“We probably are. I can't explain it very well, but it seems that lately it doesn't matter, human or spirit. If your hearts touch, it's the same thing. When you're all alone, you get lonely, and the first step is always scary.”
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Due to an unusual ability to see strange creatures called youkai, Takashi Natsume has never fit in. Passed around from one foster home to another, he was left isolated and lonely. Over time, he has accepted that no one would ever believe him and has closed himself off to his current caretakers and classmates. When Natsume accidentally breaks an intangible barrier, he frees Madara—a mighty spirit...
“We probably are. I can't explain it very well, but it seems that lately it doesn't matter, human or spirit. If your hearts touch, it's the same thing. When you're all alone, you get lonely, and the first step is always scary.”
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Natsume's Book of Friends follows Due to an unusual ability to see strange creatures called youkai, Takashi Natsume has never fit in. Passed around from one foster home to another, he was left isolated and lonely.
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“It's times like this that I wish I could come up with an appropriate response. I hate myself for not being able to reply properly.”
“If there's someone you wish to see, then you are no longer alone.”
“I may not have anywhere to go... but I can't just selfishly disappear either.”
“There were a lot of people who were kind to begin with. No, they were probably good people but, I don't want to see the disappointment in their eyes anymore. I don't really want to meet kind of people anymore.”
“What's been troubling me lately are these small farewells that make me feel a bit lonely. Brief meetings and farewells. I want to treasure each and every moment.”
“No one could understand the fear of walking alone in this unstable world.”
“They come without asking, and then they leave just the same. But once you meet them, even if nobody ever knows it, that encounter will change your life for the better.”
“To leave the first tracks, we must go somewhere nobody's been yet.”
“Why are you looking for something when you can't even remember what it is?”
“Snowdrop. I also don't know what I'm looking for. What does the future hold? Will I be able to not forget what I have found?”
“If the words are of rage and hate, I must accept them. I've run for so long but I can never forget.”
“I called his name again and again. And I learned that each time, nothing called back. I learned that no matter how much you want something, how many times you scream to it, sometimes it's out of reach. I decided to stop calling out for someone who would never call back.”
“Until just recently, the stars were something I only saw by myself.”
“They're part of who I am. No matter how much they hurt, they're important to me.”
“When you go easy on the ones with just a bit of power, they give you more trouble than anybody else.”
“Was he the kind of master who would leave you behind? If you decided in your hearts to serve him, then believe in your master.”
“There are still times when our different ways of thinking make me hesitate but I feel like there are ways we can balance each other because we're different.”
“When I look at their kind smiles and thought that I was supposed to be there smiling too... I couldn't stop crying. It hurt so much that I wanted to forget.”