Ai Yazawa

“Say, Nana... You look like stray cat, wild and proud. But I can see the wound in your heart. At the time I just thought it was cool. I never realized how hurt you were.”

“A woman's happiness is in throwing everything away to live for love.”

“Stop rushing me. I want to take my time falling in love with you.”

“Right now I am full of greed and vanity, so I cannot live with you like before. But may be we can meet like this. I think just being together and talking would be nice. But when we grow old, when greed and vanity will be completely gone, when I will be tired of singing can I return to that place too?”

“If I ever fall in love again, I would like it if it were a slightly cold guy. Someone who won't constantly mind about my childish needs but who, the day after the quarrel, for example would offer me a flower accompanied by a sweet note That's kind of guy I need.”

“At that time I told myself that I didn't want to fall in love ever again. But that night while praying for your happiness Nana, I thought that despite all the wounds and all the pains it could cause I wanted to dream again, and love someone with all my heart.”

“But I wonder if there is a place I fit in?”

“I wasn't really able to love someone but I couldn't help but want to be loved.”

“As expected life isn't that sweet at all. When I came to Tokyo I thought I could achieve anything with my own two hands. It's not like that. To get something in these hands, I have to fight a horrible fight. But... there's not much time to grab the things you want with your hands. Why is that?And more importantly what is that I want?”

“Vivienne Westwood, The Sex Pistols, Seven Stars, coffee with milk and strawberry cake. And Ren flowers.Nana's favorite things never change. It was so cool for someone like me who keeps on changing their mind.”

“For my 20th birthday in March, I'll buy myself a present for doing my best. A one way ticket to Tokyo. All I need is my guitar and a pack of cigarettes.”

“The loneliness caused by not hearing Ren's voice... I felt it deep in the night. I felt it deeper than anyone else. Even now at times I look back. In this ordinary life without Ren, I think my life with him was like a dream. Especially on a snowy night like this. On a night as cold as this. Someone keep this guy warm for me, please.”

“We didn't say good bye. But we knew it would be the end if we were apart. There was no reason to call or write letters. As it would have been meaningless, if we couldn't hold each other tight.”

“Don't say the words I wanted to hear from Ren.”

“That overflowing feeling became love. But I don't sing for Ren's sake. I sing for myself everyday.”

“From that day on it was as if Ren freed me from gravity. I was floating in the sky. Higher. Higher. Higher.”

“Laugh at love and love will make you cry.”

“The feeling that was born that night, how could i describe it?Words like love or lust just don't seem right. I may call it jealousy, or may be anxiety and moreover, need. Even now I'm anxious at times because when I am with Ren, everything around feels like a dream. That was how Ren turned my boring life into an illusion, and that was too much for no matter how hard i tried, it seemed I could never catch him.”

“Right now I am working to polish the shards of my dreams.”

“The truth is I always loved him. From the first time I saw him he was so great. But that time I was hurt. I might have been selfish but I was so hurt. I was afraid I would feel more pain. Now I remember every time I was with Shouji I felt better. You hugged me secretly with your heart, didn't you? Now I want you to embrace me with all that warmth, with all your strength.”

“I have to get back to the hotel. But I don't know the way. I always rely on Shouji so I didn't notice where we were going. Nut I came to this point. without realising my attitude and actions. It's like I am slowing falling into a valley. I wonder where I'm standing now.”

“Thinking about it, my high school days started with love and ended with love and that is the truth.”

“That moment I felt a bit like crying. I don't really know why. Nana's hand felt so warm that it even warmed my heart.”

“It took us five hours to reach Tokyo, but I was really happy. I kept talking about myself, and didn't hear anything about Nana.But now that I know you better; I know you wouldn't say anything.”

“Hey Nana, do you remember the first time we met? I beleive in things like fate. So I think it was fate.”

“Getting carried away is stupid, it won't get me anywhere.-Nana Komatsu”

“I wanted to have a good relationship. One that's romantic and dramatic, like in the movies. But I finally became a woman at 17 and learned that men aren't really that simple.”

“I broke up with Ren a year and nine months ago. Soon it will be two springs.My 20th birthday is in march. I'm working hard to buy myself a present.A one-way ticket to Tokyo.I will just carry my guitar and cigarettes.”

“Do you remember the time we met?The wind blew the snow about on the outside, the train moved, stopped, and then moved some more.It took us five hours to reach Tokyo, but I wasn't bored one bit.I didn't really get to hear so much about Nana.But I knew I would have loved...To hear what Nana had to say about herself.- Nana Komatsu”

“Nana acts like a stray cat, wild, free, and proud.......But inside her heart, she houses a wound.Dense as I am, i thought that.This trait of hers was a part of her charm as well...but she never realized how much pain it brought her....-Nana Komatsu”

“Nana Oosaki, about Shin: I wonder if he's really eighteen. He looks sixteen. I'm sure he lied about his age...Nana Komatsu: See! You were complaining but you still read the application!Shin: The studio's free! Great! <3Nana Komatsu, thinking: So cute!Nana Oosaki: I hope he's not in primary school...children today are advanced.”

“Junko: Why don't you find a guy who's a fan of Trapnest, and go to the concert with him?Kyousuke:Yeah! Do that, Nana. You'll find yourself a boyfriend, and you'll even be able to see the concert! Then you'll be killing two birds with one stone.Nana Komatsu: I don't want a boyfriend. I'll never fall in love again. *SILENCE*Nana Komatsu, thinking: Plus, I've got Nana <3Junko and Kyousuke, thinking: What will we do? If you take love away from Nana, there's nothing left!”

“Hey, HachiPeople always say that you only discover how precious something is after you lose it--- but I think, you only really recognize it... when you see it a second time face to face.-Nana Osaki”

“His hands are saying that he wants to hold her. His feet are saying that he wants to chase after her... He's probably forgotten that I'm here, beside him”

“I want to protect my own happiness. I'm not an angel. I'm just a normal girl.”

“Maybe I’m just farsighted. The further away something is, the better I can see it but once it gets close, I lose sight of it.”

“People like hurting each other but loving is not a waste.”

“If you can't stop feeling guilty about Nana support Nana's dreams and wish her success.”

“Having someone you love say "Thank you" is more rewarding than just having them say "I love you.”

“Don't do stuff that freaks him out, like what you're doing now.Do something that makes him happy.”

“Just don't keep me in the dark about things.Otherwise, why am I with you?”

“People are only what they think of themselves.”

“Being alone and being lonely are two different things.”

“I have the right to be hated.(Takumi)”

“What people consider precious is different for everybody.”

“The things that stress me out haven't changed.But I don't wanna lose anything.So I thought that at least I would change.I'm lucky...that I'm afraid of losing something.”

“She was my sacred angel that I could never violate.Reira was my sanctuary.I needed something solid like that in this dirty, disappointing world.”

“Whatever Yasu loves, I love too.That's the secret of love.”

“Hey Nana,If Cinderella's glass slipper fits so perfectly, I wonder why it fell off along the way? I can't help but think that it was on purpose, to attract the prince's affections. No matter what I do, I'll still have the fate of a girl who just keeps getting hurt, wondering if she can be happy in this pointless, one man show?”

“You were a stray cat, strutting so free and full of pride. But I could see your open wound. And without really thinking I just chalked it up to another cool thing about you. I never realized how much you hurt.”