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“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.”
― Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
― Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey”
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“Everyone calls him Blockhead
No one sings his praises
Or takes him to heart...
That is the kind of person
I want to be”
― Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems
No one sings his praises
Or takes him to heart...
That is the kind of person
I want to be”
― Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems
“The scent of roses hung sonorously, like a great gong in the air.”
― Cloistered: My Years as a Nun
― Cloistered: My Years as a Nun
“She loved mysteries so much that she became one.”
― Paper Towns
― Paper Towns
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