Kou Yoneda > Quotes

“People are... Full of contradictions. They're lonely. And then they're not. They're missed. And then they're not.”
― Kou Yoneda, 漂えど沈まず、されど泣きもせず [Tadayoedo Shizumazu Saredo Naki Mo Sezu]

“To fall in love and to commit yourself to love means you should make your loved one the one thing you cherish the most.”
― Kou Yoneda, No Touching At All

“I've been trying not to think about the things I wanted but couldn't have.
I figured life must be about what you can't have.
Some part of me has given up wanting anything.
Why? I'm human, aren't I?
Even though I knew that this was pointless.
Why did I fall in love?”
― Yoneda Kou, No Touching At All

“In short, I ran away. I was about to fall in love. Aside from being opposed to getting involved with a guy, I'm a dried-up old man, just like he said. He's too dazzling to be with me. He's beyond me.”
― Kou Yoneda, Don't Stay Gold

“The moment he laid eyes on Kuga, I knew. There's a reason I'm doing this to him. I want to see it; how he's fallen in love with a guy, and how he makes him his own. And then what I've done will become a sharp knife, thrown right back at me.

That's right. I just wanted to see.

And the meaning behind the sharp knife flying towards me: Why not me? Why can't it be me? All this time, I would be lying if I said I've never wished for it, but by being merely an observer, I've somehow managed to distance myself.

Kuga is a bright light, like the sun. I, on the other hand...

(Yashiro)”
― Kou Yoneda, Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.1

“I wonder why when I told him that my chest still ached even though I had finally told him how I felt, he said, "So you finally realize how I've felt these past three years?" and laughed.”
― Kou Yoneda, No Touching At All

“Nanahara: Where are you going, Boss?

Yashiro: To the convenience store. Whenever I buy all the condoms they have in stock and bring it to the cashier, the part-timer there makes a funny face.

Nanahara: …That’s an interesting hobby.”
― Kou Yoneda

“I don’t want to brag, but I’m a good actor. No matter how messed up I might be inside, nothing shows on my face.”
― Kou Yoneda, Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.1

“İnsanların kıskançlığı kadar baş belası bir şey yoktur.”
― Kou Yoneda, 囀る鳥は羽ばたかない 4 [Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai 4]