“Even if I now saw you
only once,
I would long for you
through worlds,
worlds.”
― The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
only once,
I would long for you
through worlds,
worlds.”
― The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
“Nothing
in the world
is usual today.
This is
the first morning.”
― The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
in the world
is usual today.
This is
the first morning.”
― The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
“Love is what makes a person human, as well as what makes a monster.”
― Almond
― Almond
“I couldn’t stand her love, which did not reject even the ugliest of my faces. I couldn’t stand it because I had been afraid of being loved from the beginning.”
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
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