1 If you once reject the faith, you can never pass through the gates of heaven -Unknown
Sebastian warns Ciel that once he finalizes the contract with a demon, there will be no place for him in heaven.
2 Would someone who believes in god summon you? -Ciel Phantomhive
Ciel does not hesitate, even for a moment, despite Sebastian’s warning. He reminds the latter that a believer wouldn’t have summoned him in the first place.
3 Everyone, if you have the time to dawdle about here, use it to do your jobs!-Sebastian Michaelis
Sebastian is an extremely efficient butler for the mansion. He prioritizes his master’s bidding and well-being above everything else and has no time to waste.
4 A Phantomhive butler who can’t do this much isn’t worth his salt -Sebastian Michaelis
A sentence repeated time and again by Sebastian; it implies that to be a butler befitting the Phantomhive household, he must look after his master and his requests.
5 You are bewitched by the eyes of the dead -Ciel Phantomhive
Even though this was an ominous event in a simple board game, everything that had been ordained eventually happened to the man who tried to swindle Ciel (courtesy of Sebastian).
6 Once you’ve lost something, you never get it back -Ciel Phantomhive
Nothing is permanent in this world. Once it’s lost, you may spend hours trying to find it or even recreate it. But that’s impossible.
7 You see, I’m merely one hell of a butler -Sebastian Michaelis
This is the only response Sebastian has to his ungodly abilities. He is loyal and reliable, which is exactly what Ciel needs from someone working under him.
8 It’s my policy not to hit balls I can’t sink -Ciel Phantomhive
Ciel only shoots his shot once he is assured victory, be it in billiards or life. He skips the chances that will waste his time and energy.
9 Perhaps it’s time to end this worthless game -Ciel Phantomhive
Without delaying further, Ciel perches himself on the billiards table to end the game for once and for all who were gathered.
10 Greed will be your undoing -Unknown
The desire for more will only fuel your greed, which is considered a sin. But since Ciel isn’t going to heaven anyway, he has no reason to keep it in check.
11 There’s something unshakable between him and the earl after all the time they have spent together -Lau
Ciel and Sebastian had developed some level of trust from the time Sebastian had spent as Ciel’s butler. Their mutual trust was visible even to outsiders.
12 This is an order. Save me! -Ciel Phantomhive
By the contract between them, Ciel can command Sebastian to do his bidding and follow his every word.
13 I am bound to my master by a sacrifice, a wish and a contract. Until the day I take his soul -Sebastian Michaelis
According to the contract, until the day Ciel dies, Sebastian is bound to serve him. In return, the butler is entitled to his master’s soul after his death.
14 I’ll atone with my death -Grelle Sutcliff
Grell is shown to be extremely gullible in the beginning, so much so that he is ready to pay with his life for the smallest of mistakes.
15 If you should decide to rest eternally, I ask that you please do so outside -Sebastian Michaelis
As an efficient butler of the Phantomhive household, Ciel could not have Grell atoning for being a burden to the mansion itself since blood stains are especially difficult to get rid of.
15 Most Memorable Quotes from Black Butler
1. If you once reject the faith, you can never pass through the gates of heaven -Unknown
2. Would someone who believes in god summon you? -Ciel Phantomhive
3. Everyone, if you have the time to dawdle about here, use it to do your jobs!-Sebastian Michaelis
4. A Phantomhive butler who can’t do this much isn’t worth his salt -Sebastian Michaelis
5. You are bewitched by the eyes of the dead -Ciel Phantomhive
6. Once you’ve lost something, you never get it back -Ciel Phantomhive
7. You see, I’m merely one hell of a butler -Sebastian Michaelis
8. It’s my policy not to hit balls I can’t sink -Ciel Phantomhive
9. Perhaps it’s time to end this worthless game -Ciel Phantomhive
10. Greed will be your undoing -Unknown
11. There’s something unshakable between him and the earl after all the time they have spent together -Lau
12. This is an order. Save me! -Ciel Phantomhive
13. I am bound to my master by a sacrifice, a wish and a contract. Until the day I take his soul -Sebastian Michaelis
14. I’ll atone with my death -Grelle Sutcliff
15. If you should decide to rest eternally, I ask that you please do so outside -Sebastian Michaelis