Kiki's Delivery Service Quotes

Stop trying. Take long walks. Look at scenery. Doze off at noon. Don't even think about flying. And then, pretty soon, you'll be flying again.

How wonderful it is to have a place to return to.

first don't panic, second don't panic and third DID I MENTCHIN NOT TO PANIC?!

she was impressed that a single ray of sun could make the world this beautiful.

I’ve come to believe that everyone has some type of magic inside them. If a person can find their magic and lovingly cultivate it, they’ll truly feel alive every day.

those who complain too much can't hear nice noises.

humans are so quick to decide that anything they don't understand is evil.

Kiki don't get too hung up on appearances, it's your heart that's important

Just follow your heart, and keep smiling.

everyone has some type of magic inside them. If a person can find their magic and lovingly cultivate it, they'll truly feel alive every day.

One of the locations that showed up most frequently in Kira’s OASIS account logs was the planet Miyazaki in Sector Twenty-Seven. It was a bizarre and beautiful world that paid tribute to the work of Hayao Miyazaki, the famous Japanese animator behind anime masterpieces like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Kiki’s Delivery Service.

Just follow your heart, and keep smiling.

A good secret makes things three times as nice.

They might be different, but humans are so quick to decide that anything they don't understand is evil.

It was a good year for both of us, wasn’t it?

Being able to fly isn't always easy, huh? "Yeah, although not being able to fly must be hard, too," Kiki said, finally smiling at him.

But then I'll be just like a snail stuck in my shell my whole life. Apologies to snails, but I don't want to be like that!

I hate the idea of living my life constantly worrying about what people will say—I’m going to do whatever I want!

So many things were on her mind that even though she was home, she felt like she was just stopping by and couldn’t quite relax. She had only lived in Koriko for a year—this longing to return was strange and unexpected, even for her.

I’ve come to believe that everyone has some type of magic inside them. If a person can find their magic and lovingly cultivate it, they’ll truly feel alive every day. There is magic inside each and every one of you, too— I believe that.

they found themselves drawn to Japanese references over and over: the deceptively innocent paintings of Yoshitomo Nara; Miyazaki anime like Kiki’s Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke; other, more adult anime like Akira and Ghost in the Shell, both of which Sam had loved; and of course, Hokusai’s Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series, the first of which is The Great Wave.

You’d think they’d never seen a girl and a cat on a broom before.

Kurosawa, who included My Neighbor Totoro on a list of his 100 favorite films, considered Miyazaki a role model for Japanese film culture: “It’s anime, but I was so moved….I cried when I watched Kiki’s Delivery Service.

Fall

Once, there was a little town sandwiched between a deep forest and gentle grassy hills. The town was built on an easy southward slope, its roofs the color of dark slices of toast all in a row. Clustered in the center of town, near the train station, were the town hall, the police station, the fire station, and the school. It was a normal town, one you could find anywhere. But if you paid close attention, you’d find things you wouldn’t usually see.

Don't be so modest. Having a unique name is best...sticks in you head! That's one trick to doing business.

まにあわせ屋さんのまにあわせ。まにあえば、しあわせ、まにあわなければ、ふしあわせ

you jealous of a stuffed animal that can’t even move around?

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I can’t believe my baby will have such a grump for a dad.

evil. I thought that was an old-fashioned idea, but—

I’m going to follow in my mom’s footsteps and become a hairdresser.

Witches have never done anything wrong. They might be different, but humans are so quick to decide that anything they don’t understand is evil. I thought that was an old-fashioned idea, but—” “So you have to show them. In other words, you need to advertise.

hate the idea of living my life constantly worrying about what people will say—I’m going to do whatever I want!

Kids are cute but such a handful. Being a mom is rough.

Just follow your heart and keep smiling