

“Plus, here’s the thing. A kiss doesn’t need to be good to be valuable. It doesn’t serve any real purpose. It’s valued solely because of the person you share it with. Things only have the value we give to them. And likewise, actions can be worth whatever we decide them to be worth. And so, to these two, that kiss was priceless.”
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

“We shouldn’t be so afraid of showing inexperience. Cynicism isn’t interesting; it is often no more than a mask we place over tedium.”
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

“Don't force people to live up to your dreams of who they might be.”
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

“I only stare," he said. "when I see something too beautiful for my eyes to take in at once.”
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

“I am the one that nightmares fear”
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
― Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
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