“Even then, she still held a secret passion for Mozart. When he died in 1791, her grief made her provoke the people into starting the French Revolution. Stepping up to the guillotine herself, she ordered the executioner to behead her, thereby committing assisted suicide.”

“She could see the name Fukamachi on a shiny name-plate by the door of the house, but it was a name that meant nothing to Kazuko. And at that moment, in her heart, she began to dream of meeting someone. Someone special who would one day walk into her life. Someone she would instantly feel she had known for years. Someone who would feel the same about her.”

“It's better to dream a lot, actually. It's good for the brain. Interesting people have interesting dreams. Dull people only have dull ones. I can't wait to see yours.”

“You see, our hard-earned saving are always going to be taken away from us by someone - whether we have any or not.”

“Which will you take, the high road or the low road?""Which one is longer?""They're both short.”

“To be able to see into a friends' dream is a dream in itself.-Doctor Kōsaku Tokita (Paprika)”

“By morning she was dead. She had not died of starvation or committed suicide by any conventional means. She had simply willed herself to die, and being a strong-willed woman, she had succeeded. She had missed dying on her birthday by two days.”