Death Note Quotes Pt. 2
"In this world, there are very few people who actually trust each other."
- Light Yagami
“No, I can’t laugh yet. I’ve got to hold it in. They’re all gonna die, 40 seconds after he wrote down their names. Thirty five seconds… I’ll claim my victory then!”
- Light Yagami
"L, do you know gods of death love apples?"
- Light Yagami
“I’ve gotten rid of everything in my way. I am the god of the new world.”
- Light Yagami
“My dad? You mean Soichiro Yagami. That’s right Matsuda. In this world, all those earnest people like him who fight for justice, they always lose. You want a world where people like that are made to be fools?! I know you understand, so kill the others! Shoot them!”
- Light Yagami
"In the end, L is indeed the greatest detective on earth..."
- Light Yagami
“That’s right… I am Kira. And what can you do? Kill me right here? Hear this. I’m not only Kira. But I’m also… God of the new world! Kira has become law in the world we now live. He’s the one who’s maintaining order. I have become Justice. The only hope for mankind. Kill me? Is that really the right thing to do? Since Kiras appearance six years ago, wars have stopped and global crime rates have been reduced by over 70%. But, it’s not enough. This world is still rotten! With too many rotten people. Somebody has to do this! When I first got that notebook all those years ago, I knew I had to do it. No, I was the only one who could. I understood killing people was a crime. There was no other way! The world had to be fixed! A purpose given to me! Only I could do it. Who else could have done it?! And come this far?! Would they have kept going?! The only one… who can create a new world… is me.”
- Light Yagami
“Irrespective of how gifted you are, you cannot change the world alone.”
- L
"This is an outrage... taking advantage of this situation! I assure you, I will get to the bottom of this!"
- L
"I don't sit like this because I want to. I have to sit like this. If I were to sit normally, my deductive skills will immediately be reduced by roughly 40%."
- L
“Tell me Light, from the moment you were born, has there ever been a point where you’ve actually told the truth?”
- L
“It will be lonely won’t it? You and I will be parting ways soon.”
- L
“I hear the bell.”
- L
“Humans who use the notebook are cursed with fear, pain, and misery. Hm. Of course, Soichiro didn’t use the notebook. He got to die believing that his son wasn’t Kira. I guess that means… he was happy.”
- Ryuk
“Humans are so interesting. Of course, you can use money to get apples so I understand.”
- Ryuk
“What is right from wrong? What is good from evil? Nobody can truly distinguish between them. Even if there was a god. Now, supposing a god and his world existed, even then I’d stop and think for myself. I’d decide for myself whether his teachings are right or wrong. After all, I am just the same as you. I put faith in my own convictions as to what I believe is right, and consider them to be righteous.”
- Near
“If you can’t win the game, if you can’t solve the puzzle… then you’re just a loser.”
- Near
“Didn’t I already tell you all that nobody was going to die?”
- Near
“I bet Mello knew in his heart, that working by ourselves, neither of us would be able to obtain our goal, and surpass our mentor, L. But together… Together we can stand with L. Together we can surpass L! And now, acting as one, we face the Kira who defeated L, and with solid evidence, beat him at his own game! Let’s see you try to talk your way out of this one… if you can.”
- Near
“No. You’re just a murderer Light Yagami. And this notebook is the deadliest weapon of mass murder in the history of mankind. You yielded to the power of the Shinigami and the notebook. And you have confused yourself with a god. In the end, you’re nothing more than a crazy serial killer. That’s all you are. Nothing more. And nothing less.”
- Near
“It’s time I started living my own life.”
- Mello
“In the end, there is no greater motivation than revenge.”
- Mello
“What was it all for then?! What about your dad?! What the hell did he die for?!”
- Matsuda Touta
“You lead your own father to his death. And now he’s gone, you call him a fool? I’ll kill him! He has to die!”
- Matsuda Touta
“Laws aren’t perfect, because humans who created laws aren’t perfect. It’s impossible to be perfect. However, the laws are evidence of the human’s struggle to be righteous.”
- Soichirou Yagami













