The 71 Best Hikigaya Hachiman Quotes From 'My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU'

Hikigaya is an introverted school teenager who doesn't want to mingle with his friends and people around him because of his past life experiences and the fear of rejection.

Hikigaya is a friendless boy who is not carried away by youth illusions. To bring a change in his attitude, his counselor made him take part in a service club.

But he is a genius philosopher who expresses his idea of being the real virtue of a person and much more. Here is a collection of Hachiman Hikigaya quotes from the anime. If you need more quotes for a good read, go through Todoroki Quotes and Inspirational Anime Quotes.

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Best Oregairu Quotes

The show is abbreviated as 'Oregairu' or 'Hamachi.' Hikigaya inspired the youth with his notable quotes. Here are the best Oregairu quotes by Hachiman that refresh your thoughts.

1. "Fake friends are like shadows. They follow you in the sun. But leave you in the dark."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

2."If to be truthful is to be cruel, then lying must surely be an act of kindness. And so, kindness is a lie."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

3. "If the truth is a cruel mistress, then a lie must be a nice girl."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

4. "There are things that cannot be taken back. But the world will keep on spinning whether you laugh or you cry."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

5. "There's no way to make things convenient for everyone. So the only option is to find a compromise."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

6."No one does wrong to another just for the pleasure of doing wrong. Wrong is done with the object of gaining some benefit or advantage to wrongdoer."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

7. "Everyone has something they hold dear, something they never want to lose. That's why they pretend. That's why they hide the truth. And that's why they lie."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

8. "There are some people who don't want a solution. Some want things to stay the way they are."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

9. "Food tastes best when you don't have to work for it."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

10."Frankly being nice is as this guy is almost like a mental illness in itself."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

11."If you two are gonna start an argument, could you do it without randomly hurting my feelings?"

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

12. "I don't want other people to mention my 'self'. Besides if I can be changed with a few words, then that wouldn't be my 'self' would it?"

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

13."School trips are simply a simulation of adult social life."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

14."If there are things you learn with friends, there must also be things you learn without friends. They must be of equal worth. Two sides of the same coin."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

15."Fake people have image to maintain, real people just don't care."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

16."Everyone is a slave to their past. No matter how much you wish to move forward, the events of last year will bear down on you like the light of the stars as soon as you glance up."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

17."There are people who ruin the atmosphere just by existing, you know."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

18."There was no meaning to things that were only superficial. That was a single belief that both me and her once shared."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

19."Forcing yourself to like something you don't like brings sorrow."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

20."Unable to laugh or to banish your past, you carry it ceaselessly in a corner of your heart, waiting for it to resurrect at an inopportune moment."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

21."In this world, the pursuit of dreams leads to a life so painful and frustrating the mere thought of it is enough to merit a sigh."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

22."Even if it's said, it won't be understood."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

Inspirational Hachiman Hikigaya Quotes

Hachiman Hikigaya is good at introspecting the situation. Here are some inspirational 'Oregairu' quotes by Hachiman Hikigaya.

23."I don't think ignorance is necessarily a bad thing. The more you know, the more problems you have."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

24."As a veteran on this battlefield of life, I've gotten used to losing. That's why I always hate nice girls."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

25." The past makes you wanna die out of regret and future make you depressed out of anxiety. So by elimination, the present is likely the happiest time."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

26."There are no inherently bad people. Everyone believes that myself included."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

27."Excuses are meaningless. The tougher things get, the more likely people are to come to their own conclusions."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

28."People will rationalize their own behavior whenever they become tainted with evil; they're not supposed to be evil. In order to preserve their own twisted integrity, the world becomes twisted."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

29. "Someone you praised as 'cool' until yesterday is 'stuck up' today; someone you respected as 'smart and knowledgeable' is now scorned as someone who 'looks down on bad students', and 'energetic vigor' becomes 'annoying and overly carried away'."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

30."They say if you change yourself, you'll change the world, but that's a complete lie."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

31."Guys are simple creatures. Just by talking to them, they get the wrong idea."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

32."Advocating equality is my principle. So it's just that I don't want to be particularly close to anyone."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

33."Your unconditional trust is more than I'm willing to bear."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

34."Marriage is a life cemetery. All married people without exception will proudly boast the benefits of marriage."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

35."This is the great import of curse that the whole world is sick, and not apart. Conterminous with its own universe the horror of my heart!"

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

36."A problem's not a problem as long as nobody sees it as one."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

37."The world will not change but you can change yourself, so then how will you change?

Answer: You become the god of the new world."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

38."If you had to sacrifice many things to protect one, you're more likely to give up and throw it away. Including relationships, you have in your hand now. "

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

39."I'm not highly aware. I'm highly self-aware."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

40."The Devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

41." When people judge somebody, it becomes a fixed idea and an impression that lasts."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

42."Youth is both a lie and a form of evil."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

43."I don't doubt the existence of virtue. And yet people bare their fangs when it seems they can profit."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

44."Expecting others to read your mind is delusional."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

45."Don't put me on their level. I don't care about looking interesting. I am just self-conscious."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

46."I am super thoughtful, That's why I stay in the corner and don't cause any trouble."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

47."When a person loses their sense of belonging, they want someone else to hand it back to them on a platter."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

48."It is better to be hated for what you are. Than to be loved for what you are not."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

49."It doesn't matter if we're wrong...because every time we go wrong, we'll continue to look for the right answer."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

50."When you pick the only option you have to choose from, can you really call that your own decision?"

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

51."Having people acknowledge your existence is a wonderful thing."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

52."Is it wrong to do stuff by yourself? If someone worked hard on their own until now, why do they have to face rejection here?"

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

53."If you can't get along without putting someone else down, it can't be real friendship."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

54."Aside from the fact that I don't have any friends or girlfriends, I'm still a high quality product!"

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

55."Sometimes those who don't socialize much aren't anti-social. They just have zero tolerance for fake people and all the drama they bring."

-Hikigaya Hachiman.

Memorable Hachiman Hikigaya Quotes

Here are insightful 'Oregairu' quotes. We have included Hikigaya Hachiman quotes about hard work, Hikigaya Hachiman quotes about change, and Hikigaya Hachiman quotes about children.

56."Thinking you'll understand without being told anything is an illusion."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

57."Just you know it's not like I can't hold a conversation with someone. I just don't hold pointless conversation."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

58."You cant reset LIFE. But you can reset HUMAN RELATIONS."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

59."Life is something that can never be lived twice. Even this pointless act will eventually end. And while thinking that one day, I'll surely regret its end."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

60."Hard work betrays none, but dreams betray many."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

61."Working hard alone doesn't assure you that you'll achieve your dreams. Actually, there are more cases where you don't. Even so, working hard and achieving something is some consolation at least."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

62."Effort will never betray you though it may betray you."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

63."Isn't changing yourself the same as running away? Why can't you just accept who you are?"

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

64."I like myself. I have never once hated myself."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

65."A loner is forced to stay a loner. If you do your best at something and stand out, that'll only get used as fodder for criticism. Those are the rules of the Kingdom of Children."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

Hachiman Hikigaya Quotes On Loneliness

In 'Oregairu', Hikigaya feels that living alone is better than living with fake people. Here are the Hikigaya Hachiman quotes about being a loner.

66."A wandering soul in isolation, has no need for a place to belong."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

67."Bears are creatures that feel no insecurity in living alone. They're an animal that lives in isolation. Plus, they can hibernate. What a fabulous thing that is. If I were to be reborn, I definitely want to be a bear."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

68."A lone warrior surviving hundreds of battles, when it comes to losing, I'm the strongest."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

69."Just as stand users attract other stand users, loners seems to have an ability to attract other loners as well."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

70."Yeah, I'm being stupid. I know that it's out of question. I know how this will end. I'll be left with nothing. Even so, I want us to think, writhe, struggle… and find… something genuine."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

71."It's so nice that toxic people stop talking to you. It's like the trash took itself out."

-Hachiman Hikigaya.

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