#frubareboot

(My first volume has been lent out and not returned, so we don't have the classic plum quote, sorry)

A lot of these are kinda sad bc I really love the part of the story where we learn about Tohru's inner demons

"I believe it, too. I want to hold every memory in my heart and believe in it. So that I become strong enough to stick it out, and to one day overcome them...until they become precious memories." (ch. 23)

"For me, it's always the people around me who give me the strength to go on." (ch. 30)

"Just like you've listened to all my whining, Kyo-kun, from now on I want you to let me hear your complaints. I want you to tell me when it's hard, when you're scared, when you're weak. I want us to be able to confront your troubles together. Together...just like we've been doing. I want to live, eat, study, and struggle together! I want to be with you!" (ch. 33)

"After all...you have courage in your heart." (ch. 38)

"Maybe the truth is that no one is born with a 'reason.' Maybe that's something each person has to find on their own. A reason for being born, a reason to stick around, a reason to exist. I think everyone has to find it on their own, and decide it on their own." (ch. 45)

"I have a feeling that I can't even find the words to describe." (ch. 48)

"I want to protect them. I want to use all the strength I have to protect the paths they're walking on." (ch. 67)

"I can't give up. Something...there must be something I can do. I want to believe that. I have to believe that." (ch. 67)

"The warmth in our hearts is proof that there is light. It's so small that it seems like even a tiny wind might blow it out...but the light is definitely there." (ch. 72)

"My heart aches. It feels like it's going to be torn apart. Is it because my outrageous wish doesn't stand a chance? Is it because I know that some wishes just don't come true? Even so...I'll keep wishing." (ch. 75)

"Every night greets the dawn. There is no night that goes on forever." (ch. 99)

"One step at a time...I want to unravel these mysteries, these truths. One step at a time." (ch. 99)

"I know I'll have to do something when the time comes...but I think I already know what I'll have to let go of." (ch. 108)

"My heart was breaking on my way home that day. I was crying ugly tears because I could feel it yet again...the feeling of something fading away. Fading away into 'memories.' And even if I don't forget the loneliness and sorrow that tore me apart, the memories themselves are fading, too. No matter how much I try to hold on, no matter how many times I swear it to myself...time moves on, and they begin to fade. It's cruel." (ch. 114)

"And that 'me' is becoming a memory, too." (ch. 114)

"I'm ashamed. I'm dishonest, weak, and dirty." (ch. 114)

"I can't. Stop...don't go anywhere. Don't leave me." (ch. 114)

"I'm sorry...for being such a coward." (ch. 114)

"I can't get the words out. I have to gather up my courage. Courage...it's time to be brave. I'm not going to put the lid back on. This feeling...can't be stopped anymore. It's time to be brave." (ch. 114)

"If change is part of life, then it's such a cruel kindness." (ch. 121)

"I've decided...I can't remain at a standstill anymore." (ch. 121)

"Neither people nor feelings can be bound, frozen in time." (ch. 121)

"Just as all good things, happy things, fun things must come to an end...scary and sad things will also come to an end. Always. Even if you can't believe it when it happens, please...please don't give up. Live. I want you to live. You might make mistakes or lose your way, but please...please live. Don't ever stop moving forward. Please...that's all I ask. Don't give up. Even if I'm no longer at your side." (ch. 122)

"I do want to be with him. Not being able to...breaks my heart. It breaks my heart." (ch. 129)

"I've always been lousy at hiding my feelings." (ch. 129)

"I could hear those words dozens of times, hundreds of times, thousands of times...and I would still think this is like a dream." (ch. 129)

"I really love you...and that love is invincible!" (ch. 129)

You'll even see one from Kagura in here, which if you know me, you know that's weird af.

"It's strange...but as you get older, things that you couldn't comprehend in childhood become clear. 'I should have done that at the time.' 'I should have said such and such.' In that way, you start to understand. It may be closer to penitence than regret. Perhaps I wish to repent and erase my ignorant childhood self." (Ayame, ch. 21)

"I need to try to work it out. Otherwise, it'll only get worse for me... even if it's still more than I can bear, I have to give it my best shot." (Kisa, ch. 28)

"You shouldn't think you can get away with anything just because you 'love' someone. Because if that is what you think, I suggest you do some soul-searching. Directing an ever-increasing amount of one-sided love at someone becomes burdensome to that person, and at some point, you'll hurt them. Remember that." (Megumi, ch. 29)

