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“The people believed that kotodama—the soul or spirit of language—resided in every word;”
― Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
― Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
“If we listened to our intellect we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go in business because we'd be cynical: "It's gonna go wrong." Or "She's going to hurt me." Or,"I've had a couple of bad love affairs, so therefore . . ." Well, that's nonsense. You're going to miss life. You've got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down.”
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“Overcome anger with peace. Overcome evil with good. Overcome greed with generosity. Overcome liars with truth.”
― Buddhist Scriptures
― Buddhist Scriptures
“There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment”
― Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
― Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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