Quotes / Sugar-and-Ice Personality

Anime & Manga

"You always act so indifferent, but I know you really care for us, En-chan-senpai! I love you for it!"

— Yumoto Hakone, Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!

Fan Works

"The Good Hunter is kind, even if he does not show it."

— The Doll, The Night Unfurls

Literature

"A man of surpassing warmth and surprising coldness was the Duke Leto Atreides."

— Dune

"Thousands would have called him cold, and they would not have been wrong, precisely, but he also had a large heart. Holmes simply protected it better than most men do."

— John Watson: The Doctor's Case by Stephen King

Music

"You had the coldest eyes, and the softest touch."

— "Adelleda", Alexisonfire, off their self-titled debut.

"Yesterday I cried
You must've been relieved to see the softer side"

— Meredith Brooks, "Bitch"

Video Games

"Leon was as cold as ice and kept himself away from others... But the truth is, he was kind, and had a heart that was warmer than anyone else's."

— Philia Felice, Tales of Destiny 2

Visual Novels

"I really can't make this man out. His face says 'I hate you' but his words are... almost jovial today."

— Ryunosuke Naruhodo on Barok van Zieks, The Great Ace Attorney: Resolve, Case G2-5: "The Resolve of Ryunosuke Naruhodo"

"This cactus reminds me of my sister... it's so full of spikes on the outside..."

— Ema Skye on Lana Skye, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Case 1-5: "Rise from the Ashes"

Western Animation

"Looks like this sour lemon drop has a hidden sweet center."

— Luz Noceda on Amity Blight, The Owl House

Cyborg: Have you ever seen her this happy?
Beast Boy: Dude, I didn't know Raven could do happy.

— Teen Titans (2003), "Nevermore"

Miscellaneous

"Tom is one of those people who oscillated between being one of the most wonderful, awesome, engaging people you have ever met, to someone you would gladly shove off a cliff."

—Douglas Adams on Tom Baker

"Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed
That with the sun's love, in the spring
Becomes the rose"

— The Rose by Bette Midler

"Although she seems to lack emotion, this is largely a pretense."

— The Talosians, Star Trek

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