"When someone is important to you, there can be times when it's a little rough and even lonely. But...in the end, they make you happy." (Saki, ch. 29)

"My course of action depends on me." (Hiro, ch. 38)

"This world is bursting with people. There's no way that there's not a single person out there who will care about you." (Megumi, ch. 51)

"You avoid shedding your own blood, and yet lament that you want peace." (Kazuma, ch. 52)

"Even if you don't have hope right now, I promise it will come to you again. Again and again, hope will always bloom." (Kazuma, ch. 63)

"Having feelings for someone isn't based on logic. Even if you have things figured out in your head, once you realize you love someone, that love is all you can think about." (Kagura, ch. 69)

"There's no greater happiness in this world than living with the one you love." (Tohru's grandpa, ch. 92)

"Sorrow connects us like a spiral and keeps us from moving." (Kureno, ch. 98)

"Don't ever think you're useless, got that?" (Arisa, ch. 99)

"More than anyone, you are always on my mind. That's the unshakable truth." (Shigure, ch. 101)

"In times when you can walk under your own power, go ahead. But when you can't, let me carry you. I like carrying you. You've never been heavy. You're not a burden at all." (Haru, ch. 106)

"Children always understand much more than adults give them credit for. At the very least, they can tell if the intent was kind or hateful." (Tohru's grandpa, ch. 109)

"As I lived my life...had I overlooked many very, very precious things?" (Ayame, ch. 110)

"Time marches on. It's already begun that hike. People...and feelings move on, too." (Shigure, ch. 111)

"In order to gain something or learn something, maybe you have to sacrifice or hurt something...no matter how depressing that may be." (Kakeru, ch. 113)

"To learn something, you have to hurt something. If that's the way it's gotta be for a while yet, then at least...I want to be kind. I want to make amends. I want to repay them for all the times they've smiled for me." (Kakeru, ch. 113)

"Maybe...I'm closer now than I was before. I did stomp on a few things, though. In order to reach this point...it took me forever to understand. And so I've finally made it this far. Well, I still have a long ways to go." (Kakeru, ch. 113)

"Saying 'goodbye' can be a very lonely thing." (Hiro's mom, ch. 118)

"It'll be okay right now. I can wait. But I'm not going to be a 'footnote' any longer." (Arisa, ch. 127)

"But just like that...just like that, you melt the ugly emotions inside me, and the muddied anxiety, bit by bit. Why would somebody like you be with me? Why would you cry for me? How could I even ask for that? I sure as hell don't have the right. And yet, this time, I find myself thinking I wanna take care of you, and that I don't wanna leave you. I'm wishing for it." (ch. 33)

"Look, I know I got a long way to go. But someday...someday I'll be able to stand on my own two feet without hurtin' anyone or being a burden to 'em." (ch. 34)

"Once I'm an adult...will I be able to overcome my fears? Will I be able to change the future?" (ch. 52)

"When did I start feeling like my name had a special ring to it whenever you called out to me? When did I start doing dumb stuff over and over again, as long as I knew it would make you smile? When did I start...loving you so much I couldn't stand it?" (ch. 63)

"Just as there's rejection in this world, there are people who will reach out to you." (ch. 63)

"I don't want to just take anymore. I don't want to trample on anything ever again." (ch. 63)

"Being left behind...or leaving behind. I wonder which hurts more?" (ch. 90)

"This girl is so foolish...and so dear to me." (ch. 109)

"I thought I'd be able to forget it all. Is this your way of telling me...you aren't gonna let me forget?" (ch. 120)

"I never meant to get so close to you. I never meant to fall in love." (ch. 120)

"I already know that this world doesn't always give you the chance to apologize before losing someone." (ch. 120)

"The feeling of being left behind...of being abandoned...is a suffocating loneliness." (ch. 121)

"It should be easy. I know what to do, and I know how to do it. It's all so simple. I just need to face up to what I've been running from. That's all. But it's makin' me a nervous wreck." (ch. 126)

"It's ridiculous. Something so simple...normal people wouldn't even worry about something like this. They never have to announce what they plan to do. There's no need to be afraid. But...even though I'm a far cry from 'normal,' you've never made fun of me for it. You never gave up on me. You did your very best to support me. To care for me. To keep reachin' out. You really do mean everything to me. That's why..." (ch. 126)

"Were you lonely? Was it hard...bearing all that pain on your own?" (ch. 126)

