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“I want to lead an important life. I want to do it because I was born a human being.”
― Musashi
― Musashi
“Okay? It's okay! Don't worry about it! Just chill out! You don't have to feel like you're suffering just because your life is unfortunate, you don't have to sulk just because your life hasn't been blessed! What's wrong with staying positive in the face of adversity? You know what? What you're going to do after this is go home looking like nothing ever happened! Live the same old life with your father and mother who are out of the hospital now! You'll never be able to reconcile with either of them, I guarantee that! Even if you somehow beat the odds and become happy someday, it's not going to matter, because no matter how happy you are, it's never going to erase your crappy past! You can't pretend it never happened, you're going to be dragging it around with you! No matter what you do, no matter what happens, that misfortune is going to sit in your heart forever! You'll remember it just when you think you forgot, you'll dream about it for the rest of your life! We are going to have nightmares for the rest of our lives! That's how it's going to be-and since there's nothing you can do about it, don't try to look away! Playing a prank on some random passerby, playing streaker in your underwear is just going to take a tiny bit of stress off your mind, in reality it's not going to change a thing!”
― 猫物語 (黒) [Nekomonogatari]
― 猫物語 (黒) [Nekomonogatari]
“If we turn a blind eye to the fact that your opinion is entirely wrong, you're quite right.”
― Zaregoto, Book 1: The Kubikiri Cycle
― Zaregoto, Book 1: The Kubikiri Cycle
“Andrew: My God, are we gonna be like our parents?
Claire: [teary] Not me...ever.
Allison: It's unavoidable, it just happens.
Claire: What happens?
Allison: When you grow up, your heart dies...
Bender: Who cares.
Allison: I care.”
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Claire: [teary] Not me...ever.
Allison: It's unavoidable, it just happens.
Claire: What happens?
Allison: When you grow up, your heart dies...
Bender: Who cares.
Allison: I care.”
―
“These are my feelings. My thoughts. My memories. I will take them back. I should never have lost them.”
― 化物語 (上) [Bakemonogatari]
― 化物語 (上) [Bakemonogatari]
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