Ai Yazawa Quotes

The things that stress me out haven't changed.
But I don't wanna lose anything.
So I thought that at least I would change.
I'm lucky...that I'm afraid of losing something.

I always thought that life was about standing your ground, no matter how strong the current was. But going with the flow isn't so bad after all. As long as it takes you forward.

The longer we live, the more weight we carry in our hearts.

In the world of art, all things are possible.-George from Paradise Kiss

A woman's happiness is in throwing everything away to live for love.

I was happy anywhere I could see the ocean.

His hands are saying that he wants to hold her. His feet are saying that he wants to chase after her... He's probably forgotten that I'm here, beside him

Even if you fall on the runway, I wouldn't blame you. It would mean that we made a mistake in choosing you.

It takes a lot of strength to hold onto and care for the things we love, so why is it that god seems to have made humans unable to conjure up that degree of power and love?

Getting carried away is stupid, it won't get me anywhere.

-Nana Komatsu

I wanted to have a good relationship. One that's romantic and dramatic, like in the movies. But I finally became a woman at 17 and learned that men aren't really that simple.

The dreams we are chasing and the reality that is chasing us are always parallel; they never meet.

Even if you fulfill your hearts desire, by sacrificing something important, you may not necessarily be happy. Happiness doesn’t come in one form, it determined by your own heart.

The more my dream are fulfilled the quicklier they become realities losing their shine.

Forgetting about our mistakes and our wounds isn't enough to make them disappear.

Tell me, Nana,
If for example we had been a love couple,
Would a hug have been enough to wash away my sadness?
Or then; does every single being carry this loneliness, like a burden?
I wans't intending to monopolizing you
I just wanted you to need me.

If my tears spilled spontaneously at that moment it’s because I immediately understood that what was happening, like in a dream, was the treat you had prepared for me I felt your friendship much stronger than if you had thanked me a million times that what pleased and touched me.

I, who was empty… I made myself believe that I could only fill it.. by falling in love… at that time to me.. in this world around you, Nana... Everything was so shiny that I was blinded. That doesn’t mean that anyone would suit me… I just wanted to be in the same light as you.