Shojo Manga Quotes

“That Dragon of Heaven wanted to lose his left eye…to be just like you. But deeper still in his heart lies his true desire…and you are the only one…who can give him that. Not that you have a clue what it is! His true desire—it’s not what you’re thinking!”
― CLAMP, X/1999, Volume 12: Movement

“People worry—it’s just part of caring.”
― CLAMP, X/1999, Volume 13: Lament

“Utena! Who do you like, Anthy Himeniya or me?”

“Wakaba, what are you talking—“

“Don’t you see? You’re always with Anthy these days. I don’t like it! I belong to you!”

“Wakaba, you’re my dearest friend. C’mon…don’t cry.”

“Then what about Anthy Himeniya?”

“How to put it…Himeniya is kind of like family. When I’m with her and Chu-Chu…I feel at peace. Like I don’t have to say or do anything…”

“Hmph! Isn’t that the sort of thing…that married people would say?”

“Wakaba…”

“That’s even worse, Utena! That means Anthy Himeniya—is your wife!”

“Well…she is my Rose Bride…but I can’t tell her that…”

“If that’s how you want it, fine! I’ll be the mistress. And I’ll just fight the legal wife over you!”

“Wakaba!”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 3: To Sprout

“You can’t avoid the battle. None of us can. For the answers we seek, the answers to everything, can only be found when the last duel is finished…I’ll be waiting for you.”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 3: To Sprout

“Our true world exists someplace else. We all want to get that world back…so we can finally return to our deepest selves…this world we inhabit…it’s like an egg…a small world encased in a hard shell. The chick will die unborn, if it doesn’t break through that shell…die without ever knowing that it’s a bird! If we don’t break the world’s shell…we’ll die without being born…without knowing we can fly! And I want to fly. That is why I will revolutionize the world…so I can be myself!”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 3: To Sprout

“It’s as if you were a very small child…brand new to the world.”
― CLAMP, X/1999, Volume 13: Lament

“Her magic could make anyone a prince—anyone she loved. But her brother was no prince at all—far from it. That’s why she needed to hide him from everyone.”
― Chiho Saito , Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

“You needed to rekindle your sister’s lost power of love…so you made up this game!”

“We need a prince. All of us.”
― Chiho Saito, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

“After she killed me…the dueler’s field arose in the sky…and the castle where eternity exists came into being. And she, in turn…was reborn as the Rose Bride. This is Anthy’s kingdom—created with her love! Here, a prince must always exist…for without a center, this world would fall! A real live prince was the only thing still missing! It was to fill this void…that the rings were sent, the duels created. All to regain the prince she had lost.”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

“The hero will in time reach the castle in the air…and there obtain enough power to even revolutionize the world. That power—is Dios.”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 1: To Till

“When you drew forth the power of Dios, even though you weren’t a student council member…I was surprised to say the least. Where was it hiding? Where could such an ability be sleeping within you? I’d still like to find out.”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 1: To Till

“My first kiss…to a guy like him. What a blunder!”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 1: To Till

“Don’t you want to see it through-to the bitter end? To see the power of Dios, the power to revolutionalize the world?”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 2: To Plant

“Throw the match…and you’re no prince!”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 2: To Plant

“Anthy Himeniya told me to follow her…so she could show me…who my brother truly loved.”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 2: To Plant

“You know I cannot disobey World’s End.”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 2: To Plant

“No one can defy…the Laws of the Rose Seal.”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 3: To Sprout

“See how it shines? That light…is the glory of Dios…and the Rose Bride. A glowing fire beyond measure…to burn all in its path!”
― Chiho Saitō, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Vol. 3: To Sprout

“You decide the name for the new country! You who have watched over us from the beginning!”
― CLAMP, Magic Knight Rayearth II, Vol. 3