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magic. there’ no lie in her fire.”
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magic. there’ no lie in her fire.”
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“In traveling, a companion, in life, compassion....So what does that really mean? In simple terms."
"I think it means...that chance encounters are what keep us going. In simple terms.”
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"I think it means...that chance encounters are what keep us going. In simple terms.”
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“Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones that I did not.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Do you think music has the power to change people? Like you listen to a piece and go through some major change inside?”
Oshima nodded.“Sure, that can happen. We have an experience—like a chemical reaction—that transforms something inside us. When we examine ourselves later on, we discover that all the standards we’ve lived by have shot up another notch and the world’s opened up in unexpected ways. Yes, I’ve had that experience. Not often, but it has happened. It’s like falling in love.”
― Kafka on the Shore
Oshima nodded.“Sure, that can happen. We have an experience—like a chemical reaction—that transforms something inside us. When we examine ourselves later on, we discover that all the standards we’ve lived by have shot up another notch and the world’s opened up in unexpected ways. Yes, I’ve had that experience. Not often, but it has happened. It’s like falling in love.”
― Kafka on the Shore
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