“You can’t stop fighting to play. Once you've lost that drive, you’ll start to lose your edge.”Yuusei Nishida—Chihayafuru 2000
“That’s something you can’t know until you've tried it, and you still won’t understand after you play. I've been playing for 45 years and I still don’t understand. I've never been able to figure it out. That’s why I keep playing.”Hidehiro Harada—Chihayafuru 2000
“It's not difficult to compose poetry. You just have to translate your feelings into meter.”Kanade Ōe—Chihayafuru 2000
“Humans have always spent a lot of time on love. I’m not too interested in karuta, but I’m willing to work hard for love.”Sumire Hanano—Chihayafuru 2000
“I won’t accept it! I want to have a choice, too! I don’t want to write poems about regret.”Sumire Hanano—Chihayafuru 2000
“I never knew until the first years came, that we all cared about different things.”Chihaya Ayase—Chihayafuru 2000
“I’ve been in your shoes. I was also given a chance. There’s no rush. You’ll get better very soon.”Tsutomu Komano—Chihayafuru 2000
