Maria

“Inevitably, with memory comes pain.”
― Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men

“The light at night is special because the overwhelming light of day has left us, and the remaining half draws on everything it has to keep the world around us bright.”
― Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night

“I feel like maybe I should use up all my sadness now while I'm young. So, I don't end up all miserable when I'm old.”
― Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone

“Everything men do repulses me.”
― Mieko Kawakami, Breasts and Eggs