Ryūta Kondō quotes from Barefoot Gen (newest)

Ryuta Kondo: It's good to have ideals, Gen — but do they bring in any money? Do ideals give you enough to eat?

Ryuta Kondo: If we calculate how much energy we wasted on this wild goose chase, how many calories do you s'pose we burned up? I daresay it's equivalent to a whole year's budget for our defeated, impoverished nation, Japan.

Ryuta Kondo: What do you s'pose all these American soldiers come to Hiroshima for? It's like they're enjoying themselves seeing how Hiroshima got all burnt up from the A-bomb they dropped, like it's some kind of tourist attraction...