Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Eiichiro Oda

Quote by Eiichiro Oda

Work

ONE PIECE 巻七七七

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Eiichiro Oda
Eiichiro Oda

Eiichiro Oda is a celebrated Japanese manga artist, famous for his creation of the highly acclaimed manga series 'One Piece'. Born on January 1, 1975, Oda has emerged as a cultural icon and a major influence within the manga community. more

You May Also Like

“Scott's friends on the forum didn't know his big picture. They read a phrase like "It's going to kill me to live without him" for its precise meaning, and nothing else. They didn't read more than those nine words into the message. They didn't take offense, didn't try to talk him out of it. Didn't resent it for its presumed relativity. "Of course it is," they said. And it was the same way they'd responded to every other thing he'd told them about himself: his thoughts on parenting, on marriage and sex, on education and race. They read what he wrote, and only what he wrote, and they responded. Not always in agreement - he'd had plenty of heated discussions over the past year on this issue or that. But he didn't need yes-men any more than he needed someone to read twenty-one extra words into the nine he'd written.”

“I think I'd rather be liked than loved. It just seems as if more criticism and chastening is shown to those we love, while kind manners and compassion are reserved for those we simply like. So, I hope you like me.”