56 Spirited Away Quotes: Magic, Mystery, and Wisdom

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1. “Three days of eating our food and her smell will go away. And if she doesn’t work hard, roast her, boil her, do whatever you want. Now get back to work!

– Haku

Haku Quote: “Three days of eating our food and her smell will go away. And if she doesn’t work hard, roast her, boil her, do whatever you want. Now get back to work!”

2. Zeniba: Now, try to remember as much as you can about your old life. Chihiro: For some reason, I can remember Haku… from a long time ago… but I thought I never met him before! Zeniba: Oh, that’s a wonderful place to start! Once you meet someone, you never really forget them.

Zeniba Quote: “Zeniba: Now, try to remember as much as you can about your old life.”

3. Chihiro: What are all those stones? They look like little houses. Chihiro’s Mother: Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.

Chihiro Quote: “Chihiro: What are all those stones? They look like little houses.”

4. “You pea-brain. Can’t you even tell me from your own mother.

– Zeniba

Zeniba Quote: “You pea-brain. Can’t you even tell me from your own mother.”

5. “Quit whining. It’s fun to move to a new place, it’s an adventure.

– Yuko Ogino

Yuko Ogino Quote: “Quit whining. It’s fun to move to a new place, it’s an adventure.”

6. “Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can’t remember.

– Zeniba

Zeniba Quote: “Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can't remember.”

7. “Listen, Haku. I don’t remember it, but my mom told me… Once, when I was little, I fell into a river. She said they’d drained it and built things on top. But I’ve just remembered. The river was called the Kohaku River. Your real name is… Kohaku.

– Chihiro

Chihiro Quote: “Listen, Haku. I don’t remember it, but my mom told me… Once, when I was little, I fell into a river. She said they’d drained it and built things on top. But I’ve just remembered. The river was called the Kohaku River. Your real name is… Kohaku.”

8. Rin: What? Don’t you dump her on me! Haku: You said you wanted an assistant.

Haku Quote: “Rin: What? Don't you dump her on me!”

9. Lin: What’s going on here? Kamaji: Something you wouldn’t recognize. It’s called love.

Lin Quote: “Lin: What's going on here?”

10. Chihiro: How did you know my name was Chihiro? Haku: I have known you since you were very small.

Chihiro Quote: “Chihiro: How did you know my name was Chihiro?”

11. Kamajii: “Don’t you remember anything?” Haku: “Just little pieces. Chihiro kept calling my name in the darkness. I followed her voice and woke up lying here.” Kamajii: “Chihiro, huh? Her real name’s Chihiro? Can’t beat the power of love.

Haku Quote: “Kamajii: “Don’t you remember anything?””

12. “You humans always make a mess of things. Like your parents who gobbled up the food of the spirits like pigs. They got what they deserved.

– Yubaba

Yubaba Quote: “You humans always make a mess of things. Like your parents who gobbled up the food of the spirits like pigs. They got what they deserved.”

13. “Enough’s enough! I don’t care if he’s rich. This nonsense has gotta stop!

– Witch Yubaba

Witch Yubaba Quote: “Enough’s enough! I don’t care if he’s rich. This nonsense has gotta stop!”

14. “Zeniba? Very clever, Haku. I get it. You’ll get my baby back for me, but at a price. So, what do you want?

– Witch Yubaba

Witch Yubaba Quote: “Zeniba? Very clever, Haku. I get it. You’ll get my baby back for me, but at a price. So, what do you want?”

15. “If you completely forget your name, you’ll never find your way home. I’ve tried everything to remember mine.

– Haku

Haku Quote: “If you completely forget your name, you’ll never find your way home. I’ve tried everything to remember mine.”

16. Haku: Don’t be afraid, I just wanna help you. Chihiro: [whining] No… no… no… no… no… Haku: Open your mouth and eat this. If you don’t eat food from this world, you’ll disappear. [Chihiro hesitates] Haku: Don’t worry, it won’t turn you into a pig. [Chihiro reluctantly eats the food, then starts to rematerialize]

17. “I finally get a bouquet, and it’s a goodbye present. That’s depressing.

– Chihiro

Chihiro Quote: “I finally get a bouquet, and it’s a goodbye present. That’s depressing.”