"I'm not gonna give up on myself. I'm done with that." (ch. 126)

"While I'm alive, I'm gonna try to live. To really live." (ch. 126)

"What to do, how to do it...it's simple. It's also just really tough. But I know now...that's exactly why it's so important." (ch. 126)

"Pain would mean nothing without kindness. Darkness can't stand out without the sun. Neither is something to scoff at. Both sides of the equation have meaning." (ch. 41)

"Even if you stumble and make mistakes, it isn't for nothing." (ch. 41)

"...Because there are some things that last forever." (ch. 51)

"The truth is that this world doesn't need anyone. It doesn't need parents, teachers, the people we look up to, children, or adults...the world doesn't need any of us. The world doesn't care who lives and dies. The sun rises just the same. Doesn't give a damn about anybody. And that's so sad. In the end, we're all alone. I'm sure that's why we seek each other out." (ch. 93)

"Why do I always have to lose my way before finding my answer?" (ch. 93)

"Even if the world doesn't need us, we live for the people who do. At least, I do." (ch. 93)

"There were things that I wanted. Things that I imagined. Parents who would hold me...a welcoming home...a place where everyone was smiling...a version of me that people wouldn't want to leave. A warm place, a warm person—they really do exist." (ch. 20)

"It's not like I've suddenly gotten any stronger, and nothing has changed. I'm still trembling. But...let's still face our fears. The most important thing is the desire to overcome our weaknesses." (ch. 28)

"It's true that this world isn't enveloped in light. But...there's more to it than that. It isn't all darkness. There's more to it than that." (ch. 85)

"I don't want to lose to the darkness. I want to have faith and move forward." (ch. 86)

"If only...I could have lived my life without taking any wrong turns." (ch. 123)

"If only we'd been born into a kind world. Without anxiety, without fear. If we could live without hurting other people...and without being hurt. A world in which we always did what was right. If only we could have found a shortcut to the kind world we all hope for." (ch. 123)

"You need to realize there are some things only you can do!" (ch. 123)

"It would have been nice if we could have lived our lives without taking any wrong turns. But such a thing isn't possible. We fall, we stumble...we lose our way, we make mistakes. And yet, little by little...one step at a time...we keep on walking forward with our own two feet. Even if we get beaten and bruised along the way, we'll eventually reach something. We'll eventually reach someone. Until then, we'll keep wishing. So, let's start walking." (ch. 123)

"I may be as weak as ever, but something must be changing. And, of course, that's not all because of me alone. There are a lot of people supporting me." (ch. 125)

"Still, I'm grateful to have someone who worries about me and supports me. That's why, even if I'm weak...I want to be someone who doesn't wallow in their weakness." (ch. 125)

Don't have a ton from her ATM, but she's one of my favorite characters, so she gets her own post anyway. Sorry.

"The one thing most precious to you...what is it?" (ch. 82)

"She doesn't let anyone see it...but on the other side of that door, I somehow get the feeling that she's quietly falling apart." (ch. 82)

"People who know how scary it is to be alone need to have someone to love." (ch. 82)

"Feel free to stay there as long as you like. As for me...I should have left ages ago." (ch. 126)

"So please, just...cry with me. If there's nothing to be done, at least cry with me for now. Cry like your entire body is screaming. Cry like you're damning everything. Something's been lost, and now we're living life with no guarantees. There's just one fragment of hope, born from the fear of living in this world once again. So I want you...to at least cry. Cry with me. Cry like the first day you were born into this world." (ch. 130)

"Is it okay for me to be...just myself?" (ch. 130)

"But even so...she taught me it wasn't too late to believe in 'fateful encounters' and 'new beginnings.'" (ch. 130)

"Loss, hardships...dwelling on them is pointless." (ch. 17)

"But, as for me...I want to live with the burden of memories. Even the sad memories, even the memories that hurt me, even the memories I wish I could forget. I have faith that if I keep doing my best to bear that burden without running away, I'll eventually become strong enough that memories like that won't get me down." (ch. 23)

"Giving up's the worst thing you can do." (ch. 111)

"I've never been this free before...but I've also never been this lonely before." (ch. 116)

"I'm heading toward that future. I'm going to take my place in this ever-changing world. I'm finally...going to start walking down a path of my own choosing." (ch. 116)

"You can't say I'll never be happy. You don't have the right to decide that for me." (ch. 116)