“Kira is evil ... There's no denying that ... But lately I've been starting to think of it more like this ... The real evil is the power to kill people. Someone who finds himself with that power is cursed. No matter how you use it, anything obtained by killing people can never bring true happiness.”

“Kira is evil ... There's no denying that ... But lately I've been starting to think of it more like this ... The real evil is the power to kill people. Someone who finds himself with that power is cursed. No matter how you use it, anything obtained by killing people can never bring true happiness.”

“No one can tell what is righteous and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.”

“What the hell am I doing...? Escape holding myself as a hostage...? I won't be able to make it like that...”

“Justice will prevail!”

“I have two rules:First, I'm never wrong.Second, if I'm wrong...back to the first rule."L Lawliet”

“College is fun as long as you don't die.”

“Dying in the line of duty is heroic, but dying while unemployed is just stupid.”

“The other raised his club and attacked L, who inexpliciably fell over on his back like an overturned frog.”

“There are going to be times when you learn more about the world you’re entering and feel defeated when you see the gap between the ideal and the reality… But that’s something we’ll all face. The people that face those obstacles and overcome them are people whose dreams come true.”

“...Matt. I didn't think they'd kill you... I'm so sorry...”

“Nobody can tell what is right and what is wrong; what is righteous and what is evil. Even if there is a god and I had his teachings right before me, I would think it through and decide if that was right or wrong myself.”