Natsuki Takaya Quotes

Japan, Mangaka
July 7, 1973

Natsuki Takaya (高屋奈月, Takaya Natsuki, born July 7, 1973) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the series Fruits Basket. Takaya was born in Shizuoka, Japan, but was raised in Tokyo, where she made her debut in 1992. Takaya is left-handed and had wanted to be a manga artist since first grade, when her sister started drawing.

It would be so great if it were possible to go through life without making a single mistake but there is no such path. Falling, tripping, losing the way, making mistakes, little by little, walking one step at a time, this is the only way.

Natsuki Takaya
- Life
- Mistake
- Without
If there is anything you can do, it may just be to smile for them. Because when you smile, the world seems just a little kinder. For you to just be yourself is a very important thing, I think.

Natsuki Takaya
- Important
- Smile
- Thing

You don't have to be 'adults'... but be someone who can take responsibility for their own words and actions. Believe it or not, that's actually harder.

Natsuki Takaya
I know it's not good to be weak and helpless. But I don't think it's good to be too strong either. In our society, they talk about survival of the fittest. But we're not animals. We're human.

Natsuki Takaya
- Survival
- Animals
- Fitters
People aren't born with kindness, it grows with them.

Natsuki Takaya
- People
- Born
- Kindness
We're all born with selfish desires, so we can all relate to those feelings in others. But kindness is something made individually by each person. So it's easy to misunderstand when others are trying to be kind to you.

Natsuki Takaya
- Desire
- Feelings
- Born
Anyone who knows how scary it is to be alone, can't help loving others.

Natsuki Takaya
- Scary
- Loving
You may be an idiot but I don't think you're a fool.

Natsuki Takaya
- Think
- Fool
- Idiot

Did you hear that! Yuki, the heartless Yuki! Heartless Yuki has begged me with tears to let him visit my shop!

Natsuki Takaya
- Tears
- Visit
- Heartless
You can't be born again, but you can change.

Natsuki Takaya
- Change
- Born
So you're not a prince. She's pretty astute,don't you think? Owww! I'm sorry-- I'll shut up now, Princess!

Natsuki Takaya
- Prince
- Princess
If everything you say gets laughed at...then you become afraid of everyone... and are no longer able to speak... even knowing all that does is bother everyone... Your heart.......shuts down... And your words die.

Natsuki Takaya
- Words
- Die
- Afraid
To be left behind... or to leave behind. I wonder which hurts more.

Natsuki Takaya
- Wonder
- More
- Hurts