"Everyone has a secret self they don't show to other people. Not to friends... Not to lovers... Not even to family. They hide who they are and what they want behind lies and painted smiles. And thus the world... maintains its thin veneer of peace."
— Opening Narration of Chapter 1 (Episode 3 in the anime)
"In this world like a bunch of nuts packed in a bag
Where everyone is snuggling together with someone they met by chance,
We're mixed in there like some peanuts
Giving bright smiles like we're no different from all the other tree nuts around.
But beneath this template of happiness, behind this literally picturesque surface,
Even as we all hold hands together around the table, this isn't who we truly are.
It's a home riddled with secrets, riddled with patches, you know?
And yet no matter how we try to swallow them down,
Our real feelings are still getting caught in our teeth.
It's a life of drifting riddled with insecurity, and I know.
Every day is dripping with precariousness, however, I'm still right here, and so are you
And I'm already getting butterflies just thinking this might be true."
Where everyone is snuggling together with someone they met by chance,
We're mixed in there like some peanuts
Giving bright smiles like we're no different from all the other tree nuts around.
But beneath this template of happiness, behind this literally picturesque surface,
Even as we all hold hands together around the table, this isn't who we truly are.
It's a home riddled with secrets, riddled with patches, you know?
And yet no matter how we try to swallow them down,
Our real feelings are still getting caught in our teeth.
It's a life of drifting riddled with insecurity, and I know.
Every day is dripping with precariousness, however, I'm still right here, and so are you
And I'm already getting butterflies just thinking this might be true."
— "Mixed Nuts", Opening Theme 1
"Fighting with each other
'Til almost everything was in ruins
On this mischievous planet
I've been an outsider since the day I was born
My tears have run to dry
The place I'm going back to is in my dreams
I met you where I came spilling out
You with all your secrets
Pretending to be normal
I'd given up searching for a place where I belong
Only to find out I had to create one for myself all along
We made a deal that day
Thicker than blood
A pact from heart to heart
Shall we hold hands and head home?
What should we eat tonight?
"Here's what happened today"
That's what I wanted to talk to you about
Any and every day is
A comedy with you
Dancing on a creaking bed
Rolling around in laughter
We'll keep on with our ridiculous everyday life"
'Til almost everything was in ruins
On this mischievous planet
I've been an outsider since the day I was born
My tears have run to dry
The place I'm going back to is in my dreams
I met you where I came spilling out
You with all your secrets
Pretending to be normal
I'd given up searching for a place where I belong
Only to find out I had to create one for myself all along
We made a deal that day
Thicker than blood
A pact from heart to heart
Shall we hold hands and head home?
What should we eat tonight?
"Here's what happened today"
That's what I wanted to talk to you about
Any and every day is
A comedy with you
Dancing on a creaking bed
Rolling around in laughter
We'll keep on with our ridiculous everyday life"
— "Comedy", Ending Theme 1
Sylvia: Now, students. What exactly is it you want?
Student 1: We want war! A war to put the East on top and wipe the West off the-
(Sylvia shoves her foot into his face, breaking his nose)
Sylvia: Mm. Have any of you... ever killed anyone before?
Student 1: YOU BOKE MY DOSE!!
Student 2: ...
Sylvia: Have you ever been killed before?
Student 3: Obviously not, ya dumb broad!
Sylvia: Have you ever had a limb torn off by an artillery shell?
Student 3: Huh?
Sylvia: Have you ever heard the sound of bones shattering? Have you ever smelled the reek of rotting flesh?
Student 3: What are you going on about, lady?
Sylvia: Have you ever found the crushed bodies of your parents and siblings in a pile of rubble that used to be your home? Have you ever discovered a blown-off piece of your lover stuck to a wall? Have you ever been so hungry you tried to eat tree bark? Have you ever stewed human flesh in a pot? Have you ever convinced yourself the enemy was subhuman so you could... slaughter them like animals? Have you ever been so haunted by shame and regret afterward... that you cried until you puked? Have you ever had friends who did the same, and took their own lives?
(She presses a gun against Student 4's neck)
Sylvia: Did you learn nothing about war at your university?
Student 1: We want war! A war to put the East on top and wipe the West off the-
(Sylvia shoves her foot into his face, breaking his nose)
Sylvia: Mm. Have any of you... ever killed anyone before?
Student 1: YOU BOKE MY DOSE!!
Student 2: ...
Sylvia: Have you ever been killed before?
Student 3: Obviously not, ya dumb broad!
Sylvia: Have you ever had a limb torn off by an artillery shell?
Student 3: Huh?
Sylvia: Have you ever heard the sound of bones shattering? Have you ever smelled the reek of rotting flesh?
Student 3: What are you going on about, lady?
Sylvia: Have you ever found the crushed bodies of your parents and siblings in a pile of rubble that used to be your home? Have you ever discovered a blown-off piece of your lover stuck to a wall? Have you ever been so hungry you tried to eat tree bark? Have you ever stewed human flesh in a pot? Have you ever convinced yourself the enemy was subhuman so you could... slaughter them like animals? Have you ever been so haunted by shame and regret afterward... that you cried until you puked? Have you ever had friends who did the same, and took their own lives?
(She presses a gun against Student 4's neck)
Sylvia: Did you learn nothing about war at your university?
— Sylvia's speech on why War Is Hell, Chapter 20
"Our children may share our blood, but they aren't us. They're essentially strangers. It is impossible to understand strangers. In the end... people will never truly be sympathetic with each other."
—Donovan Desmond displaying his cynicism regarding humanity, Chapter 38
"I didn't know the real reason the war had started. I thought there wouldn't be a war at all... I hated the enemy without knowing why. I picked up a gun without knowing why. I obeyed my country without knowing why. Ignorance isn't bliss. Ignorance is weakness. Ignorance is a sin."
—Loid stating his reason for becoming a spy, Chapter 62
