I leave you with the best phrases of Evangelion, also known as Shin Seiki Evangerion, anime produced by Gainax studios, directed by Hideaki Anno and televised in Japan during 1995.
Evangelion can be considered as a science fiction production that takes place during a post-apocalyptic future in which the world has been attacked by unknown beings called "angels". The phrases that you can find below touch on topics such as suffering, mental health or survival, among others.
Evangelion logo. Source: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain, Evangelion.
-Humans cannot create from nothing. Humans cannot accomplish anything without holding on to something. Humans are not gods. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-What's wrong with escaping from reality if it's crap? -Shinji Ikari.
-Only when we have done everything in our power to achieve a miracle, it becomes viable. -Misato Katsuragi.
-Hey Shinji, you idiot! Do you want us to unite into one mind and body? -Souryuu Asuka Langley.
-The reason why he seems to be too withdrawn is because he is afraid of being hurt. -Ritsuko Akagi.
-Survival is a priority. -Misato Katsuragi.
-My mind is being consumed, Kaji-san. It's destroying my mind! What I do? It is corrupting it. -Asuka Langley.
-Miracles never happen just because, they are the people who make them possible. -Misato Katsuragi.
-The opportunity to achieve happiness can be found anywhere. -Yui Ikari.
-And what the hell does it matter if I'm not you? That doesn't mean giving up is allowed! If you do, I will never forgive you. God knows I'm not perfect either. -Misato Katsuragi.
-This song is good. Singing brings happiness and revitalization to the human soul. I think that song is the greatest achievement of the Lilim culture. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-Death leads to nothing. -Gendo Ikari.
-Reality is somewhere, you know; dreams are within reality. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-The destiny of humanity, hope is spun with suffering. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-Man cannot erase this sadness, because all humans are fundamentally alone. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-If I see you again, I'll tell you what I couldn't tell you 8 years ago. -Ryoji Kaji.
-Would you spend your life regurgitating and re-digesting those few pleasant moments? -Leilel.
-The hedgehog's dilemma: the closer we get, the deeper they can hurt us. Now I understand. I finally understand that he can't tell anyone how he feels. -Misato Katsuragi.
-I do not want be your friend. I don't want to be friends with anyone else; I have suffered enough from the loss of my friends. -Shinji Ikari.
-I thought this was supposed to be a world without pain and without uncertainty. -Shiji Ikari.
-Part of growing up is finding a way to interact with others while keeping pain away. -Misato Katsuragi.
-The interaction between men and women is not very logical. -Ritsuko Akagi.
-Punishing yourself is just a trick to feel better for a while. -Ryoji Kaji.
-You don't want to be yourself, is that correct? We are so many but you are alone. You hate it, don't you? -Rei Ayanami.
-I still don't know where to find happiness. But I will continue to reflect on whether it is good to be here and to have been born. In the end it is simply a matter of realizing the obvious; I am I.-Shinji Ikari.
-Humans forget their stupidity and forget their mistakes. If humans don't voluntarily redeem themselves, then they won't change. -Seele.
-Exactly why did you come here Shinji? You must not escape. You must confront your father, and you must confront yourself. -Misato Katsuragi.
-Between one person and another, there is a door that cannot be seen. -Yui Ikari.
-Any new perspective from which you see your reality will change your perception of its nature. And it's literally a matter of perspective. -Maya Ibuki.
- Humanity has no time left. -Shinji Ikari.
-The beginning and the end are one and they are the same, if everything is in harmony in the world. -Keel Lorentz.
-You have been closing your eyes to those things that you would have liked to avoid. -Leliel.
-Happiness is a lie, and the truth is always painful. -Rei Ayanami.
-Only the mind separates reality from truth. -Aoba.
-It is simply the duty of the elite to protect the ignorant masses. -Asuka Langley.
-This is your house now, so make yourself comfortable. And take advantage of everything you can, except me. -Misato Katsuragi.
-Sometimes, one has to drink a lot to control oneself. It happens to all of us. -Ryoji Kaji.
