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“You have no idea what I'm talking about do you?" She exhaled through her nose. "It's really simple, I promise. Why do people think this is okay? Why do people see no harm in having children? They do it with smiles on their faces, as if it's not an act of violence. You force this other being into the world, this other being that never asked to be born. You do this absurd thing because that's what you want for yourself, and that doesn't make any sense.....I know how this sounds. You think I sound extreme, or detached from reality. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is real life. That's what I'm talking about - the pain that comes with reality. Not that anyone ever sees it...Most people go around believing life is good, one giant blessing, like the world we live in is so beautiful, and despite the pain, it's actually this amazing place”
― Mieko Kawakami, Breasts and Eggs

“Yeah, my mum was free labor—free labor with a pussy.”
― Mieko Kawakami, Breasts and Eggs

“The present hadn’t changed—but those two people had. Both Kohtake and Hirai returned to the present with a changed heart.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold

“How long do we have to just survive? When will we be able to live rather than just focus on surviving?”
― Sayaka Murata, Earthlings