Hakki Phan

“People who's freedom is taken away always end up hating somebody. Right? I know I don't want to live like that.”
― Haruki Murakami, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

“But I have my life, I’m living it. It’s twisted, exhausting, uncertain, and full of guilt, but nonetheless, there’s something there.”
― Banana Yoshimoto, The Lake

“In an ideal world, we would have been orphans. We felt like orphans and we felt deserving of the pity that orphans get, but embarrassingly enough, we had parents.”
― Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You

“If you are sad, ask yourself why you are sad. Then pick up the phone and call someone and tell him the answer to the question. If you don't know anyone, call the operator and tell him. Most people don't know that the operator has to listen, it is a law. Also, the postman is not allowed to go inside your house, but you can talk to him on public property for up to four minutes or until he wants to go, whichever comes first.”
― Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You