There are some anime you don’t watch just for fun or entertainment. You watch it to understand something different, something deeper. Anime that will have a long-term impact on your mind. Violet Evergarden is one of those anime.
From Gilbert’s last words to Violet’s quiet search for meaning, this anime is filled with emotion and heartfelt quotes. Here, in this article, you will find 82 quotes from the anime, movie, and novel. From love and loss to growth and redemption. These are the words that made Violet Evergarden timeless.
1. Violet Evergarden Quotes on Love, Loss, and Grief
“You have to live… Violet… you have to live… be free… From the bottom of my heart… I love you.”
— Gilbert Bougainvillea to Violet (Episode 13)
“Dear Brother, I am happy that you are alive. Thank you.”
— Luculia Marlborough’s letter, ghostwritten by Violet (Episode 3)
“I’m not in love with the person in those letters. I’m in love with the person I met four years ago, who patted my head under the moonlight.”
— Princess Charlotte to Prince Damian (Episode 5)
“I just comforted you that one night… but truth is, I fell in love with you that night too.”
— Prince Damian, in reply letter (Episode 5)
“Can we watch the stars together if we cross paths again? …Can we?”
— Leon Stephanotis to Violet (Episode 6)
“Ann, happy 8th birthday. There might be many sad things happening, and you might be feeling really overwhelmed right now.”
— Clara Magnolia, 8th Birthday letter (Episode 10)
“But don’t give up hope. You might be sad and feel like crying, but don’t forget: your mother loves you very much, even now.”
— Clara Magnolia, 8th Birthday letter (Episode 10)
“Ann, happy 18th birthday. You’re a young lady now… Have you fallen in love?”
— Clara Magnolia, 18th Birthday letter (Episode 10)
“I can’t give you love advice, but I’m sure whoever you choose is a wonderful person.”
— Clara Magnolia, 18th Birthday letter (Episode 10)
“My Ann, I will always, always be watching over you.”
— Clara Magnolia, 20th Birthday letter (Episode 10)
“You should realize that the reason I’m upset, all of this pain, is because… [I care about you]!”
— Claudia Hodgins (Episode 12)
“My son is alive, inside our hearts. That is why I will never forget him. Even though it may be painful, I will always carry him in my heart.”
— Older Woman (client at post office), to Violet (Episode 13)
“Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter… Many seasons have passed. But I’m still waiting for the one where you return.”
— Violet Evergarden, writing to Gilbert (Episode 13)
“I still believe that you are alive out there somewhere.”
— Violet Evergarden, letter to Gilbert (Episode 13)
“And if we should ever meet again, this is what I would tell you: ‘I now understand the meaning of those words. I know what “I love you” means.’”
— Violet Evergarden, letter to Gilbert (Episode 13)
“I really, really wanted you to not have died.”
— Oscar Webster, mourning his daughter (Episode 7)
“I had wanted you to live… to live and grow up.”
— Oscar Webster, mourning his daughter (Episode 7)
“Both Iris and I have faith you will return.”
— Erica Brown, in a letter to Violet (Episode 9)
“She’s going to look forward to these coming every year.”
— Iris Cannary (Episode 10)
“[In tears] Yes, but… by the time they arrive… her mother will—”
— Violet Evergarden (Episode 10)
“What are the chances I’d run into her again? Maybe it’s only as likely as seeing that comet again.”
— Leon Stephanotis (Episode 6)
“No one really cares about you anyway! Is the letter more important than me?!”
— Ann Magnolia to her mother (Episode 10)
“Little Ann will be left all alone… I had to hold back my tears the entire time I was there.”
— Violet Evergarden (Episode 10)
“If you truly care about her, then don’t abandon her!”
— Claudia Hodgins to Gilbert (Light Novel Vol.2)
“To my beloved Major Gilbert: How are you? Are you doing well?”
— Violet Evergarden, unsent letter draft (Film)
“Where are you right now? I hope you are not in any pain.”
— Violet Evergarden, unsent letter draft (Film)
“I wanted to be happy that he at least made it home alive… but I just can’t find the words to tell him.”
— Luculia Marlborough to Violet (Episode 3)
“Dear Luculia… Thank you for not giving up on me.”
— Spencer Marlborough, in a letter to Luculia (Episode 9)
“Thank you for everything… I promise I’ll be happy.”
— Princess Charlotte, farewell to her maid Alberta (Episode 5)
“Go to her, Gilbert. Tell her how you feel.”
— Dietfried Bougainvillea to his brother Gilbert (Film)
“I’m sorry… for making you cry. From now on, let’s live… together. I love you.”
— Gilbert Bougainvillea to Violet (Film)
“Thank you, Violet Evergarden… Because of the letters you delivered, my grandmother never felt alone.”
— Daisy Magnolia (Film Epilogue)
“I’ll never forget you. I’ll treasure your words forever.”
— Maria, reading Aidan’s letter (Episode 11)
“You weren’t a tool. You were… precious to me.”
— Gilbert Bougainvillea, in Violet’s memory (Light Novel)
“I love you.”
— Violet Evergarden, hidden message in her letter (Episode 13)
2. Emotional Growth
“Your name is Violet. I’m sure you’ll grow into a woman just as lovely as those flowers… You won’t be a tool, but a person worthy of that name.”
— Gilbert Bougainvillea (Episode 1 / Light Novel)
“I want to know what ‘I love you’ means.”
— Violet Evergarden (Episode 2)
“Thank you for making my dream come true. Thank you.”
— Oscar Webster to Violet (Episode 7)
“I feel as though I’ve witnessed a miracle. I do not believe there is a God, but if there is, surely it must be you.”
