respect her.

— Shikamaru Nara

Now there's something I understand a little better. Hate, sadness, even joy. To be able to share it with another person...Naruto Uzumaki from fighting him I learned that. He knew pain like I did and then he taught me that you can change your path. I wish that one day I can be needed by someone. Not as a frightening weapon...But as the sand's Kazekage.

— Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto: I bet you're dying to know my name!Gaara: I couldn't care less.

— Masashi Kishimoto

Her only way home was to betray her friend.

— Scott Westerfeld

Gaara: Can Sasuke come out to Die? Kakashi: Not Now.Gaara:.............Gaara: How 'bout now?

— Masashi Kishimoto

The moment people come to know love, they run the risk of carrying hate.

— Masashi Kishimoto