But the truth is, it never leaves you. It gets right under your skin and stays there. It changes the way you see the world. Changes the way you see people.’
“After all, the quiet is when we hear our own voices clearest.”
― After She Left
― After She Left
“Being right and being believed are two different things.”
― Mother Dear
― Mother Dear
“When the last tree is cut, when the last animal is hunted, when the last river is polluted, it will be then that man will realise that money cannot be eaten .”
― The Puma Years
― The Puma Years
“On a mountain, you never know what may happen. In the end, all we can do is rely on the protection of the gods. That’s why we avoid taking life if at all possible”
― The Easy Life in Kamusari
― The Easy Life in Kamusari
“Did you feel the water get a little warmer just now?” asked Old Man Saburo. “I peed in it for you.”
― The Easy Life in Kamusari
― The Easy Life in Kamusari
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