“I wonder why when I told him that my chest still ached even though I had finally told him how I felt, he said, "So you finally realize how I've felt these past three years?" and laughed.”

“The moment he laid eyes on Kuga, I knew. There's a reason I'm doing this to him. I want to see it; how he's fallen in love with a guy, and how he makes him his own. And then what I've done will become a sharp knife, thrown right back at me.That's right. I just wanted to see.And the meaning behind the sharp knife flying towards me: Why not me? Why can't it be me? All this time, I would be lying if I said I've never wished for it, but by being merely an observer, I've somehow managed to distance myself.Kuga is a bright light, like the sun. I, on the other hand... (Yashiro)”

“I've been trying not to think about the things I wanted but couldn't have.I figured life must be about what you can't have.Some part of me has given up wanting anything. Why? I'm human, aren't I?Even though I knew that this was pointless.Why did I fall in love?”

“In short, I ran away. I was about to fall in love. Aside from being opposed to getting involved with a guy, I'm a dried-up old man, just like he said. He's too dazzling to be with me. He's beyond me.”

“To fall in love and to commit yourself to love means you should make your loved one the one thing you cherish the most.”

“People are... Full of contradictions. They're lonely. And then they're not. They're missed. And then they're not.”

“Ichirou: Shindou-san. You'd better take the day off. Take the medicine too.Shindou: I SAID... I DON'T NEED IT.Uru: Shin-Ichirou: If that's the case... Would you like to take it mouth-to-mouth or are you going to swallow it yourself?Shindou: *swallow*Uru: I-incredible! Ichirou-kun!Though you still got hit!Ichirou: I'm used to handling people that refuse to take their medicine.”