25 Fairy Tail Quotes From the Manga Series

By Stephanie Kirby

Writer, Entrepreneur and Inspirational quote curator

Published March 16, 2023

Fans of manga and anime will love these Fairy Tail quotes!

Fairy Tail was initially published in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine from 2006 through 2017 as a Japanese manga series.

The series was written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima as a fantasy adventure manga series.

The plot follows a dragon slayer wizard from the Fairy Tail guild named Natsu Dragneel, that lives in Earth-land, a world of numerous guilds.

Natsu is exploring the Kingdom of Fiore, searching for the dragon Igneel, who is his missing adoptive father.

During his journey, he meets and becomes friends with many other wizards, and they form a team that goes on many adventures to subdue criminals, destroy dark guilds and stop Etherious demons.

Their biggest adventure is a fight for the powerful wizard Zeref, who desires to die for his wicked deeds, but the dark guild Grimoire Heart wants to control him.

Take a look at these Fairy Tail quotes to learn more about the popular manga series.

You will also enjoy our article on My Hero Academia quotes.

Best Fairy Tail Quotes from the Manga Series

Enjoy some of the popular quotes from the series.

1. “I’ll do what I want till the end. Cut me down if you want.” — Gray Fullbuster

2. “Hurt me with the truth, but never comfort me with a lie.” — Erza Scarlet

3. “Fear is not evil. It tells you what your weakness is.” — Gildarts Clive

4. “If you truly desire greatness, you must first know what makes you weak.” — Erza Scarlet

5. “I don’t care where I get hurt, as long as my injuries are visible.” — Gray Fullbuster

6. “It’s hard looking for someone so small. So don’t leave my side. — Gajeel Redfox

7. “Feelings can be controlled, but tears never lie.” — Erza Scarlet

8. “You don’t die for your friends; you live for them.” — Erza Scarlet

9. “Don’t give up. The beginning is always the hardest, so let’s keep on going till the very end.” — Natsu Dragneel

10. “It’s only the end if you give up.” — Elfman Strauss

Fairy Tail Quotes About the Past

These quotes from Fairy Tail share lessons about the past.

11. “Forget what hurt you in the past, but never forget what it taught you.” — Lucy Heartfilia

12. “If you are looking back all the time, you’ll never get ahead!” — Gray Fullbuster

13. “You taught me what it means to love, and for that, I will be eternally grateful.” — Gajeel Redfox

14. “It’s not the goodbyes that hurt; it’s the flashbacks that follow.” — Gray Fullbuster

15. “There’s no need to change the past. Because of the past, we are who we are now.” — gray Fullbuster

16. “Don’t judge me unless you have looked through my eyes, experienced what I went through, and cried as many tears as me.” — Lucy Heartfilia

17. “Inside my memories lies sad thoughts, and it’s hard to forget, but I try every day to keep moving forward in life, so why can’t you? Living in sadness isn’t living at all.” — Gray Fullbuster

Fairy Tail Quotes About People and Life

You may be able to relate to the emotion behind these quotes from the manga series.

18. “Care too little; you lose them. Care too much; you get hurt.” — Gajell Redfox

19. “It’s not a sin to fall in love. You can’t even arrest someone over that.” — Gajeel Redfox

20. “People cry not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for too long.” — Mirajane Strauss

21. “If one really wants to change the world—they have to do it with their own hands!” — Lucy Ashley

22. “It’s when people realize how lonely it is being on their own that they start to become kind.” — Mirajane Strauss

23. “Tears are how our heart speaks when your lips cannot describe how much we’ve been hurt.” — Jellal Fernandes

24. “I won’t stop fighting when I’m tired; I’ll stop fighting when you’ve shattered my heart into a thousand pieces.” — Natsu Dragneel

25. “A strong person is not the one who doesn’t cry. A strong person is the one who cries and sheds tears for a moment, then gets up and fights again.” — Erza Scarlet