"You reject your femininity... yet at the…" — Sohma Shigure Quote

"(referring to the letter for Kisa from the teacher) Here. It says to "like yourself". But good things about yourself... how are you supposed to find them? I only know things I hate about myself. 'Cause that's all I know, I hate myself. But even if you force yourself to find good things... it feels so empty. It doesn't work that way. People like your teacher just don't get it. I think... when you hear someone say they like you, for the first time... then you can begin to like yourself. I think when someone accepts you, for the first time... you feel like you can... forgive yourself a little. You can begin to face your fears... with courage."

— Sohma Yuki · Fruits Basket

"I can't see Kyoko-san...anymore. But she left me something. Her advice, her feelings... and Tohru. They all... all become fertilizer to help me grow."

— Arisa Uotani · Fruits Basket

"We’re searching for a reason of existence. With our own strength, because maybe the truth is that there’s no reason for life from the very beginning. Everyone hopes and tries so hard to find a reason of existence. The reason of birth, of staying with someone, of existence, believing we have to find them all with our own hands. Like finding a place for ourselves in dreams, in jobs, in people. The reasons we conclude may be indefinite and fragile. We may lose it too, but even so, we want a reason. As long as I’m alive, I want it too. If possible, I want to find a reason of existence within a person, within someone."

— Honda Tohru · Fruits Basket

"I thought that, if I could shorten the distance between us, and if you would like me back, then the me that ran away - the dirty me - would be washed away. (To Kyo)"

— Sohma Kagura · Fruits Basket

"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 Shigure and Ayame)"

— Sohma Hatori · Fruits Basket

"For there to be pain, there has to be kindness. For darkness to stand out, there has to be the sun."

— Kyoko Honda · Fruits Basket