“I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work.”

“We are all like fireworks. We climb, shine and always go our separate ways and become further apart. But even if that time comes, let's not disappear like a firework, and continue to shine… forever.
-Tōshirō Hitsugaya (Bleach)”

“In fact, all kinds of men, and not merely architects, can recognize a good piece of work…”

“A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, "Huh. It works. It makes sense."”

“Blooming under a cold moon, we are like fireworks…
Rising, shining, and finally scattering and fading.
So until that moment comes when we vanish like fireworks…
Lets us sparkle brightly,
Always…”

“Luminous words, like those drops of light we see in fireworks.”

“I guess that’s all forever is… Just one long trail of nows. And I guess all you can do is try and live one now at a time without getting too worked up about the last now or the next now.”

“I was going to say he's a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a 'piece of work?”

“I was going to say he's a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a 'piece of work?”

“If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit about their daily, extraordinary courage. And for wanting that courage to be recognized.”