"My name is Duck. Yes, like the bird. Tak…" — Ahiru Arima Quote

"I'll get what I want... even if I have to steal it."

— Rue Kuroha · Princess Tutu

"Stories aren't always guaranteed a happily ever after."

— Drosselmeyer · Princess Tutu

"Truth is a shy little thing. If you approach it, it will hide. Truth is a lonesome little thing. If you move away from it, it will give chase."

— Edel · Princess Tutu

"The depths of despair…. I feel so calm here. I won’t be tricked by anyone anymore, and I don’t have to resent anyone. There’s nothing here. Not even loving. Nothing but to keep dancing until I die away."

— Rue Kuroha · Princess Tutu

"And so, the prince and the princess lived happily ever... Happily!? Happiness in stories is, at most, a trifling matter of a couple of lines at the end — the epitome of boredom. Now, show me a magnificent tragedy! A cataclysm of tears from which not one of the players is saved, and to which a happy ending never comes!"

— Drosselmeyer · Princess Tutu

"May those who accept their fate be granted Happiness, may those who defy their fate be granted Glory."

— Edel · Princess Tutu