You know... I wished I could've stayed cooped up in my room, ears shut... But... If I had... The burnt ashes of the dead would never have forgiven me...
I may have chosen the Survey Corps, but not because I’m not afraid of the titans. And I’m not going to say something like, “skilled soldiers have a duty to join the corps.” Listen. Seriously, I’m not in a hurry to die like Eren. Don’t lump me in with him. And nobody convinced me to put my life on the line. This isn’t the kind of job you can do without really choosing it yourself.