“That's exactly why you have to be the one to bully yourself. You always have to have that calm and cool person inside you who will shoot you that chilly glare: Of course not. I don't trust other people much, but I trust myself less.” UnderstandingTrustExpectationsCalmBullyingHachiman HikigayaWataru WatariSocial Capital Book:やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。5 Source: やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。5
“Anyway. I think forcing yourself to keep up appearances and putting up this identity that isn't yours, a mask you don't wear when you're alone, is phony. If you have to do all that stuff to get someone to love you, then can you really say they love you and who you really are? Once you change yourself to win affection, to win love, I don't even know if you can still call you you. If you've built your relationship on pretense and lies, it'll probably fail in some way or another, and if you've fundamentally changed yourself, then it's not really you.” LoveRomanceChangePersonalityAffectionPhonyMasksHachiman HikigayaSocial Capital Book:やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。5 Source: やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。5
“There comes a time or two in life when you should face isolation. No, you have to. Constantly being accompanied, having someone by your side always and forever -- that is far more abnormal and creepy. I'm positive you can only learn and feel certain things when you're alone. If there are lessons to gain from having friends, then so also are there lessons from not having friends. These two things are two sides of the same coin and should be treated as equally valuable. So this moment, too, will also have worth for that girl.” RomanceFriendshipAlonenessLonerAbnormalHachiman HikigayaSocial Capital Book:やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。4 Source: やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。4