-The truth of a person is so simple that most ignore it to focus on what they believe to be deeper realities. -Ryoji Kaji.
-The human is afraid of the dark, so he keeps his edges out of the fire. Create life by reducing darkness. -Rei Ayanami.
-The greatest enemy of humanity is humanity itself -Gendo Ikari.
-Sometimes being requires dreaming a little just to continue living. -Misato Katsuragi.
-Discovery can be joy, but knowledge is power. -Keel Lorentz.
-I was the one who deserved to be beaten, not you! I am a coward. I'm a liar. I am a liar. And a weak! -Shinji Ikari.
-As long as a single person still lives, it will be the eternal proof that humanity once existed. -Yui Ikari.
-Pain is something that man must carry with him in his heart, and since the heart is so sensitive to pain, some believe that they came to life to suffer. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-Those who hate themselves cannot love or trust others. -Rei Ayanami.
-Only one truth is yours: the one that was formed from the narrow point of view you chose, and that protects you from the horrible reality. -Kensuke Aida.
-It's very expensive, but it's okay, here's your change. -Touji Suzuhara.
-This world is filled with too much pain and suffering to go on. -Shinji Ikari.
-Living alone is not a problem for me. Either way, I'm already alone. -Shinji Ikari.
-You are thinking about it in Japanese! If you need to think, do it in German. -Souryuu Asuka Langley.
-Only humans are so foolish to try to harness the engine of our own destruction. -Misato Katsuragi.
-If you cannot be able to believe that you can change yourself, you will not be able to continue. -Leliel.
-Dreams are only an extension of reality. -Rei Ayanami.
-I hate myself… but maybe I can learn to love myself. -Shinji Ikari.
-The only person who cares about you and who understands you is yourself. -Misato Katsuragi.
-There are as many truths as people. -Ryoji Kaji.
-If you know pain and tribulations, it is easier to be kind to others. -Ryoji Kaji.
-The fact that you can have a place to return to, home, will lead you to happiness. This is a good thing. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-Only an idiot fights when he knows he can't win. Guts have nothing to do with it. -Kensuke Aida.
-Nothing draws more attention as an evasive action. -Misato Katsuragi.
-Some people have no sense of humor at all. -Misato Katsuragi.
-You are as delicate as glass, especially your heart. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-Your truth can be changed simply by the way you accept it. That's how fragile the truth is for a human. -Kozo Fuyutsuki.
-You hurt yourself because you know that it is more painful to hurt others. -Misato Katsuragi.
-Whether I live or die makes no difference. In reality, death could be the only absolute freedom there is. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-Never underestimate the ability of the human animal to adapt to its environment. -Misato Katsuragi.
-It is difficult to accurately interpret the mysteries of your own reality with the reality of others. -Rei Ayanami.
-All this fuss over one person. The world doesn't have time to take your ego into consideration. -Gendo Ikari.
-Are you afraid of people? I understand that by keeping others on the sidelines you can avoid a betrayal, but then you will have to bear loneliness. -Kaworu Nagisa.
-This is the impenetrable wall of Jericho. Take a step beyond this wall and you will be a dead man. -Souryuu Asuka Langley.
-No one can justify life by repeating its happy moments like a rosary. -Shinji Ikari.
-Any place can be paradise as long as you have the will to live. You are alive so you can always be happy. As long as the sun, the moon and the earth exist, everything will be fine. -Yui Ikari.
-Bury memories is no way to survive. But there are some things that should not be forgotten. Yui taught me something fundamental. That is why I am here today to confirm that commitment. -Gendo Ikari.
-Whoever has the will to make things happen deserves to live. He longed for death. He ignored his will to live and chose to die out of false hope. That you survived was not a mistake, Shinji. -Misato Katsuragi.
-I have made many mistakes and I have regretted after them. I've done it a thousand times. A vicious cycle of empty happiness and self-loathing. But I always learned something from me.-Misato Katsuragi.
-Understanding the totality of all things is impossible. That is why we spend our entire lives trying to understand the thinking of others. That is what makes life interesting. -Ryoji Kaji.