Princess Mononoke Quotes

It's Moro

Gonza: That was it? They weren't so big.
Lady Eboshi: They're just pups. Wait 'til you see their mother.

San, The Princess Mononoke: Why did you stop me from killing her? Tell me while you're still alive!
Prince Ashitaka: I didn't want them to kill you. That's why.
San, The Princess Mononoke: I'm not afraid to die. I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Prince Ashitaka: I knew that... from the first moment I saw you.
San, The Princess Mononoke: And I'm not afraid of you! I should kill you for saving her!
San, The Princess Mononoke: That woman is evil, and there's no one who can stop me from killing her.
Prince Ashitaka: No... Live...
San, The Princess Mononoke: That's enough! I'm not listening to you anymore!
Prince Ashitaka: You're... beautiful...
San's Wolf Brother: What is it, San? Want me to crunch his face off?

Well, I give up. Can't win against fools.

These days, there are angry ghosts all around us - dead from wars, sickness, starvation - and nobody cares. So you say you're under a curse? So what? So's the whole damn world.

Prince Ashitaka: It's a trap. No, wait! Princess of the wolf-gods, don't go down there! Go back to the forest! Listen to me, please, don't throw your life away!
Gonza: Shall I stop him?
Lady Eboshi: [Stares at wolf-girl and Ashitaka on the roof] Leave him be. Let him do as he likes.

Well, they say that happy women make a happy village.

Hii-sama: My prince, are you prepared to learn what fate the stones have foretold you?
Prince Ashitaka: Yes. I was prepared the very moment that I let my arrow fly.

Lady Eboshi: Does that right hand of yours wish to kill me, Ashitaka?
Prince Ashitaka: If it would lift the curse, I'd let it tear you apart. But even that wouldn't end the killing now, would it?
Lady Eboshi: No, it wouldn't. It would have to kill all of us to be at peace.

Lady Eboshi: Stay here. Help me kill the Forest Spirit, Ashitaka.
Prince Ashitaka: You would do that? Kill the very heart of the forest?
Lady Eboshi: Without that ancient god, the animals here would be nothing but dumb beasts once again. Once the forest has been cleared and the wolves wiped out, this desolate place will become the richest land in the world... and Princess Mononoke will become human.
Prince Ashitaka: "Princess Mononoke"?
Lady Eboshi: Princess of the spirits of ghouls, beasts, and ancient gods. The wolf stole her soul, and now she lives to kill me.

Kaya: Ashitaka!
Prince Ashitaka: Kaya, what are you doing here? You know it's forbidden!
Kaya: Do you think I care about that? I came to give you this, so you won't forget your little sister.
Prince Ashitaka: Your crystal dagger. Kaya, I can't take this.
Kaya: Please keep it with you, brother, to protect you. You must take it with you. Please, I want you to have it, so you won't... forget.
Prince Ashitaka: Kaya, you know I could never forget you.

Toki: Thanks, stranger. My husband's an idiot, but I'm glad he's safe and sound.
Prince Ashitaka: That's a relief. I was starting to think I'd done something wrong by bringing him back home.

Prince Ashitaka: Look, everyone! *This* is what hatred looks like! This is what it does when it catches hold of you! It's eating me alive, and very soon it will kill me!
Prince Ashitaka: Fear and anger only make it grow faster!
Lady Eboshi: I'm getting a little bored of this curse of yours, Ashitaka. Let me just cut the damn thing - off!

Lady Eboshi: What do you think you're doing, boy?
Prince Ashitaka: Stay your hand. The girl's life is now mine.
Lady Eboshi: I'm sure she'll make a lovely wife for you.
Prince Ashitaka: There's a demon inside you. It's inside both of you.

Lady Eboshi: What exactly are you here for?
Prince Ashitaka: To see with eyes unclouded by hate.

When you're going to kill a god, let someone else do your dirty work.

Give the head back now? Come on, boy. Don't be silly. Now, when the sun's about to come up? Look! He's a brainless, life-sucking god of death. At sunrise he'll vanish like a bad dream.

What do you say we give 'em a little demonstration of how fast we can run, huh?

Are you selling soup or donkey piss?

Cut off a wolf's head and it still has the power to bite.

Now watch closely, everyone. I'm going to show you how to kill a god. A god of life and death. The trick is not to fear him.

San, The Princess Mononoke: Why did you stop me from killing her? Tell me while you're still alive!
Prince Ashitaka: I didn't want them to kill you. That's why.
San, The Princess Mononoke: I'm not afraid to die. I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Prince Ashitaka: I knew that... from the first moment I saw you.
San, The Princess Mononoke: And I'm not afraid of you! I should kill you for saving her!
San, The Princess Mononoke: That woman is evil, and there's no one who can stop me from killing her.
Prince Ashitaka: No... Live...
San, The Princess Mononoke: That's enough! I'm not listening to you anymore!
Prince Ashitaka: You're... beautiful...
San's Wolf Brother: What is it, San? Want me to crunch his face off?