“Ritsu: Please, Onii-san, please write with takoyaki power!Mitsuru: Yes, sensei! With ikyayaki or takoyaki or whatever it takes! Write quickly, without hesitation! Ah... Um... W-what is takoyaki power?Ritsu: Well, that is--! When Shigure-niisan eats takoyaki, he transforms into a great warrior...Shigure: No I don't.”

“Because if you stay true to yourself and live your life boldly, someday you might be able to meet someone who will want to eat takoyaki with you more than anyone else.”

“Maybe I should call Aaya!(Shigure)If you call him...(Yuki)I'll make you eat that phone.(Kyou)-Shigure-san,Yuki-san, Kyou-kun Shoma”

“Shigure: JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR A SECOND, KYO!Kyo: SHUT UP! I HATE THIS! DO YOU REALLY GET THAT MUCH ENJOYMENT FROM PLAYING WITH PEOPLES' LIVES?!Shigure: Well, yes, now that you mention it, I do--BUT THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!Kyo: Man, your persuasion skills SUCK!Tohru: Um, welcome home. Dinner's-Kyo: NOT HUNGRY!Shigure: KYO! DON'T TAKE THIS OUT ON TOHRU! And come back to the entrance hall this instant and take those shoes off!Yuki: He's right, Shigure. You really do suck at persuasion.”

“A novelist can’t be without a kimono and pen!(Shigure)”

“Yuki: "Honda-san... you'd better stop, or he'll get a swelled head."Kyo: "Doesn't Shigure already HAVE a swelled head?”

“Hatori: "SHIGURE... I WILL TELL EVERYONE IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT YOU, STARTING FROM WHEN YOU WERE FOUR YEARS OLD..."Shigure: "Sorry, Tohru-kun. My lips are sealed!”