Tsukiko Quotes

“It is a matter of perspective, between opponent and partner… You step to the side and the same person can be either or both or something else entirely.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

“We were always sincere with each other. Even when we were joking around, we were sincere. Come to think of it, so were the tuna. And the skipjack. All living things were sincere, on the whole.”
― Hiromi Kawakami, Strange Weather in Tokyo

“When I heard him speak Sensei's name, haratsuna, my tears welled up. And I had hardly cried up until that point. I was able to cry when I thought about him as Haratsuna Matsumoto, like a stranger. I was able to cry when I realized that Sensei had already gone away somewhere, before I ever came to know him well.”
― Hiromi Kawakami, Strange Weather in Tokyo