"You're like a cat. If I get close, you'l…" — Kousei Arima Quote

"Was I able to live inside someone’s heart? Was I able to live inside your heart? Do you think you’ll remember me at least a little? You’d better not hit "reset!" Don’t forget me, okay? That’s a promise, okay? I'm glad it’s you, after all. Will I reach you? I hope I can reach you."

— Kaori Miyazono · Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso

"Music speaks louder than words."

— Kousei Arima · Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso

"I want to hear it again, yet I don't want to hear it again. I want to see her, yet I don't want to see her. What do you call this kind of feeling again?"

— Kousei Arima · Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso

"The more I concentrate, the more I get consumed by my performance. The sounds I play fade away from my reach, tangling up like flowers seized by the spring wind and vanish."

— Kousei Arima · Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso

"As a musician, in the process of learning from a teacher, your differences breed a sense of discomfort which you should cherish. It's because of those differences that we have individuality."

— Hiroko Seto · Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso

"I don't like this, I don't like this, I don't like this. Sure, I know that I have no right to be feeling this way. But I still don't like it! I just don't like it. We were always together. I was always by his side. During time of joy, and grief as well. But...I realize he's far away from me now... I'm not by his side...there's somebody else there... I don't like this! Look at me! Look at me, will you? Not with those eyes... Don't look at someone else!"

— Tsubaki Sawabe · Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso