The best anime quotes about growth.
“...There's nothing to feel sorry for on my behalf. I've been a very selfish girl. For the first time, I was able to see that. Thank you for worrying about me, mama. (to her mother)”
“Hmm... you can go anywhere you want? Cuz' I'll go... anywhere with you, y'know. (To Kureno)”
“Tohru, you must always be yourself and do things at your own pace. Someday... you'll catch up.”
“I started crying. It was the first time in my life that I felt forgiven. Like I was saved. Like the frozen snow that's melted by spring, the tears wouldn't stop.”
“You're so gullible! Don't you have any standards? So if I told you to spin around, you'd do it? If they told you to jump off a cliff, would you do that, too? I can't stand people who have no individuality!! (To Tohru)”
“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)”
“It's just that I'm fighting the pain of lost love. I guess it's what you'd call a rude awakening... or, maybe... the weight of responsibility? But I'm fine. I'm fine. Caring for someone isn't based on logic. You can't really rationalize emotions. Once I think "I like him"... it's all over.”
“Strangely enough, when you get older, the things you didn't understand when you were a child... start to make sense. "When this happened, I should have done that." "When that happened, I should have said this." Those types of things. You start to understand rather than regret. It may be closer to repentance. So it may be that I do want to repent and erase the ignorant self from my childhood. Maybe that's what they mean when they say adults are selfish.”
“If I have the power to make a difference, I should put it to good use.”
“I will become a bigger badass than my father. And a stronger shinobi than my mother!”
“You're going to be all right. You just stumbled over a stone in the road. It means nothing. Your goal lies far beyond this. Doesn't it? I'm sure you'll overcome this. You'll walk again... soon.”
“I'm scared of everyone. I need to learn to deal with people better.”
“Throughout my life, the moments, and people who have defined me... they have all been illuminated by sparks.”
“If you're always worried about crushing the ants beneath you... you won't be able to walk.”
“I guess I'm a girl who lacks self-awareness as one, or just too manly, eh?”
