Misato Katsuragi quotes from Neon Genesis Evangelion

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Shinji Ikari

Kaworu said he loved me. I’ve never heard such kindness before. He was like me. And he was like Ayanami. I liked him, too. Kaworu should have survived. He was much better than I am. Kaworu should have survived, not me! He deserved to live.

Misato Katsuragi

No. The one who deserves to survive is the one who has the will to make it happen. He wished for death. He ignored his will to survive and chose to die for a false hope. Your survival is not a mistake, Shinji.

Shinji Ikari

Misato, how can you be so cruel?

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Misato

If you take that into consideration, then perhaps this world isn't that bad.

Still, the reality itself might not be bad, but I could still hate myself.

HHyuga

But it's your mind which takes reality and separates it into what's bad and hateful.

AAoba

It's only the mind which separates reality from truth.

MMaya

Any new position from which you view your reality will change your perception of its nature. It's all literally a matter of perspective.

KKaji

There are as many truths as there are people.

Kensuke

But there is only one truth that is your truth. That's the one that's formed by whatever point of view that you chose to view it from. It's a revised perception that protects you.

TToji

That's true. And one can have a perspective that's far too small.

HHikari

However, a person can only see things from the perspective that they chose to see them from.

One must learn to judge things via the perceived truths that one receives from others.

Misato

For example, sunny days make you feel good.

Rei

Rainy days make you feel gloomy.

If you are told this is so, then that is what you believe is so.

Ritsuko

But you can have fun on a rainy day as well!

FFuyutsuki

Your truth can be changed simply by the way you accept it. That's how fragile the truth for a human is.

KKaji

A person's truth is so simple, that most ignore it to concentrate on what they think are deeper truths.

Gendo

You, for example, are simply unused to what it is to be liked by others.

Misato

You've never learned how to deal with fearing what others feel about you and so you avoid it.

But, don't the others hate me?

What are you, stupid? Haven't you realized it's all in your imagination, you megadork!

But, I hate myself.

Rei

One who truly hates himself cannot love, he cannot place his trust in another.

I'm a coward. I'm cowardly, sneaky and weak.

Misato

No, only if you think you are, but if you know yourself, you can take care of yourself.

[introspectively] I hate myself. But, maybe, maybe I could love myself. Maybe, my life can have a greater value. That's right! I am no more or less than myself. I am me! I want to be myself! I want to continue existing in this world! My life is worth living here!

[Shinji's room cracks open and he finds himself on a small blue globe with the cast of the series]

EEveryone

[applauding] Congratulations!

Thank you all!

[last line of the series]

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Misato

Shinji, listen to me. From now on you’re on your own. You’ll have to make your own decisions; no one can do it for you.

I... I can’t. I’m no good. I can’t pilot Eva if all I do is hurt and kill people. I thought I had no choice but to pilot Eva, but I was just lying to myself. I’m not worthy of piloting an Eva because I don’t understand anything! I’m incapable of doing anything good for anybody else. I did something terrible to Asuka. I killed Kaworu. I’m a horrible person. I'm dishonest and a coward. All I ever do is hurt other people, so I’d rather do nothing at all!

Misato

I’m not going to feel sorry for you. If you don’t like feeling pain, then you can just sit here and let them kill you!

[Shinji begins to cry]

Misato

Crying isn’t going to solve anything, either! [pauses] You hate yourself, don’t you? That’s why you hurt others. Deep down you know that you suffer more when you cause someone else pain, than if you just let yourself get hurt. But, Shinji, that was your decision, so that makes it a valid choice. That was what you wanted, so that makes it worthwhile. Stop lying to yourself, and realize that you do have options. Then accept the choices you’ve made.

But you're not me. You don’t know what I have to go through. You don’t understand!

Misato

So fucking what if I’m not you?! That doesn’t mean its okay for you to give up! If you do, I’ll never forgive you as long as I live. God knows I’m not perfect either. I’ve made tons of stupid mistakes and later I regretted them. And I’ve done it over and over again, thousands of times. A cycle of hollow joy and vicious self-hatred. But even so, every time I learned something about myself. Please, Shinji. You’ve got to pilot Eva and settle this once and for all. For your own sake. Find out why you came here. Why you exist at all. Answer your own questions. And when you’ve found your answers, come back to me. I’ll be waiting for you. Promise me.

Yes.

Misato

See you soon.

[Misato kisses Shinji]

Misato

That was a grown-up kiss. We'll do the rest when you get back. [shoves Shinji into an elevator and collapses in a pool of blood] If I'd known it'd end like this... I would have... changed the carpet like Asuka suggested...Right, Pen Pen?... Kaji, my love... I did do the right thing... didn't I?

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[Shinji is inside of Lilith and is experiencing a mental journey]

VVoices

Don’t call me anymore. I hate you. God, you’re persistent. I wouldn’t be caught dead with you. You’re bothering me. There’s no way we can start over again, you jerk! Goodbye. I wish you’d think. Are you being serious? I have no interest in getting back together with you. Look at you. Let’s just be friends. This all was just a cheap thing. Do I even know you? You’re getting me nervous. Why don’t you do the world a favor and just die? Who the hell are you? I don’t love you that way. Who the hell are you? I couldn’t care less whether you lived or died. I don’t want you in my life. None of your business. To be honest, you get on my nerves. I don’t need you anymore. Stop following me around! I can’t do this anymore. Don’t get me wrong. Why won’t you take “no” for an answer? Who would want to go out with you? You’re bothering me. Let’s break up! Go away. Please stop. I don’t need you. Are you still here? I never did. I can’t stand the sight of you. Why won’t you leave? Let’s just be friends. I thought I asked you to leave. You don’t own me. Get out. Grow up, would you?! I don’t want you around anymore, you wimp!

Misato

If it’s too painful, you can always make it stop.

Rei

If you don’t like it, you can just run away.

VVoice

Do you want to be at ease? Do you want to feel peace of mind? Do you want to become one with me? To have our bodies and souls join as one?

I’d rather die than do it with you!