Benangi > Benangi's Quotes

“You know how the sun rises and sets at a certain time each day? In the same way, all of our lives have a day and night. But it's not set like it is with the sun. Some people walk forever in the sunlight, and some people have to walk through the darkest night their whole lives. When people talk about being afraid, what they're afraid of is that their sun will set. That the light they love will fade.”
― Keigo Higashino, Journey Under the Midnight Sun

“Be a fighter. Give it everything you’ve got. Even a losing battle is worth fighting. Go out and make your mark.”
― Keigo Higashino, ナミヤ雑貨店の奇蹟

“Which is harder: devising an unsolvable problem, or solving that problem?”
― Keigo Higashino, The Devotion of Suspect X

“Kusanagi had met plenty of good, admirable people who’d been turned into murderers by circumstance. There was something about them he always seemed to sense, an aura that they shared. Somehow, their transgression freed them from the confines of a mortal existence, allowing them to perceive the great truths of the universe. At the same time, it meant they had one foot in forbidden territory. They straddled the line between sanity and madness.”
― Keigo Higashino, The Devotion of Suspect X

“Everyone has secrets. And everyone has the right to keep them. Even if they’re dead.”
― Keigo Higashino, Malice

“People who’ve been traumatized by a crime are victims, too. Finding ways to comfort them is also part of my job.”
― Keigo Higashino, Newcomer

“Tidak ada alasan tertentu yang membuat orang-orang saling menjauh. Tidak, meskipun mereka mengatakan itu terjadi karena sudah tidak ada kecocokan, bisa jadi itu hanya alasan yang mengada-ada. Mengapa? Karena jika mereka masih satu hati, seharusnya salah seorang dari mereka berusaha memperbaiki ketika mulai ada tanda-tanda perpisahan akan terjadi.”
― Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

“There are some mysteries in this world," Yukawa said suddenly, "that cannot be unraveled with modern science. However, as science develops, we will one day be able to understand them. The question is, is there a limit to what science can know? If so, what creates that limit?"

Kyohei looked at Yukawa. He couldn't figure out why the professor was telling him this, except he had a feeling it was very important.

Yukawa pointed a finger at Kyohei's forehead. "People do." he said. "People's brains, to be more precise. For example, in mathematics, when somebody discovers a new theorem, they may have other mathematicians verify it to see if it's correct. The problem is, the theorems getting discovered are becoming more and more complex. That limits the number of mathematicians who can properly verify them. What happens when someone comes up with a theorem so hard to understand that there isn't anyone else who can understand it? In order for that theorem to be accepted as fact, they have to wait until another genius comes along. That's the limit the human brain imposes on the progress of scientific knowledge. You understand?"

Kyohei nodded, still having no idea where he was going with this.

"Every problem has a solution," Yukawa said, staring straight at Kyohei through his glasses. "But there's no guarantee that the solution will be found immediately. The same holds true in our lives. We encounter several problems to which the solutions are not immediately apparent in life. There is value to be had in worrying about those problems when you get to them. But never feel rushed. Often, in order to find the answer, you need time to grow first. That's why we apply ourselves, and learn as we go."

Kyohei chewed on that for a moment, then his mouth opened a little and he looked up with sudden understanding.

"You have questions now, I know, and until you find your answers, I'll be working on those questions too, and worrying with you. So don't forget, you're never alone.”
― Keigo Higashino, A Midsummer's Equation

“But what matters here is the difference between what we feel and what we know.”
― Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

“Aku tahu di dunia ini kadang kita harus menerima fakta yang tidak ingin kita percayai”
― Keigo Higashino, The Devotion of Suspect X

“Memang jalan yang saya tempuh sampai hari ini tidak selalu mulus, tapi fakta bahwa saya masih hidup membuat saya yakin bisa mengatasi setiap penderitaan yang menyertainya.”
― Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

“If there's something you're not going to be able to do, you should just be honest and admit it.”
― Keigo Higashino, A Midsummer's Equation

“Setiap kali melakukan pekerjaan ini, ada satu hal yang selalu muncul di benak saya. Saat terjadi kasus pembunuhan brutal, yang saya pikirkan bukan hanya menangkap si pelaku, tapi juga menyelidiki mengapa peristiwa itu bisa terjadi. Jika tidak, kesalahan sama akan terulang kembali. Banyak hal yang bisa dipelajari dari suatu kejadian.

Kaga”
― Keigo Higashino, Newcomer

“Tenang, semua hal yang baik pasti akan tetap mendapatkan tempat”
― Keigo Higashino, Newcomer

“Tapi, tugas seorang detektif bukan hanya itu. Siapa pun yang menderita karena sebuah kasus, dia juga termasuk korban. Mencari cara untuk menyelamatkan korban seperti itu juga termasuk tugas detektif.”
― Keigo Higashino, Newcomer

“Menurutku, sudah semestinya kau mengutamakan kebahagiaan orang yang masih hidup.”
― Keigo Higashino, Angsa dan Kelelawar

“How come you don't ask me any questions?"
"Questions about what?"
"About the investigation I'm working on," Kaga replied. "It's usually the first thing people ask me when I make inquiries. 'What's happened? What are you investigating?' "
Sagawa chuckled.
"What good would it do anyone to tell an amateur like me? If a detective's on the case, something nasty must have happened. Learning more about it will just make me depressed."
"I wish more people felt like you," said Kaga.”
― Keigo Higashino, Newcomer

“Manusia itu makhluk rumit yang sering melakukan hal-hal bertentangan. Bisa saja beberapa saat sebelumnya dia berniat mengadakan pesta atau memesan tempat di restoran, tapi jika dia ingin mati, maka dia akan mati.

Kusanagi”
― Keigo Higashino, Salvation of a Saint

“Manusia tidak pernah bisa tahu apa yang akan dialaminya. Selama masih bernyawa, kita harus bisa menikmati hidup ini.

Suzue”
― Keigo Higashino, Newcomer

“Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness.

Everything passes.

That is the one and only thing that I have thought resembled a truth in the society of human beings where I have dwelled up to now as in a burning hell.

Everything passes.”
― Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

“Disqualified as a human being.”
― Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

“If all you ever see is reality, you just want to die.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Les délices de Tokyo

“The world hasn’t changed. It’s just as cruel as it always was.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Les délices de Tokyo

“Are you telling me to fire someone who’s not sick, just because she was in the past?”
― Durian Sukegawa, Sweet Bean Paste

“The pain also gets to you. That was another thing. It goes on and on, and some people choose to die. I thought I'd reached my limit. But for some reason I survived. And then Toku said to me, let's make confectionery. We'll keep going together, she said.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Sweet Bean Paste

“Kami gembira karena bisa berjalan di dunia luar. Namun, semakin besar kegembiraan itu, semakin besar pula kesedihan yang menyerang, mengingat waktu yang telah terenggut dari kami, dan kehidupan yang tak akan pernah kembali. Apakah kau bisa mengerti perasaan ini? Sepulang dari bepergian, semua orang yang ada di sini akan berwajah kelelahan. Bukan hanya lelah secara fisik, mereka juga merasakan kepedihan yang tidak akan sirna.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Sweet Bean Paste

“Even though I die, as long as you don’t forget me, I’ll always be in your heart.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades

“You can reverse time and meet the person you most dearly love, but you cannot reverse death.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades

“Kalau aku bicara lebih pelan dari ini, tidak akan ada orang yang bisa mendengarnya. Apa gunanya menyindir dan mengeluh kalau tidak bisa didengar orang?”
― Shichiri Nakayama, The Confession of the Sirens - Nyanyian Sang Siren

“... Bunuh diri itu akan membunuh hati orang-orang lain di sekelilingmu juga.”
― Rikako Akiyoshi, Scheduled Suicide Day