"You know why people stress over things? …" — Ai Kotani Quote

"It's pretty hard just to survive as a human being. The world's a big place and there's a lot of stuff I don't understand, but I think there must be something important out there. I mean, that's what I want to believe. If I keep believing that while playing music, then maybe I'll be able to change the world just a bit."

— Naruo Taneda · Solanin

"I never knew that spending an entire day doing nothing could be so terrifying. A plague of what-ifs assaults me, spinning and whirling, even though thinking about them makes no difference."

— Meiko Inoue · Solanin

"I might seem to be on the losing side to you, but I'm still fighting... Not all battles happen in the brightest, flashiest spots."

— Saeki Ryutaro · Solanin

"Why shouldn't you quit, if that's what you really want to do? Everything will work out somehow."

— Naruo Taneda · Solanin

"We've got no light of hope in our future! Nothing is going to happen! Our lives will be as dull as rocks! Maybe it's a life of boring happiness! But I don't want to be an adult who pretends to be satisfied with it!"

— Naruo Taneda · Solanin

"Why did I fall in love with music in the first place?"

— Jirō Yamada · Solanin