Top 100 Natsuki Takaya Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “It might be a good idea... to start washing the laundry right at your feet. Of course it’s important to think about what lies ahead, too... but if you only look at what’s down the road... you’ll get tangled in the laundry at your feet and you’ll fall, won’t you? You see... it’s also important to think about what you can do now, what you can do today. And if you keep washing things one day at a time... you’ll be done before you know it. Because fortune is looking out for you.”

— Natsuki Takaya

52. “Who called the idiot brigade?”

— Natsuki Takaya

53. “It’s because you’re like that that you’re still a virgin, you know.”

— Natsuki Takaya

54. “Did you hear that! Yuki, the heartless Yuki! Heartless Yuki has begged me with tears to let him visit my shop!”

— Natsuki Takaya

55. “To forgive or not to forgive... are those my only choices?”

— Natsuki Takaya

56. “Yuki: “What can I learn from a stupid cat like you? You didn’t even know that Jason isn’t really a bear. He’s a character in a horror film.” Kyo: “Yeah? So what if I didn’t? Like I’d waste my time watching some movie about a bear!” Yuki: You truly are an idiot.”

— Natsuki Takaya

57. “Above and beyond drawing my creations, I try to incorporate some kind of message. I try not to end as merely a question but try to provide a conclusion within the work.”

— Natsuki Takaya

58. “So let me get this straight. You were living in a tent in the woods, but now you’re living with Prince Charming and anger management boy? SERIOUSLY?!”

— Natsuki Takaya

59. “Don’t hate me. Tell me... everything’ s okay. I was always so ashamed. I was ashamed of my weakness. But... I want you to say it. Just once... even if it’s a lie. I know it will give me the courage... to try and become strong.”

— Natsuki Takaya

60. “When someone else accepts you, that’s when you begin to see yourself through their eyes. And you begin to realize that there may actually be many qualities to like about yourself.”

— Natsuki Takaya

61. “It’s okay. Calm down. Listen. We never asked you to do more than you can handle, and we’re not going to. There’s a difference between trying your best and trying too hard. When you want help, ask for help. And quit... apologizing for everything!”

— Natsuki Takaya

62. “I was so amazed at your stupidity that words failed me.”

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63. “It would have been nice if we could have lived our lives without taking any wrong turns. But such a thing isn’t possible. We still stumble... we lose our way, we make mistakes and yet little by little, one step at a time we keep on walking forward. With our own two feet... even if we get beaten and bruised along the way we’ll eventually reach something. We’ll eventually reach someone. Until then we’ll keep wishing. So... let’s start walking.”

— Natsuki Takaya

64. “Ayame: Hello, Tori-san!! You’re not going to believe what Yuki just told me!”

— Natsuki Takaya

65. “OH KYO KUN! Isn’t it said that eating pink noodles turns you into a horny pervert?!”

— Natsuki Takaya

66. “I think that nationality has no relation to that which gives rise to manga. Even among the Japanese, manga creators are making their creations everyday reflecting their own individuality, with none being the same. What is important isn’t the differences between the creators but their love for manga.”

— Natsuki Takaya

67. “He’s just explaining the situation to her, but he’s all over her every chance he gets! Kureno! Touching Tohru!!!”

— Natsuki Takaya

68. “I ain’t gonna give up on myself. I’m done with that.”

— Natsuki Takaya

69. “Every night greets the dawn. There is no night that goes on forever.”

— Natsuki Takaya

70. “Kyo Sohma: angrily pointing at Yuki Just like I’ll beat you one of these days Yuki: looking bored Wait wait I think I’ve heard this one before.”

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71. “Simply put, I’m glad that manga as an expressive form is expanding.”

— Natsuki Takaya

72. “There was something I wanted, something I envisioned, loving parents, a happy home with everyone smiling at me. A home that no one would ever want to leave, a warm place, a warm person. It exists, I know it does.”

— Natsuki Takaya

73. “When did I start feeling like my name had a special ring to it whenever you called out to me? When did I start doing dumb stuff over and over again, as long as I knew it would make you smile. When did I start... loving you so much I couldn’t stand it?”

— Natsuki Takaya

74. “Hanajima, my spear! Bring me my spear!”

— Natsuki Takaya

75. “I always have to lose my way first before finding my answer. But then, everyone does.”

— Natsuki Takaya

76. “Ayame: This concludes my wonderful story. Kyo Sohma: You mean stupid!”

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77. “I’ve decided... I can’t remain at a standstill anymore.”

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78. “The greatest regret I have in this life... is that that creature came out of my body.”

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79. “If only we’d been born into a kind world... without anxiety... without fear. If we could live without hurting other people... and without being hurt. A world in which we always did what was right. If only we could have found a shortcut to the kind world we all hope for.”

— Natsuki Takaya

80. “It’s true that this world isn’t enveloped in light. But... there’s more to it than that. It isn’t all darkness. There’s more to it than that.”

— Natsuki Takaya

81. “I don’t want to lose to the darkness. I want to have faith and move forward.”

— Natsuki Takaya

82. “To me... she was spring. It was as if while imprisoned inside the dark cage of the inner family... I had completely frozen into snow... and then there she was – fresh, clear spring. It was almost inevitable that... I would fall in love with her. -Hatori.”

— Natsuki Takaya

83. “I never meant to get so close to you. I never meant to fall in love.”

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84. “She doesn’t let anyone see it... but on the other side of that door, I somehow get the feeling that she’s quietly falling apart.”

— Natsuki Takaya

85. “I will take away your means of escape.”

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86. “There’s no such thing as a person who has to go away.”

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87. “Even if you don’t have hope right now, I promise it will come to you again. Again and again, hope will always bloom.”

— Natsuki Takaya

88. “My course of action depends on me.”

— Natsuki Takaya

89. “In the end, I’m always like this. Whether I get involved with people or not... before I know it, I’ve done something wrong and made someone upset. I’m even disappointing myself. How many times? How many more times do I have to let myself down for this to stop?”

— Natsuki Takaya

90. “Just as there’s rejection in this world, there are people who will reach out to you.”

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91. “I want to live my life without troubling anyone. That’s why it’s best for me to keep my interactions... with others to the bare minimum... not that I’ve ever been the type of person to attract other people... but if I keep my distance... at least I won’t bother anyone.”

— Natsuki Takaya

92. “I do want to be with him. Not being able to... breaks my heart. It breaks my heart.”

— Natsuki Takaya

93. “That ‘me’ is becoming a memory, too.”

— Natsuki Takaya

94. “Live the kind of life you can be proud of in the end, even if you get lost or make mistakes along the way. The kind of life that’ll earn you a “you fought well”... have lots of happy and sad times, and grow old like that.”

— Natsuki Takaya

95. “I don’t have the answer. But the one thing I do know... is that ‘love’ isn’t just about loving what’s right in front of you. The past... the future... maybe it’s about holding all of them close to your heart. That’s... what I think, at least. When I look at her... that’s what I think.”

— Natsuki Takaya

96. “It’s not because I don’t like people that I don’t go. I search for a compromise within myself... and while I’m busy thinking about it, I miss my chance... every time.”

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97. “You should know that if you bombard someone with one-sided love then you are nothing but a burden to them and you will just end up hurting them in the end.”

— Natsuki Takaya

98. “I’m going to keep my head up. I’m the one... who will forge my path in life.”

— Natsuki Takaya

99. “All this sadness is connected like a spiral.”

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100. “Love is difficult. Whatever happens in the night, morning still always comes. Always. Has there ever been a night that had no dawn?”

— Natsuki Takaya