Lis

“There are many crossroads in life. All regrets stem from what happened at one moment we never imagined would happen to us. When our own action brings about an unexpected result, how can we not experience huge regret? After all, do we ever get another shot?”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before We Say Goodbye

“All he could think about was throwing himself against a wall, over and over, until he’d smashed himself into shards so fine that the void inside him could finally slip free.”
― Micah Nemerever, These Violent Delights

“It is up to each individual to decide how they feel about the words of others and what action they wish to take.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before We Say Goodbye

“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel