Marcia

“She loved mysteries so much that she became one.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“The scent of roses hung sonorously, like a great gong in the air.”
― Catherine Coldstream, Cloistered: My Years as a Nun

“I’d later learn that in Japanese culture these long periods of silence, chinmoku (沈黙), were commonplace. It has its roots in Zen Buddhism, where silence is said to hold the secrets of existence. The Japanese proverb ‘It is better to leave many things unsaid’ captures the essence of chinmoku. Far from being awkward, in Japan silence is a natural part of daily interactions.”
― Chris Broad, Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun

“I do not want your admiration now, because I do not want your insults in the future. I bear with my loneliness now, in order to avoid greater loneliness in the years ahead. You see, loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern age, so full of freedom, independence, and our own egotistical selves.”
― Natsume Sōseki, Kokoro