Fruits Basket

"[After Hatori Sohma transforms into a seahorse] WATERRRRR! S-sea water?! Or fresh water?! WHICH IS IT, HATORI-SAN?!"

"[After Hatori asks what snow becomes when it melts] that's easy, It becomes spring! No matter how cold it is now, spring will come again! Without fail. It's strange isn't it? But it's true."

"A lot of people are too scared to admit that they're still children. They do everything they can to avoid it. So people who can admit that have a lot of courage."

"[To Ritsu Sohma] I'm sure that inside your heart...you're trying with all your might to find it on your own...the reason you were born. Because...because really...there might not be anyone who was born with a reason. I think that everyone...everyone might have to find one on their own. [in her head] A reason for being born... A reason that it's okay to be alive... A reason to exist. [aloud] I think everyone might have to find it themselves...and decide for themselves. It could be your dreams...your job...or a person. ...The reason you're looking for...might be vague, unclear...and uncertain. [in her head] And you might lose it. [aloud] But as long as you're alive...you have to keep searching for that reason."

"[After seeing Shigure Sohma for the first time] H- Hello! I'm sorry for trespassing! I just saw these and -- [in her head] Aah! There was someone here! There still is!"

"[in her head] My happiness comes from the kindness of those around me."

"[To Ritsu Sohma] Sometimes living can be hard, but it's only because we're alive that we can make each other...laugh, cry...be happy! [in her head In this world... [aloud] If that's not a reason for being born in this world...I don't know what is!"

"[to Kureno Sohma, the rooster] As long as you live things will keep happening! As long as you're alive wishes will keep being made!"

"But... but... but from now on... I want to understand everything. From now on... just like you listened to my complaints, Kyo-kun... I want you to let me listen to yours. When things get tough... when you're scared, when you're weak... I want you to tell me. I want you to let me care about you. I want to be together. I want us to live... eat meals, study... share our troubles... like we did before... together. I want to stay together!"

"[in her head] Mother, will you look over me? At times I may want to cry. But, I'm walking, everyone is walking forward, to a farther place than here."

"It's a mystery. Just because of a simple sentence... I get shaken... or I get happy. Kyo-kun is mysterious indeed."

"Why does... my heart... hurt so much? Like it's being torn apart. Is it because my outrageous wish... is so disheartening? Is it because I know... that some wishes... don't come true? Even so... I wish. I wish..."

"[On first seeing Kyo] The ceiling... Is he hurt...? Wh-who... Well, hello, orange-head..."

"[After seeing Yuki, Shigure, and Kyo Sohma transform for the first time] THEY'RE ALL ANIMALS!"

"Mom taught me that people's differences are something to celebrate. When I thought of all the different shapes of human kindness -- imagining them as round or square...I got really excited. Your kindness is like a candle Sohma-kun. I can feel it light up, and I just want to smile. It's that kind of kindness."

"My mom told me, it's better to trust people than to doubt them. She said that people aren't born with kind hearts. When we're born, all we have are desires for food and material things. Selfish instincts, I guess. But she said that kindness is something that grows inside of each person's body, but it's up to us to nurture that kindness in our hearts. That's why kindness is different for every person. We're all born with selfish desires, so we can all relate to those feelings in others. But kindness is something made individually by each person, so it's easy to misunderstand when others are trying to be kind to you."

"It's not always easy to see the good in people. In some people, you might even doubt that it's there at all. But if you can somehow, find a way to believe...sometimes that's all it takes to help someone, to give them the strength to find the good in themselves."

"A rice ball doesn't belong in a fruits basket."

"[To Kyo] Being away from everyone else may be lonely, but being away from you will be even lonelier."

"[After being told by Grandpa that the remodelling of his house is finished, referring to the Sohmas] I made...a mistake. I was never going to be more than...a temporary guest... But I made the mistake...of thinking of them...as my family. I made a mistake. They're not my family."

"As they played the game...I waited for someone to call "onigiri." But no one called. I was very little then. I had almost forgotten about that. But they knew...there would never be room for an onigiri...in a fruits basket."

"[To Kyo] Im sorry...Im sorry if I gave you the wrong idea, I only hit you because I thought you were a stalker."

"[To Kyo] Seriously... Must you break something every time you come home? When are you going to learn? You're too weak."

"[referring to the letter for Kisa from the teacher] Here. It says to 'like yourself.' But good things about yourself... how are you supposed to find them? I only know things I hate about myself. 'Cause that's all I know, I hate myself. But even if you force yourself to find good things... it feels so empty. It doesn't work that way. People like your teacher just don't get it. I think... when you hear someone say they like you, for the first time... then you can begin to like yourself. I think when someone accepts you, for the first time... you feel like you can... forgive yourself a little. You can begin to face your fears... with courage."

"[referring to Ayame] Skin. Him. Now. Barbeque the bastard!"

"[to Tohru] I never... [chuckles]... laughed this hard in front of my parents..."

"If I don't do it... that stupid cat will never let me hear the end of it..."

"[to Kyo] Leave her out of this... who we let in this house is really none of your concern. You're the one who doesn't belong here."

"[To Shigure Sohma] Don't eat. Don't come near me. Don't ever speak to me again."

"[To Kyo] Perhaps if you'd just die you'd be reincarnated as something more pleasant."

"[about Rin, the horse] A woman who can talk tough while completely naked...amazing."

"[to Kyo] I won't ask what you wish for. I only hope it comes true by your own two hands."

"Don't...call her Tohru-kun like you're her friend. Lowlife."

"[to Kyo without his beads] I'm tired of running! Is all your going to do is RUN?!"

"STOP IMAGINING ME!"

"[to Kyo after they trip] What can I learn from a stupid cat like you? You didn't even know that Jason isn't really a bear! He's a character from a horror film!"

"[At Akito] Why do you have those... eyes?"

"[To Tohru about Kyo]...because of what he is Kyo can never be accepted into the Zodiac, but isn't it better that he can be accepted by normal people for who he is..."

"They say that we should love ourselves first before other people learn to love us, but it's not as easy as it seems. Sometimes, we need someone to love us and accept us first, then we would earn to see ourselves through that person's eyes and learn to love ourselves."

"It's okay to feel weak sometimes. It's okay to be afraid. The important thing is that we face our fears. That's...that's what makes us strong."

"Stupid ocean! Ya want me to kill you? Huh??"

"Yo... Are you ready for me to break your neck... Rat-boy?"

"[to Tohru] You know... you really are something..."

"[to Yuki] Ha ha! Eat my dust, rat-boy!"

"I'm gonna take my place as a true member of this family!"

"[to Yuki] You know you're a real wise ass, you know that?!"

"[to Hatsuharu] What the hell was that for!? Dammit! I was winning and everything!"

"[Runs from Kagura] Aw, hell! She's here!"

"[thinking about Kazuma] I don't want to be anyone's burden. I don't want you to be my dad if it's going to hurt you."

"[To Kyo Sohma] If you think of someone's good qualities as the umeboshi in an onigiri, it's as if their qualities are stuck to their back! People around the world are like onigiri. Everyone has an umeboshi with a different shape and color and flavor. But because it's stuck on their back, they might not be able to see their umeboshi. There's nothing special about me. I'm just white rice. [in her head] That's not true. There is an umeboshi -- on your back. [aloud] Maybe the reason people get jealous of each other, is because they can see so clearly the umeboshi on other people's backs. I can see them, too-i do not understand. I can see them perfectly. There's an amazing umeboshi on your back, Kyo-kun."