Ayumu Aikawa — memorable quote from Is This a Zombie?

“But there's something a little sad about them [fireworks], too. They're so flashy, pretty and exciting, but as they fade, you feel sort of lonely.”

“Sometimes I wish I was just a cloud, floating along.”

“When I get bigger, big enough to go somewhere by myself, I want to go to a land that’s far away. I want to go to a faraway island. I want to go to an island that has no people. I want to go to an island that has no pain or sadness. There are no adults, children, classmates, teachers or my mom on that island. On that island, I can climb a tree when I want to climb, swim in the sea when I want to swim, and sleep when I want to sleep. In the island, I think about the town that I left behind. Kids go to school, as if nothing has changed. Adults go to the office, as if nothing has changed. Mom eats, as if nothing has changed. When I think about the town without me, I feel a sense of relief. I want to go far, far away.”

“Forgiveness is the only way to end the war.”

“"Isn't it okay? Even if you and someone meet for just a moment, that moment passes by...You might meet again somewhere, isn't that okay?"”