Quotes tagged with trans. Shoko Oono (by characters)

Drosselmeyer: You must never forget that Duck is a duck.

Drosselmeyer: Stories aren't always guaranteed a happily ever after.

Drosselmeyer: There's nothing more boring than a perfect heroine after all.

Drosselmeyer: If you're the knight, you have to conquer your fears and defeat the villain. If you're the villain, you have to kill the princess without mercy. If you're the princess, you have to save the prince with the power of your love. If you're the prince, you have to use your wisdom and courage... Whoops, that's not possible.

Duck: Wow, what beautiful eyes. I feel like I'll get drawn in. But they look so lonely.

Duck: If I can be a girl and stay by Senior Mytho's side... Then, someday... Someday, I may be able to put a smile back on his face.

Duck: I'm not playing hooky. I'm just taking a break. I'm allowed to do that.

Duck: When I'm Princess Tutu, I can dance any dance I want to. But is that me? Or someone else?

Duck: With dancing, the more you practice, the more it becomes fun!

Duck: We've been walking together and talking all this time, so we're already friends.

Duck: I'm a duck. I'm really only a bird. But what the prince sees is Princess Tutu in her beautiful dress. It's not me.

Duck: There are some things that just don't change after a night's sleep.

Duck: If Fakir journeys down the path he believes in, I think he won't regret it, no matter what the outcome. Why not have faith in Fakir?

Duck: Fakir is always thinking by himself, deciding by himself, fighting by himself... By himself... Crying by himself...

Edel: May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory.

Edel: Truth is a shy little thing. If you approach it, it will hide. Truth is a lonesome little thing. If you move away from it, it will give chase.

Edel: A flame can illuminate the darkness. But without the darkness, its glow cannot even be seen.

Edel: Are you afraid of the dark? I see that you are in the darkness of uncertainty. But if you wish to shine for someone, you must not fear the darkness.

Edel: Between a person who continues to dream and a person who's awoken from a dream, who is happier?

Edel: The name of this gem is "love." If you like it so much, I shall give it to you. ... However, though this gem is strong, it is easily scarred, though it is beautiful, it is easily tarnished, and if it is fought over, it may sometimes lead to death. Please be very careful in handling it.

Fakir: I... Will not succumb to such a miserable fate! I'll change it!

Fakir: Mytho is changing. Into a Mytho I don't know.

Fakir: She couldn't be drowning in there, could she? Can ducks drown? No, knowing her, it's possible.

Katakura Kojuro: Maybe you're capable of deceiving others, but it looks like you can't fool your own heart. Otani, right now, you're the kindest man alive.

Lilie: Your failures are what make you Duck, so don't let it bother you.

Mori Motonari: People do not believe the truth. Truth to them is the reality before their eyes and what they make of it.

Mr. Cat: All right, quiet now. If you do not quiet down, I will have you marry me.

Mytho: When I'm alone, it's so dark and so cold.

Mytho: Even if it hurts, when I think of you, I can feel a small light coming to life in my heart. If you disappear, I feel like that light will be extinguished and vanish. I'm afraid of that.

Mytho: I want to see Tutu. When I think of Tutu, I become filled with the desire to see her. I want to be with Tutu always.

Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a man who died. The man's work was to write and tell stories, but he could not defy death. The man's last story was about a brave and handsome prince, who vanquishes a crafty raven. But now, their battle will go on for eternity with no end. "I'm sick and tired of this!" cried the raven. "I'm sick and tired of this!" cried the brave prince as well. The raven escaped from within the story and the prince, in pursuit of the raven, did as well. Then, the prince took out his own heart and sealed the raven away by using a forbidden power. Just then, from somewhere, "This is great," murmured the man, who was supposed to have died.

Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a man who died. The man was writing a story about a brave and handsome prince, who vanquishes a crafty raven. When the man died, the raven and the prince escaped from within the story. The prince took out his own heart to seal away the raven, but it was a forbidden power that had been granted solely to the prince. The raven was completely sealed away, but the prince's heart was shattered and the shards scattered all across town. Ever since then, in this town, stories and reality have intermingled, and it became a world where the fantastical was no longer fantastical.

Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a man who died. The story was interrupted and along with his heart, the prince lost his kindness towards people and even his memories of having fought bravely. And scattered throughout the town, the shards of the prince's heart sought places to settle and found their way into the people's hearts who had voids in them. Among those who were possessed by the shards were some who ended up making their own tales go awry.

Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a sad love that would never be requited. But that alone does not give birth to a story. The man with the task of spinning this tale of love was no longer of this world. The story lives on with the love forever sorrowful. Having lost its storyteller, the story is now wandering in search of its conclusion.

Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a happy prince. The happy prince knew no painful past and he knew no painful future. One day, the prince obtained a comforting warmth. However, this warmth emanated not only tranquility, but also unhappiness, pain, and loneliness.

Narrator: Once upon a time, a witch's curse put a princess into an eternal sleep, and one young man appeared, intending to awake her. But a voice whispered, "Awaken the princess from her sleep? What a cruel thing to do." Is the princess not wishing for the kiss of awakening, but rather to continue to sleep forever?

Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a child. For the child, the world was filled with wonder. How? Why? How come? When one mystery was solved, two new mysteries would arise. When two mysteries were solved, four new mysteries would arise. When four mysteries were solved, there would be countless mysteries. In time, the child became consumed by these mysteries.

Narrator: Long ago, there was a warrior. In order to protect his friend, the warrior took his friend's life. Long ago, there was a sword. This sword had continued to fight for the sake of peace. It realized that in order to protect the peace, it had no choice but to kill the one who wielded it. Thus it took its master's life. The warrior and the sword had no choice but to do as they did, but was that really what they ought to have done? Uncertain of the answer even now, they wander aimlessly.

Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved to dance very much. The girl made the mistake of putting on a pair of red shoes that would force her to dance for eternity once they were on. The girl continued to dance day and night... Oh my. This is a different story. But... Perhaps it is not entirely different after all.

Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a maiden. The maiden wore tattered clothes and was called Cinderella, but she became a beautiful princess by magic and danced with the prince. Then at the stroke of midnight, the maiden left a glass slipper behind and returned to being Cinderella once again. The prince took the trouble to find this maiden and took her as his wife, but... Did the prince really love that maiden?