"As it turns out, living was a punishment…" — Himari Takakura Quote

"None of you will ever escape the curse, as I could not. Residents of the boxes like you could never gain anything. You will all simply disappear without leaving anything behind in this world. You won't even leave a fleck of dust behind - you will never be happy!"

— Sanetoshi Watase · Mawaru Penguindrum

"That's when I realized! That I had become a child who would be found. So I broke into tears of happiness. No matter how far we're separated, you two would definitely find me. It's nice knowing someone will find you."

— Himari Takakura · Mawaru Penguindrum

"What do you think of the word "fate"? Does the concept of fate exists in reality? To put it simply, are people's futures set in stone when they are born, never to be challenged? Do you believe in such a rule?"

— Sanetoshi Watase · Mawaru Penguindrum

"It's no use. It's akin to love. Akin to the first kiss. It only works once."

— Himari Takakura · Mawaru Penguindrum

"I hate the word "fate." Birth, encounters, partings, success and failures, fortune and misfortunes in life. If our lives are already set in stone by fate, then why are we even born? There are those born to wealthy families, those born to beautiful mothers, and those born into the middle of war or poverty. If that's all caused by fate, then God is incredibly unfair and cruel. Because, ever since that day, none of us had a future and the only certain thing was that we wouldn't amount to anything..."

— Takakura Shouma · Mawaru Penguindrum

"I think everything in this world is beautiful. The sky, birds, bugs, frogs, flowers, and even rocks. Because, if God created this world, could there really be anything dirty and ugly in it?"

— Momoka Oginome · Mawaru Penguindrum