‘I felt alone, but not especially lonely. I guess I just took that for granted.’
“It then follows that finding something important and meaningful in your life is perhaps the most productive use of your time and energy. I'm not suggesting this is easy, especially if you're old and poor and alone (and farty), but it's important. Because if you don’t find that meaningful something, your fucks will be given to meaningless and frivolous causes.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“Well, I feel more often how dull and insignificant I am for other people. And for myself.”
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
“And then, as if sprinkled by magic fuck-giving fairy dust, you stop hating yourself for feeling so bad.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“It’s easier being single. You don’t waste a lot of time. Are you the same way?’ ‘No, not really. I’d like to get married. I actually have too much spare time on my hands. I’ve just never met the right person.”
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
“Tokyo, meanwhile, was just the place he happened to end up. It was where he had attended school, where his job was located. Professionally it was the place he belonged, but beyond that, the city meant nothing to him.”
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
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