“He was like a song I'd heard once in fragments but had been singing in my mind ever since.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“Things didn't turn out the way they were supposed to, but what can you do? You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.”
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“I was weeping because Richard Parker had left me so unceremoniously. What a terrible thing it is to botch a farewell...it's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse”
― Life of Pi
― Life of Pi
“I dont think any of us can speak frankly about pain until we are no longer enduring it.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“Grief is a most peculiar thing; we’re so helpless in the face of it. It’s like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less; and one day we wonder what has become of it.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
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