Some Memorable Quotes from the Series:- I really don't want to say things such as "I want to go back to how things were before". I recognize how i am right now, and I will continue to live on.
- Even though I have been hurt before by those heartless glares this also helped me to understand that around me, there still exists some gentle glares. Therefore, I definitely won't run away. That's what I'll do. Definitely. Always.
- The quiet classroom after class; The view outside the window; the wooden floor of the corridoors; Talking in homeroom; I like all these. I'm likely to only cause trouble for people and it might not really do me any good to stay here. Even if it's like that, I still want to stay here. Because this is the place where I am.
- To be able to smile and tell everyone this; i have, at least, cried one litre of tears. Therefore, even when i leave this school, I definitely won't think that some things have ended.
- If you look up at the sky after falling down the blue sky is also today stretching limitlessly and smiles at me...I'm alive.
- For those people who are really listening, they will definitely understand.
- People shouldn't dwell on the past. It's enough to try your best in all that you're doing now.
- Reality is too cruel, too brutal. I don't even have the right to dream. As I think about the future, the tears will come out again.
- Where should I head towards? Even if there isn't answer, I'll feel better by writing it down. I've looked for a pair of helping hands but I couldn't feel them, couldn't see them. I only face towards darkness and hear hear the sounds of my hopeless screams.
Poems by Ikeuchi Aya (Aya Kitou) from One Litre of Tears:
The Other Side of Suffering
Everyone feels pain
But surely, after suffering satisfaction will arrive
Even with sports; studying or other ordeals with life,
It's like that for everyone
If we can beat the pain, on the other side
a rainbow of happiness awaits us.
That will definitely become a treasure
Lets believe in that.
Step by Step
When my existence seems to disappear
I will look for the place where I can do the best I can
From now on, I'll deliberate slowly
I won't be impatient
I won't be greedy
I won't give up
Because everyone takes things step by step
*sniff sniff T-T*