Katawa Shoujo/Quotes

"There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion."

- Francis Bacon

"''So it's actually not about seducing and nailing disabled girls. The girls happen to have disabilities, but the more you get to know them, the more you come to realise that they are girls just like any other. They are humans with hopes and dreams, and messy, fucked up insecurities about being alive and happy. They are not strange people - they are regular ordinary human beings who feel the way they feel not because they are disabled, but because they are ordinary. They are the universal allegory for humanity; the archetypal human; the mess you become when you feel sad and alone and unworthy. They are the Girl Next Door, the prom queen, the bookworm, the tomboy, and all the baggage that comes with that - nothing more or less.

They resonate with you because you recognise your flaws and needs and desires and triumphs and victories, and those of the loved ones you know and care about. You want to make them happy, because you want them to be happy, because you know them and are them, and in some way you believe everyone you love deserves to be happy.

You are not alone, and you are not strange. You are you, and everyone has damage. Be the better person.''"

- A message from The Anonymous of 4chan

Hisao
"Mutou: Nakai, what do you think the purpose of this school is? Hisao: Umm... To cater to the needs of disabled students? Mutou: No. If we wanted to do that we would have built a whole new school from scratch... Look around, Nakai. This school is about giving you all a future that you would have been denied in regular education. Think of it this way. If we wanted you to graduate and go straight into a hospital, do you think we'd put in this much effort?"

"Lilly: Is there anything on the menu with fish in it? Hisao: Let's see... No. No. No. No. Aren't those poisonous? No. No. No. They eat that stuff? No. No. No. No... Ah, here we go."

"Hisao: We're just two children, pretending to be adults, aren't we?"

- Hisao, after

"Near the end of Emi's path Emi: Hisao:"

Kenji
"Kenji: This is not a romantic princess picnic. This is a manly picnic. No glasses. No napkins. Whiskey only. Hisao: Whatever. Kenji: And pretzels."

"Kenji: There can only be one, like in that foreign movie where there could only be one, and in the end there is only one dude left, because that was the point."

"Kenji: Women are terrible at stabbing things."

"Hisao: Aren't you blind? Kenji: ONLY LEGALLY!"

"Kenji: There's a few people I wouldn't mind sitting with. Nobody's like you, though. I feel a shiver run through my spine. Hisao: Clarify that now. Kenji: They don't listen. Their minds are closed. It's the media, man, the Goddamn brainwashing mainstream feminist Fascist media."

"My god, Kenji! If you could only see the conspiracy unfolding!"

- "Proper Exercise", Act 1

"Kenji: Hey man, what's... Whoa dude, you look awful, I think. You okay? Hisao: I... don't really want to go into it. It's late. Kenji: Okay, that's cool. If you ever want to talk about it, I'm, you know, here. Hisao: Thanks, Kenji. Kenji: Hey, it's cool. That's what friends are for, right?"

Rin
"Rin: The problem is in your pants!"

"Hisao: Talking with Rin is like playing chess with a supercomputer who does seemingly random moves as if to mock everything you know about chess. It's like that, but with human interaction. And even if I win, it feels like losing."

"Hisao: What are you doing here this late? Rin: I... I was wondering about that myself too. Just now. Some people asked that just before. I assume they were wondering the same. I didn't know. They didn't know either. I asked. That's why I'm wondering. So that was pretty much it. It's a murder mystery without a murder. ... They were going that way."

"Rin: I'm having my period and I need some help regarding that. However, I don't feel that our relationship is yet on the level where I could allow you to pull my underwear down in the girls' toilet even if you offer to."

- "Clouds in My Head", Act 1

"Rin: ...so that's why I'm trying to figure out if there is something I need to figure out and then figure that out before it's too late and all hope is lost."

"Hisao: You're a deep one. Rin: Nah, I'm a really shallow and thoughtless person. People say that to me all the time."

"Rin: That's not good. It has to be like... like the color you wake up and you know that you saw the meaning of life in your dream but can't remember it. Maybe it's yellow..."

"Rin: I won't shake hands with you, but at least we know who we are now."

"Rin: Why? Why does all this happen? She shuts her eyes tight and breathes out deeply, calmly. Then they open, all I can see is . Rin:"

"Rin: I won't say "See you tomorrow" because that would be like predicting the future, and I'm pretty sure I can't do that."

- "Foot and Mouth", Act 1

"Rin: Just be."

"Hisao: So... if you're miserable, you talk to a tree about it? Rin: No. What? You can't talk to trees. What do you think I am, crazy?"

Emi
"Emi: Besides, you were just going to try sneaking more of that fried crap, weren't you? Well, I wasn't going to, but now that she mentions it, that would've been a really good idea. Hisao: I was not! Another glare. Hisao: Okay, maybe I was going to get a little... The glare continues. Hisao: Okay, a lot. Jesus, I’m a danger to myself and others, aren't I?"

- "Is Carnival!", Act 1

"Hisao: I just want you to be happy, you know? I get the feeling Emi: Emi:  Emi:"

Shizune & Misha
"Shizune: ...!"

"Misha: Wahaha~!"

"Shizune: ... Misha: [translating] Misha, stop doing that! [pause, realization hits] Wait... I'm Misha..."

"Shizune: We are going to play for it. Hisao: Play what? Shizune: The oldest game known to man, upon which the fate of nations has been known to rest: Rock, Paper, Scissors."

"Shizune: I forgot that the whole time,"

"Shizune: (about Lilly) [That was the worst to me, that she could be so nice and still take so many people for granted. Why even join the Student Council, then? It seemed so shortsighted and selfish, don't you think? .]"

Lilly
"Lilly: I believe that there are things one chooses to do in life, and also things that are chosen for one to do in life."

"Lilly: Have I ever apologized for my blindness even once? You can't help the way you are born, Hisao. There's no point in apologizing for who you are. You are a beautiful person, Hisao. Please don't apologize for that."

"Lilly: Hisao:"

- Crescendo, Act 3

"Lilly: Adolescence is a funny time."

"Hisao: (hearing that Lilly anticipated and welcomed the possibility of having sex in the bath) I knew it. You're just as dirty-minded as I am. Lilly: That's a rather crude way of putting it. Hisao: Oh? And you would suggest? Lilly: I merely have a healthy adolescent sex drive."

Hanako
"Hanako: I... I... I... Hisao: I... ? Hanako: Ivegottogodosomething!"

"Hanako:"This is me... all of me.""

"Hanako: Then,"

- During Hanako's good ending

"Lilly: I didn't become your friend because I pitied you, Hanako. I became your friend because I knew you were not just hiding from me, but from everyone. Your ambitions, personality, interests, tastes... I didn't know any of them and neither did anybody else. As you showed yourself to me, though, I began to realize the person that you were, and became sure that our meeting was a very special moment. Hanako: But I... Lilly: I believe you are a very beautiful person, Hanako, and I am certain you will become a strong and confident woman. You are a very dear friend, and someone whom I love very much. Just like Hisao, I will never forget you for as long as I live. . That is why I think you will be okay. Because you are your own self, with your own life. You yourself proved that to me. Hanako: I...I understand. I know But... thank you, Lilly. For everything. Lilly: Thank you, Hanako. Will you be okay? Hanako: I will."