“I stared up at the sky and raised my middle finger, just in case God was watching. I don't like being spied on.”
― My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
― My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
“17. Butterfly
A butterfly fluttered its wings in a wind thick with the smell of seaweed. His dry lips felt the touch of the butterfly for the briefest instant, yet the wisp of wing dust still shone on his lips years later.”
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A butterfly fluttered its wings in a wind thick with the smell of seaweed. His dry lips felt the touch of the butterfly for the briefest instant, yet the wisp of wing dust still shone on his lips years later.”
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“No matter how far away we are from each other in distance, or in time, when we look up into the clear night Sky. We will always see the same Moon.”
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“No truth can cure the sadness we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, no kindness, can cure that sorrow. All we can do is see that sadness through to the end and
learn something from it, but what we learn will be no help in facing the next sadness that comes to us without warning.”
― Norwegian Wood
learn something from it, but what we learn will be no help in facing the next sadness that comes to us without warning.”
― Norwegian Wood
“When stones lying warm in the sun were turned over, they exposed the cold, damp earth underneath; and that was where Masako had burrowed deep. There was no trace of warmth in this dark earth, yet for a bug curled up tight in it, it was a peaceful and familiar world.”
― Out
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