"An older, more mature girl that could keep you on the straight and narrow - and tell you when you're being a silly goose. That's the perfect type for you, I'd say."
"Aerith Gainsborough: A young woman descended from the Ancients who will forever be engraved in Cloud’s heart."
- Dirge of Cerberus (Japanese game manual)
"At first when I met Cloud, I believed he was similar to Zack. Little actions, the way he spoke… his kindness. But Cloud is Cloud. I now, undoubtedly, love Cloud much more than Zack."
(FF7 Dismantled, page 159)