“There’s a different flavor to children’s literature you read after you grow up than there was reading it as a child. Things that were sweet as a child become bitter once you grow up.”

“When you're alone and you feel sad, try reading a book. Try touching someone's heart. Try to imagine what they were thinking, what they wanted to convey. If you do that, you might get something amazing.”

“When you close the book, does the story end? No! That's such a bland way to read. Every story goes on forever in our imaginations, and its characters live on.”

“So why did you say we should break up, Kazushi? Because I stabbed Igarashi?”

“Noooo They can't burn up Books aren't any good when they're well done You can't cook them that long”

“...there are a lot of things in this world you don't understand. Discovering those things is one of life's joys.”

“People from different cultures have different definitions for beauty. Isn't that sad to judge others with our standards... rather than appreciate them?”