Toradora
“Since ancient times, the dragon has been the only beast to equal the tiger. Even if you’re not by my side right now, I will leap through space and time and always be by your side. These feelings will never change.”
- Takasu Ryuuji
“I left her alone again. She has always been by my side, but I never noticed…That clumsy girl, I’ll never let go of you when I catch you this time!”
- Takasu Ryuuji
“Who’s the one who didn’t concentrate on her studies?!? The one who couldn’t do what they wanted and failed is you!! Quit forcing your failure’s on me!!”
- Takasu Ryuuji
“Marry me! That way, we’ll both be adults! My life will be yours until I die!”
- Takasu Ryuuji
“It doesn’t matter if you grew up without parents, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe in God. There’s someone out there watching over you.”
- Aisaka Taiga
“I hate waiting, but if waiting means being able to be with you I’ll wait for as long as forever.”
- Aisaka Taiga
“Those stars look like they’re close to each other, but they’re actually very far away, aren’t they? It’s like Kitamura-kun and I. The things you see aren’t always real. How hard must I try in order to understand the unseen truth?”
- Aisaka Taiga
“Having someone saying you’re okay as you are and being needed by that person… It was nice to have someone like that.”
- Aisaka Taiga
“It’s not about being right or being wrong. There are more important things than that. That’s why apologies and forgiveness become necessary.”
- Aisaka Taiga
“That’s why people hesitate. In front of all the choices, one could lose hope and try to run away, because no excuse could be used. No matter how dangerous the long journey in life was, or how one admits to being dealt the short end of the stick, everything was the result of one’s own choices, it was a road chosen by oneself. Even if this path is hard, and there’s no chance of changing past choices, one cannot place the blame on other people. No matter how angry or frustrated one was, one would be alone on that path, for no one to replace you.”
- Aisaka Taiga
"How can I know what I want to do later when I don't even know what I want to do right now?"
- Aisaka Taiga
“Entire civilizations were built and destroyed between now and the last time you said “we’ll go soon.” I’ll have rotted and turned to ash by the time this “soon” of yours comes.”
- Aisaka Taiga
“Why doesn’t anyone understand us? Even when we’re so troubled, why doesn’t anyone support us?”
- Aisaka Taiga
“I won’t be able to… stay by Ryuuji’s side anymore… I won’t be able to walk by his side… I don’t want that…”
- Aisaka Taiga
"My happiness can only be...can only be made with my own hands! My happiness doesn't depend on anybody but me!"
- Kushieda Minori
"It's those 'no big deal' things that matter the most."
- Kushieda Minori
"If you trip while running down a hallway, you'll get a nosebleed. If you trip in life, you cry. Crying is the nosebleed of the heart."
- Kushieda Minori
“I believe in ghosts, even though I’ve never seen one before and get this. I don’t believe any one of the people that have said they have seen one before. It’s kind of like how I think about the concept of love. Like I believe one day I’ll fall in love, get married and live happily ever after, even though I’ve never actually fallen in love with anyone yet. You see what I’m saying? For some people falling in love is like second nature, but I can’t even relate to that. So if I’ve never fallen in love before, is it real? And that makes me wonder if ghosts are real. I haven’t seen one yet so maybe they’re not.”
- Kushieda Minori
“Even when the sky’s so dark you can’t see a thing, there are still stars shining out there. So if she can learn to shine brighter, we’ll be able to see her.”
- Kushieda Minori
“I don’t want to get so caught up in searching for what I can’t see, that I lose sight of what I can.”
- Kushieda Minori
“Taiga, you always wanted to know, right?! I… I also… I love Takasu Ryuuji too! I love him! I’ve always loved him, but I thought I should let you have him! I thought to myself, ‘If Taiga, my best friend, needs him…’ but that was just my arrogance confusing me! I’ve underestimated you! I said that my happiness doesn’t depend on anyone but me, didn’t I?! The same goes for you. Your happiness doesn’t depend on anyone but yourself!”
- Kushieda Minori
"Haven't you already lifted your foot, preparing to step forward? Then you only have one option! Finish taking that step!"
- Sumire Kano (Class President)










