"If you believe it was destined to happen…" — Yuuko Ichihara Quote

"One day a man had a dream. He dreamed that he was a butterfly. He fluttered and fluttered, flew and flew. He so loved the feeling of freedom that he decided that he was a butterfly. But when he woke up, he wasn't a butterfly. He was a human after all. Then the man thought, "I wonder if I, The Man, dreamed that I was a butterfly or if this moment is truly the dream. Maybe the man I am now is a dream that a butterfly is having."

— Doumeki Haruka · xxxHOLiC

"Words are very powerful. That's why you have to watch everything that comes out from your mouth."

— Yuuko Ichihara · xxxHOLiC

"Good and bad are human concepts, so something that is not human cannot be classified as neither good nor bad."

— Yuuko Ichihara · xxxHOLiC

"Being happy is not a right, but a duty. A duty to yourself. Waiving rights is one thing, but failing in your duty is downright irresponsible."

— Yuuko Ichihara · xxxHOLiC

"Family is other people. No matter how close your blood relationship is... no matter what your relationship may be... anyone other than you is not you! And so you have to think it over and decide for yourself! Take away other people's wants and needs, and decide if this is something that is necessary for you! It may cause hardships to others, but you want it. That's your free will right there! But you ignore that and decide based on someone else's advice, because decency demands it, because people say it's awful, you will fail and quit. No one could succeed that way! You don't understand what you're trying to do. With that as your background, how do you expect to make a promise to yourself? But the opposite way... there are risks there too, of course. If you decide to take the action that best suits you, there will be people who won't understand. People will be saddened by your actions."

— Yuuko Ichihara · xxxHOLiC

"Instead of regretting what we cannot do, it is better to do what one can. Even for example, what you do has nothing to do with results, you must forge forward."

— Yuuko Ichihara · xxxHOLiC