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What we shared was no more than a fragment of a time long dead. Yet memories remained, warm memories that remained with me like lights from the past. And I would carry those lights in the brief interval before death grabbed me and tossed me
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“Nature is cruel, but we don't have to be.”
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“我們不妨回頭檢視：「禮儀」在人類學中的發展史兩個人伸出手，互相緊握，代表友誼，而這些動作在心理上的意義卻是：我告訴對方，我用來持武器的那雙手，裡頭是空空的，請您檢查；而對方也作了同樣的宣示。透過我們互相的確認，我們認定了彼此沒有攜帶武器，而是真的要來談判的。禮貌在心理上意義，就是敵意的遮掩⋯”
― 黑羊效應
― 黑羊效應
“不想結婚的人們，應值得一次鼓勵，他們對自己誠實，誠實地說，目前並無把握負擔誰的逆境、貧窮、疾病與哀愁。在天災滿布的現世中，他們調節著人禍的比例。”
― 可是我偏偏不喜歡
― 可是我偏偏不喜歡
“And also don’t forget, the reason opportunity is often missed is that it usually comes disguised as hard work.”
― Trial
― Trial
“We live in a pretty apathetic age, yet we’re surrounded by an enormous amount of information about other people. If you feel like it, you can easily gather that information about them. Having said that, we still hardly know anything about people.”
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
― Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
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