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“I was so scared of being hurt that I'd done nothing. I was so scared of failing, of being hurt, that I choose nothing. I did nothing.”
― Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night

“The person who had given birth to me said I was a dead loss, so I decided it really must be true.”
― Sayaka Murata, Earthlings

“Why does the night have to be so beautiful? As I walk through the night, I remember what Mitsutsuka said to me. “Because at night, only half the world remains.”
― Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night

“Man sollte nicht eine Waffe gegenüber der anderen bevorzugen. Das Gleiche gilt für alle Dinge des Lebens. Man muss seine Waffen so auswählen, dass sie zu einem passen, und darf nicht versuchen, andere dabei nachzuahmen.”
― Miyamoto Musashi, (五輪書) Go Rin No Sho - The Book Of Five Rings : A Modern English Translation of Musashi-Sensei's Masterpiece