18. [in Japanese] Zeniba: I’d like to help you, dear, but there’s nothing I can do. It’s one of our rules here. You’ve got to take care of your parents and that dragon boyfriend of yours, on your own. Chihiro: But, um, can’t you even give me a hint? I feel like Haku and I met, a long time ago. Zeniba: In that case, it’s easy. Nothing that happens is ever forgotten, even if you can’t remember it.

19. “Use it to tie your hair. It’ll protect you. It is made from the threads your friends wove together.

– Zeniba

Zeniba Quote: “Use it to tie your hair. It’ll protect you. It is made from the threads your friends wove together.”

20. “So, your name’s Chihiro? What a pretty name! And it belongs to me now.

– Witch Yubaba

Witch Yubaba Quote: “So, your name’s Chihiro? What a pretty name! And it belongs to me now.”

21. “Welcome the rich man, he’s hard for you to miss. His butt keeps getting bigger, so there’s plenty there to kiss!

– Aniyaku

Aniyaku Quote: “Welcome the rich man, he's hard for you to miss. His butt keeps getting bigger, so there's plenty there to kiss!”

22. “Chihiro, don’t cling like that, you’ll make me trip.

– Yuko Ogino

Yuko Ogino Quote: “Chihiro, don’t cling like that, you’ll make me trip.”

23. Haku: That must be why I can’t find my way home, Chihiro. I remember you falling into my river, and I remember your little pink shoe. Chihiro: So, you were the one who carried me back into shallow waters, you saved me! I knew you were good!

Haku Quote: “Haku: That must be why I can't find my way home, Chihiro. I remember you falling into my river, and I remember your little pink shoe.”

24. “I remember you falling into my river, and I remember your little pink shoe.

– Haku

Haku Quote: “I remember you falling into my river, and I remember your little pink shoe.”

25. “Or maybe you’d like the worst, nastiest job I’ve got, until you breathe your very last breath?

– Witch Yubaba

Witch Yubaba Quote: “Or maybe you’d like the worst, nastiest job I’ve got, until you breathe your very last breath?”

26. “There aren’t two of him here, are there?

– Chihiro

Chihiro Quote: “There aren’t two of him here, are there?”

27. “If you make Sen cry I won’t like you anymore.

– Boh

Boh Quote: “If you make Sen cry I won’t like you anymore.”

28. “I promise I’ll get you out of here, just don’t get any fatter or they’ll eat you!

– Chihiro

Chihiro Quote: “I promise I'll get you out of here, just don't get any fatter or they'll eat you!”

29. [Chihiro is being called Sen] Chihiro: Granny… I just want you to know my real name! It’s Chihiro! Zeniba: Oh, what a pretty name! Be sure to take good care of it, dear!

Chihiro Quote: “[Chihiro is being called Sen]”

30. Chihiro: Daddy, are we lost? Chihiro’s Father: Don’t worry, I’ve got four-wheel drive.

Chihiro Quote: “Chihiro: Daddy, are we lost?”

31. “No-Face, if you even put one scratch on that girl, you’re in big trouble.

– Lin

Lin Quote: “No-Face, if you even put one scratch on that girl, you’re in big trouble.”

32. Zeniba: The protective seal on my gold charm is gone! Chihiro: You mean that little black slug? I think I killed in when I stepped on it… Zeniba: HA HA HA! My sister put that there so she could control Haku… and you killed it! HA HA HA! But it’s strange… only love can remove a seal.

Zeniba Quote: “Zeniba: The protective seal on my gold charm is gone!”

33. “Oh, that’s a wonderful place to start. Once you’ve met someone, you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memories to return.

– Zeniba

Zeniba Quote: “Oh, that’s a wonderful place to start. Once you’ve met someone, you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memories to return.”

34. “Something you wouldn’t recognize. It’s called love.

– Kamaji

Kamaji Quote: “Something you wouldn't recognize. It’s called love.”

35. “They filled in that river, it’s all apartments now.

– Chihiro

Chihiro Quote: “They filled in that river, it’s all apartments now.”

36. Chihiro: Guys, don’t take that food! We’re gonna get in trouble! Chihiro’s Father: Don’t worry, you’ve got Daddy with you. He’s got credit cards and cash!

Chihiro Quote: “Chihiro: Guys, don’t take that food! We’re gonna get in trouble!”

