Sam Supertramp

“No matter what, I want to continue living with the awareness that I will die. Without that, I am not alive.”
― Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen

“الأشياء مثل بقية الأشياء .. لا يمتاز منها
إلا ما نُميِّزه نحنُ بما نكسوه به
من وَهْمٍ وظنٍ واعتقاد.”
― يوسف زيدان, عزازيل

“I realized that the world did not exist for my benefit. It followed that the ratio of pleasant and unpleasant things around me would not change. It wasn't up to me. It was clear that the best thing to do was to adopt a sort of muddled cheerfulness.”
― Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen

“People aren't overcome by situations or outside forces. Defeat comes from within.”
― Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen