

“We can never truly see into the hearts of others. When people get lost in their own worries they can be blind to the feelings of those most important to them.”
― Tales from the Cafe
― Tales from the Cafe

“Bessie: 'Why don't you get married?'
Zooey: 'I like riding in trains too much. You never get to sit next to the window anymore when you're married.”
― Franny and Zooey
Zooey: 'I like riding in trains too much. You never get to sit next to the window anymore when you're married.”
― Franny and Zooey

“It's, yeah, because you're answering my questions."
"Is it not possible that the sounds I am emitting simply conform by coincidence to the conditions of a response to your question? "
" If you accept that, wouldn't that mean fellow human beings could be talking without actually holding a conversation? "
Why am I having a serious discussion with a cat?
The stray calico Shamisen licked his front paw and scratched under his ear. " You are absolutely correct. You and the young lady over there could engage in actions that would make it appear as though you were holding a conversation, but nobody would have any way of knowing whether or not accurate communication occurred," Shamisen said in an oddly rough voice.
"Since people may or may not say what they really mean in different situations, " said Koizumi.”
―
"Is it not possible that the sounds I am emitting simply conform by coincidence to the conditions of a response to your question? "
" If you accept that, wouldn't that mean fellow human beings could be talking without actually holding a conversation? "
Why am I having a serious discussion with a cat?
The stray calico Shamisen licked his front paw and scratched under his ear. " You are absolutely correct. You and the young lady over there could engage in actions that would make it appear as though you were holding a conversation, but nobody would have any way of knowing whether or not accurate communication occurred," Shamisen said in an oddly rough voice.
"Since people may or may not say what they really mean in different situations, " said Koizumi.”
―

“He is mad about being small when you were big, but no, that's not it, he is mad about being helpless when you were powerful, but no, not that either, he is mad about being contingent when you were necessary, not quite it... he is insane because when he loved you, you didn't notice.”
―
―

“Real love is always chaotic. You lose control; you lose perspective. You lose the ability to protect yourself. The greater the love, the greater the chaos. It’s a given and that’s the secret.”
― White Apples
― White Apples

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