“We all have to dream our own dreams. We only get one life to live—live it for yourself, not anyone else.”
― Starfish
― Starfish
“But some people are just starfish--they need everyone to fill the roles that they assign. They need the world to sit around them, pointing at them and validating their feelings. But you can't spend your life trying to make a starfish happy, because no matter what you do, it will never be enough. They will always find a way to make themselves the center of attention, because it's the only way they know how to live.”
― Starfish
― Starfish
“How will you live if every little thing from your memories always hurt you so easily?”
― ひるなかの流星 9 [Hirunaka no Ryuusei 9]
― ひるなかの流星 9 [Hirunaka no Ryuusei 9]
“A habit of solitude in early childhood is not easily broken. Indeed, it may prove lifelong.”
― Tom's Midnight Garden
― Tom's Midnight Garden
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