“With freedom comes uncertainty, insecurity, and anxiety. Human beings exchanged their freedom for the sense of security that comes from living by set rules and routines—despite knowing that they pay the cost of these rules and regulations with their freedom.”
― If Cats Disappeared from the World
― If Cats Disappeared from the World
“It's a little magic trick you can play on yourself. Whenever you feel sad and lonely, just smile and close your eyes. Do it as many times as you have to.”
― 世界から猫が消えたなら [Sekai kara Neko ga Kietanara]
― 世界から猫が消えたなら [Sekai kara Neko ga Kietanara]
“They still loved performing tea service—or at least, they loved what it had been. But as they tried to connect to what had once been so captivating, they felt nothing but yawning absence. A void where they’d once been filled.”
― A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
― A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
“You don’t have to have a reason to be tired. You don’t have to earn rest or comfort. You’re allowed to just be.”
― A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
― A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
“You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live.”
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
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