Riyoko Ikeda > Quotes

“Although my existence is a small one, almost too small to ever repay God's love, I have only ever followed my own truth and lived the life I was given, without a moment's regret. Is there any greater joy for a human being?”
― Riyoko Ikeda, Le Rose di Versailles, Vol. 4

“Excellent writing reaches beyond station and rank to grab hold of people and not let go.”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2

“An eye, I would give to you at any time, Oscar.”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2

“While I can still see, I have to memorize this.”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 3

“I am human, a woman with a living, beating heart first, before I am queen!!”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2

“Oscar François. You truly are a woman. Fearsome…”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2

“Pretty puppet of the court!!”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2

“I do understand, Lady Charlotte, for I, too…love Lord Oscar…almost painfully…”
― Riyoko Ikeda, La Rose de Versailles, Tome 2

“Even knowing you are a woman…when your eyes look upon me like that, my heart…Come! How it beats so fast!”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2

“I no longer have any regret.”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 3

“My…sister! My young little sister who weeps all night, for the same reason I do!!”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2

“It’s precisely because you follow always, my shadow…that I’m able to move as freely as I wish.”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2

“Guard that fool until she smashes her overconfident nose against the pavement.”
― Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2