"The freedom to not get involved is perhaps the most valued freedom we have in this country."
— Yang Wen-li, on his neighbours' reluctance to report the Patriotic Knights Corps
"Secretary of Defense! Where were you?! Where were you, you who glorify the war dead? Where was your family? I offered my fiancé as a sacrifice. So where was your family, you who preach the necessity of citizens' sacrifice? Are you practicing what you preach?!""
— Jessica Edwards, against Job Trunicht during the memorial service for the casualties of the Battle of Astarte
"Because we can only drink good tea while we're living, everybody, let's fight so that we don't die."
— Yang Wen-li, in his speech during the formation ceremony of the 13th Fleet
"Among the stars that sparkle in space, individual movement is insignificant. However, the appearance of just one new star is a matter that will change the map of space. Yang Wen-Li… are you only a planet, or are you a shining new star?"
— Reinhard von Lohengramm
"A “soldier’s heart”?! It’s because of people like him the war never ends!"
— Yang Wen-Li
"The stars are no different than they were that night."
— Siegfried Kircheis
"Without fail, in light, shadows must follow."
— Paul von Oberstein, to Siegfried Kircheis and Reinhard von Lohengramm
"Do you think that what was possible for Rudolph is impossible for me?"
— Reinhard, to Kircheis
"In every time, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same."
— Narrator
" “Insignificant lives”, huh? To those in power, there’s nothing as cheap as other people’s lives."
— Yang Wen-Li