— Oscar Webster (Episode 7)
“Do you really believe that I think of you as a tool? If that’s the case, then I never would’ve taken you in. I never would’ve kept you by my side all this time!”
— Claudia Hodgins (Episode 12)
“At first, I did not understand any of your feelings. But during this new life you’ve given me, I have learned to feel – through writing letters for others, through the people I have met.”
— Violet Evergarden, letter to Gilbert (Episode 13)
“That is why, I will live, and live, and live. I may not know what lies ahead, but I will live nonetheless.”
— Violet Evergarden, letter to Gilbert (Episode 13)
“Gilbert… you idiot! I don’t need your orders anymore.”
— Violet Evergarden to Gilbert (Film)
“I’ll never hold back anymore… She gave me the courage to move forward.”
— Leon Stephanotis (Episode 6)
“I’m not your tool. I act on my own will now, to protect what’s important to me.”
— Violet Evergarden, defying Dietfried (Episode 12)
“The girl who once showed no emotion now even sheds tears for others.”
— Benedict Blue (After the war)
“Major… I know what ‘I love you’ means.”
— Violet Evergarden (Ever After epilogue)
“Violet may not show it, but she wants to understand people’s feelings more than anyone.”
— Erica Brown (Episode 2)
“You were never just a tool to me… You have a heart, and it’s yours.”
— Gilbert Bougainvillea to Violet (Light Novel)
“I have learned what love is… and it’s because of the people I’ve met.”
— Violet Evergarden (Series finale)
3. War, Death, and Redemption
“Everything I’ve done so far has sparked a flame that is now burning me up.”
— Violet Evergarden (Episode 9)
“I must have prevented them from keeping promises of their own!”
— Violet Evergarden (Episode 9)
“Do I have any right to live after I killed so many people as a weapon?”
— Violet Evergarden (Episode 9)
“I… I don’t wanna die… I want to go home to be beside you. Wait for me.”
— Aidan Field, dying soldier (Episode 11)
“Mom… Dad! …One more time… I want to see Mom and Dad one more time!”
— Aidan Field (Episode 11)
“Maria… If I had known things would be like this, I would have kissed and held you even once…”
— Aidan Field (Episode 11)
“I’ve only been alive for eighteen years… I have the right to live longer. Was I born to die a dog’s death in a place like this? …I was born to be happy.”
— Aidan Field (Episode 11)
“You’re a weapon… you should have died with the war.”
— Dietfried Bougainvillea to Violet (Episode 12)
“Her existence was hidden from everyone. However, people that knew about her said that she was a weapon – just a tool without a heart.”
— Narration (Backstory, Episode 13)
“He wanted you to live – to be free. That was the last order the Major gave you.”
— Claudia Hodgins to Violet (Episode 9)
“The girl who only knew war began to connect hearts through letters.”
— Violet Evergarden (Series epilogue)
“Thank you… for delivering his final letters to us.”
— Aidan’s parents to Violet (Episode 11)
“Please… make sure my letters reach my family.”
— Yuris, the ailing boy, to Violet (Film)
“I will. I’ll deliver them – you won’t be forgotten.”
— Violet Evergarden, promising Yuris (Film)
“And so, the girl once known as a weapon embarks on a new story – one of letters, love, and hope.”
— Narration (Series epilogue)
“Live… and be free.”
— Gilbert Bougainvillea (Episode 13)
4. Violet Evergarden Quotes on Wisdom and Reflections
“But remember that even adults are allowed to complain sometimes. Whenever you’re feeling down, remember that I am with you.”
— Clara Magnolia, 20th Birthday letter (Episode 10)
“If a client requests it, we shall go anywhere. I am the Auto Memories Doll, Violet Evergarden.”
— Violet Evergarden (Series catchphrase)
“A letter can sometimes be short and sweet, and still express important feelings.”
— Auto Memory Doll Instructor (Episode 3)
“Words can have different interpretations. What one says isn’t the whole truth. That’s human weakness.”
— Cattleya Baudelaire (Episode 5)
“They test others to confirm their own existence. It’s a contradiction.”
— Cattleya Baudelaire (Episode 5)
“You’re going to learn a lot of things… But it might be easier to keep living if you didn’t learn them, if you didn’t know them.”
— Claudia Hodgins (Episode 1)
“You don’t realize your body is on fire and burning up even as you speak.”
— Claudia Hodgins (Episode 1)
“There is no such thing as a letter that needn’t be delivered.”
— Violet Evergarden (Episode 10)
“There was a popular Doll who everyone loved. Her name was Violet Evergarden.”
— Narration (After many years, Violet Evergarden: The Movie)
“Love requires sacrifice, loss and ache. Behind the serene scenery, the elegant letters, the lively cities – to find beauty, pain needs to be dug through first.”
— Narration (Series analysis)
“I prevented a murder today.”
“Really? How?”
“Self-control.”
— Cattleya & Iris (Bonus scene)
“I will run as fast as I can to wherever my customer desires.”
— Violet Evergarden (Promise to clients)
“Letters can carry feelings that people can’t express in person.”
— Violet Evergarden (Series reflection)
“Delivering letters, connecting hearts – that’s our job.”
— CH Postal Company motto (Series theme)
“The most important quality for a Doll is understanding the client’s heart.”
— Auto Memory Doll Instructor (Episode 2)
Wrapping It Up
We fans know how Violet Evergarden never really leaves your heart once you finish it. The words stay, the letters stay, and the feelings never fade. Violet’s journey was never about just delivering letters. It was about finding herself, one emotion at a time.
So, tell us in the comments, out of all these quotes, which one stayed with you the longest?