"Since the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex first season took forever to complete and took a lot of energy out of me, I was beginning to feel that people might be getting bored with the characters and the anime setting. This was before commencing the production of the 2nd Gig."

"Writing, in blue oil-based paint, on lefty's catcher's mitt: "You know what I'd like to be? I mean if I had my goddamn choice, I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all.""

"Writing, in blue oil-based paint, on the inside of the door to the cable box: "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes. Or should I?""

"Sakiko Tamagawa (Japanese), English dub versions - Tachikoma"

"[To Kazuma] I...think that my performance today was a success because he played opposite me. Kyo-kun...Thank you."

"[To Tohru and Arisa] I do...want to be with you...I want to be with you...!"

"...If Tohru-chan were to die, I...I wonder if I'd be able to smile again one year later? Or if I'd wish that I could forget ever having met her. ...Tohru-chan... has tried really hard..."

"A sixth sense cannot make up for a total lack of common sense."

"[To Kyo] Go ahead, Big man! I'll have you charged for child-abuse!"

"[To Kyo] Since when did the Cat set the rules for this house? You mean to tell me that you contribute more to this house than anyone else? Do you pay all the bills? I can't stand people who do absolutely nothing but complain all the time! If all you have to contribute to this house is complaints, even a snot-nosed kid can do that!"

"So, what are you saying? You mean if your wife wasn't controlling you, you wouldn't be a villain? You mean you've never thought it's just because you're incompetent? And what's that supposed to mean anyway?"

"[to Tohru] You're so gullible! Don't you have any standards? So if I told you to spin around, you'd do it? If they told you to jump off a cliff, would you do that, too? I can't stand people who have no individuality!"

"I want to be the only one... who can help the one I care about."

"If it's possible for one person to be hurt by another, then it's possible for that same person to be healed by another."

"[to Tohru] Tell me, when the snow melts, what does it become?"

"[to Ayame] Please stop adding to my misery."

"[To Shigure and Ayame] It's over between Kana and me. We're not going to get back together. Even if we were together, I would only miss her..."

"[To Ayame about Yuki] He's just...he's still a child. There are still a lot of things he can't give up. There's no rush."

"One more word Shigure and the entire publishing industry will know every embarrassing thing you’ve done since you were four."

"I started crying. It was the first time in my life that I felt forgiven. Like I was saved. Like the frozen snow that's melted by spring, the tears wouldn't stop."

"It's true, crying unexpectedly does make you feel better. When you're an adult you forget that."

"[thinking] I only take family as patients and I still get worked to death."

"Often times in memory, we have the tendency to overly romanticize the people we care about."

"It's not the fun and games you think. It's bizarre... sinister... cursed."

"Someday... no matter how cold it is now... the snow will melt. Without fail."

"Please... even if I die surrounded by snow that never melts... please let her be happy."

"You said before that you hate it here. Well, I don't believe thats true. You don't hate it... but you're afraid to face what you know you must. So instead... you run away. The air that you said was smothering... you know it can also heal you. But you refuse to let it. You refuse to let anyone see you for your true self. You're too afraid of what you might lose. You're running away because you're afraid to admit your feelings even to yourself."

"Parents have no right to deprive their children of free will. But they do have a right to worry about them. Keep thinking about it. I don't mind if you take twice as long as other people... because I want to know the answer you give."

"Just as no matter how hard you try to keep it away... despair will attack you again and again. In the same manner hope will return to you. Again and again."

"[to Shigure] No need to fear, Gure-San! Even if the entire world goes against you, I will forever be on your side!"

"[to Yuki] YOU CAN'T DIE YUKI! The evening sun we saw as we swore that we would die together even now still shines within my heart!"

"[to Yuki] As your older brother, I want you... TO SUBMIT TO ME!"

"And what happened next, you ask?! It became the day of Yuki's romantic fantasy when he saw Tohru-kun in her lovely dress! Oh no Tori-san! You just imagined Tohru-kun in her dress, didn't you? SHAMEFUL!"

"You can't have "hito", the character that means person, without two lines supporting each other."

"Strangely enough, when you get older, the things you didn't understand when you were a child... start to make sense. When this happened, I should have done that. When that happened, I should have said this. Those types of things. You start to understand rather than regret. It may be closer to repentance. So it may be that I do want to repent and erase the ignorant self from my childhood. Maybe that's what they mean when they say adults are selfish."

"NOW, SPARKLE, MY HOUSE OF LEARNING!"

"Kyo's got the hots, Kyo's got the hots!"

"Meeenie! Kyo turned it off, Kyo turned it off!"

"[Repeated line] Wah, Kyo's picking on me!"

"[After declaring he was leaving Akito's side] I've gained freedom...and yet... it's so lonesome..."

"Pain, suffering. It's pointless to just think about those things. The traveler didn't. That may be stupid to some people but that's not stupid to me. Yuki... Kyo... when you close your eyes, what do you think?"

"But I think... I want to live with all my memories. Even if they're bad memories. Even if they're memories that only hurt me... that I'd rather forget. If I keep them and keep trying, without running away, then someday I'll be strong enough that those memories can't defeat me. I believe that because I want to think that there's no such thing as a memory that's ok to forget."

"[Singing] Kyo-kun's a stalker! Kyo-kun's a stalker!"

"Because of my objectives, no matter what the obstacle may be...no matter who I use...even if the result will hurt someone, it will be fine with me."

"Tohru's cute, in a sweet sort of way."

"[to Tohru] When you get anxious about the future, it is better not to think about it. The more you think about it the more anxious you'll get. Of course it's important to think about what lies ahead too, but if you only look at what's down the road, you'll get tangled by the laundry by your feet and fall, won't you? You see, it's also important to think about what you can do now. What you can do today, and if you wash things one at a time, you'll be done before you know it."