37. [in Japanese] Chihiro: I promise I’ll be back, Haku. You can’t die. Lin: What’s going on here? Kamajii: Don’t you see? It’s called… Love.

Chihiro Quote: “[in Japanese]”

38. “You have to hold your breath while you can cross the bridge. Even the tiniest breath will break the spell, and then everyone will see you.

– Haku

Haku Quote: “You have to hold your breath while you can cross the bridge. Even the tiniest breath will break the spell, and then everyone will see you.”

39. Haku: You did it, Chihiro! I remember. I was the spirit of the Kohaku River! Chihiro: A river spirit? Haku: My name is the Kohaku River! Chihiro: They filled in that river, it’s all apartments now!

Haku Quote: “Haku: You did it, Chihiro! I remember. I was the spirit of the Kohaku River!”

40. “Tear up Sen’s contract. And then, I want you to return Sen and her mother and father back to the human world.

– Haku

Haku Quote: “Tear up Sen’s contract. And then, I want you to return Sen and her mother and father back to the human world.”

41. “Don’t worry! You’ve got daddy here. He’s got credit cards and cash.

– Akio Ogino

Akio Ogino Quote: “Don’t worry! You’ve got daddy here. He’s got credit cards and cash.”

42. “Ive gotta get out of this place. Someday I’m getting on that train.

– Lin

Lin Quote: “Ive gotta get out of this place. Someday I’m getting on that train.”

43. “Someday, I swear I’ll get to that town. I’m gonna get out of here.

– Rin

Rin Quote: “Someday, I swear I'll get to that town. I'm gonna get out of here.”

44. Chihiro’s Father: A new home and a new school? It is a bit scary. Chihiro: I think I can handle it.

Chihiro Quote: “Chihiro's Father: A new home and a new school? It is a bit scary.”

45. Lin: [spots Chihiro in the boiler room] A human! You’re in trouble! You’re the one everyone’s been looking for! Kamaji: [calmly eating his lunch] She’s my granddaughter. Lin: *Grand-daughter?*

Lin Quote: “Lin: [spots Chihiro in the boiler room] A human! You're in trouble! You're the one everyone's been looking for!”

46. “I’d like to help you, but there’s nothing I can do. It’s one of our rules here. You’ve got to take care of your parents and that dragon boyfriend of yours, on your own.

– Zeniba

Zeniba Quote: “I’d like to help you, but there’s nothing I can do. It’s one of our rules here. You’ve got to take care of your parents and that dragon boyfriend of yours, on your own.”

47. “I can’t believe you pulled it off! You’re such a dope, I was really worried.

– Lin

Lin Quote: “I can’t believe you pulled it off! You’re such a dope, I was really worried.”

48. “Oh, Haku’s bleeding all over the carpet. Get him out of here. He’ll be dead soon, anyway.

– Witch Yubaba

Witch Yubaba Quote: “Oh, Haku’s bleeding all over the carpet. Get him out of here. He’ll be dead soon, anyway.”

49. “I hope Dad hasn’t gotten too fat.

– Chihiro

Chihiro Quote: “I hope Dad hasn't gotten too fat.”

50. “You still haven’t noticed that something precious to you has been replaced.

– Haku

Haku Quote: “You still haven’t noticed that something precious to you has been replaced.”

51. “I’m not leaving until you give me a job!!

– Chihiro

Chihiro Quote: “I’m not leaving until you give me a job!!”

52. “I don’t need any help, this place is full of soot.

– The Boiler Man

The Boiler Man Quote: “I don’t need any help, this place is full of soot.”

53. “Just little pieces. Chihiro kept calling my name in the darkness. I followed her voice and woke up lying here.

– Haku

Haku Quote: “Just little pieces. Chihiro kept calling my name in the darkness. I followed her voice and woke up lying here.”

54. Chihiro: You can’t remember your name? Haku: No. But for some reason, I remember yours.

Chihiro Quote: “Chihiro: You can't remember your name?”

55. “Aren’t you even going to knock? You’re the most pathetic little girl I’ve ever seen.

– Door Knocker

Door Knocker Quote: “Aren't you even going to knock? You're the most pathetic little girl I've ever seen.”

56. “Come on! Quit eating! Let’s get out of here!

– Chihiro

Chihiro Quote: “Come on! Quit eating! Let’s get out of here!”
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