“Forbearance is a maiden's worst enemy. If you're happy, that's all that counts.”

“When you find something precious, you have to hold on to it with all your might and never let it go, whatever else you may lose. After all, there are lots of people who die without ever finding something that's really precious to them.”

“Oh, Ichigo. My darling Ichigo. There's so much that I owe you, too. But I'm never paying any of it back—not a smidgen. You're also the one who showed me that growing up might not be such a bad thing after all. Thank you, Ichigo. This is much too embarrassing for me to ever say out loud, but you're the best friend I could ever have.”

“Snatching happiness takes a lot more courage than enduring unhappiness.”

“When great happiness unexpectedly swoops down on people, they suddenly turn into cowards.”

“Lolitas value independence and beauty above all else.”

“All I trust is the past. Things that have ended can't betray me.”