"Oh really? And who created the boundary that separates the creatures that can be killed from those that can't? Humans are ignorant, self-serving creatures. They make the world conform to them, consequences be damned. If you want to try to rationalize with the contradictions of humanity, by all means, be my guest. But me, I have my own rules that I live by. And I would rather die than ever betray what I think is right. You're in no position to tell me what's wrong or what's right."
— Zelo, after saving Adelle from a worse situation when she triggers his motive rant over his real vision of life
"I don't see why life is so damn precious to everyone. I can kill without hesitation when the need arises. I know everyone sees me as a cold, heartless bastard. But it's not like I do what I do for the hell of it. I'm not totally irrational, nor am I really all that bloodthirsty. Death and killing was all I knew at the time. I didn't know there were other ways. I did everything I thought I had to in order to survive. Everything... Ironic, isn't it? This, coming from someone who claims to not value life. I couldn't really tell you what's right or what's wrong. And who determines which is which, anyway? What makes something "right"? What makes something "wrong"? Can you tell me?"
— Zelos opening himself to Lydia after he lets Lydia beat him for Adelle
"How am I supposed to know that? I am here because I choose to be. Nothing more."
— Duja's answer to Edward's question of having a reason to exist. Edward would then point the same question to Aria.
"Actually, it's you that I'm interested in. The reason that I have been following you is because you are very much like someone I've been searching for. Tactless, unfriendly, perpetually angry and totally unapproachable. But under his abrasive exterior, he's really a very sweet person who just doesn't know how to relate to people. Like I said, you are almost exactly like the one I'm looking for."
— Snow describing Jadore to Zelos and comparing them both
"Long ago, there was a girl summoned here from a place called Earth. Although her past life was miserable, she desperately wanted to go back to where she came from and grasped at the first thing that might make that happen, ignoring the price she'd have to pay for the opportunity and the consequences her actions would have. She was lonely. Actually, she just wanted to believe that she was lonely, as if being lonely would be penance enough for her sins. But she slowly came to realize something: there were people who needed her in this world. There were people she needed, and deeply cared about. She thought that her previous actions were unforgivable. But she learned that there are very few acts that can't be forgiven. It was with this realization that the girl decided to do everything in her power to fix what has been destroyed. Although the girl wanted to atone for her crimes, it turned out that there were things that needed to be done that only she could do."
— Snow telling Aria her own story... Without letting Aria realize it was herself she was talking about
"Do you remember the war that happened twenty years ago? The enemy army overran the castle that I was in, and I was trying to escape. It didn't matter to them that I was just a child, to them, I was just another target. Or maybe they attacked me BECAUSE I was a helpless child. They didn't have to worry about me fighting back. They were safe. Wouldn't you agree that this was a cowardly thing to do? The strong are obligated to protect the weak, friend or foe. It doesn't matter if they're at war or not. The person who rescued me was an enemy soldier. He was rescued by someone I knew when he was a child. Fighting to protect those who couldn't protect themselves... I've always known people who believed in that concept. I'm not sure if that's why, but I always wanted to be like them."
— Leeza reminiscing about her Attempted Rape and what led her to join the army on the Seven-Years' War
"I think it's how you feel inside that counts. Your heart and mind determines what's right and what's wrong. No one else can decide right or wrong for yourself. If you feel it's wrong, then it must be wrong, and if you feel it's right, then it must be right. No one can tell you how to feel... Just trust what's inside of you."
— Lydia, after hearing Zelos' opinions of himself when she asks him why he didn't react to her assault
"Our grandparents were the first to begin researching Human Genomes. Lord Demeter and Edward were simply building on their work. Life is a precious gift and not to be manipulated by anyone. It's not only an affront to the gods to try to create life, it appears that it's impossible for mere humans after all. Their research was but a corruption of the creative force. I tried to dissuade him, but Edward stubbornly continued on."
— Carla explaining her entire motivation to Zelos
"It looks like I'll be staying around for a while, everyone!"
— Al squeezing himself into Zelos' team
"In this world, I'd be referred to as an Alien Soul. To be accurate, I'm a human from another world. This isn't the only world, there are numerous worlds out there. I was summoned from a planet called Earth. Here, it's believed that summoning one like me will endow great power. However, the ceremony that summoned me failed, causing me to appear in an incomplete form. To be perfectly blunt, I'm a failure, and an abomination. For a long time, I hated the humans here for risking my life for naught. But now, I consider my coming here among my good memories."
— Naiz explaining the nature of his powers to Zelos
"On Earth, I was alone and miserable. But here, things are so much different. I have a great many friends I can count on. I have a family to protect and care for. I feel that this is where I belong. I'm not trying to justify anything. I've simply learned to accept. I choose to neither question or deny the truth as I see it."
— Continuing from above, explaining why he gave up on trying to find his way back to Earth
"Don't make me laugh! That body and the powers contained within come from Mugen. There is nothing you've done that came from your own abilities. All you did was crawl around this moldy tower like a maggot. And now you're the maggot that would be a god? If an insect like you could be a god, then anyone could be one."
— Jadore's "Reason You Suck" Speech delivered to Gustavinus in person... Before he got stomped by him
"...Because I know nothing else. It was all I was taught to do. Besides, no one has cared about me before now. That, and I've always been ostracized because of how I look."
— Zelena's answer to Isaac's Armor-Piercing Question
"I have no choice now. The answers I seek lie just ahead of me."
— Edward's answer to Carla's challenge
"Would you mind if I asked your friends a question or two? What exactly is your reason for existence? Do we both share the same purpose? Or did the gods simply create you on a whim?"
— Edward's question to Duja, and also to '''Aria''', about the Genomes' reason to exist and how they collide with his goals
"Why must we of the Original Saints fight amongst ourselves? The world will wither and die if we don't stop him. We cannot allow our petty feud from the past interfere with that. We need to acknowledge the mistakes of the past and cooperate. Carline, please forgive Edward. It took a while, but he came to realize the wisdom of your words. As for me... I am willing to give my life to atone for my sins..."
— Demeter, after his last confrontation
