Keira

“When in the presence of someone with whom you have a bond, and to whom you have entrusted your feelings, it is hard to lie and get away with it. The truth just wants to come flowing out. This is especially the case when you are trying to hide your sadness or vulnerability. It is much easier to conceal sadness from a stranger, or from someone you don't trust.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café

“For those who feel homesick for a place they’ve never been to. Those who seek even if they do not know what (or where) it is that they are seeking. Those who seek will find. Their doors have been waiting for them.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“I don't get nearly enough credit in life for the things I manage not to say.”
― Meg Rosoff, How I Live Now

“시간이 지나고 나서야 나는 투이의 유치한 말과 행동이 속깊은 애들이 쓰는 속임수였다는 사실을 깨닫게 됐다. 그런 아이들은 다른 애들보다도 훨씬 더 전에 어른이 되어 가장 무지하고 순진해 보이는 아이의 모습을 연기한다. 다른 사람들이 자신을 통해 마음의 고통을 내려놓을 수 있도록, 각자의 무게를 잠시 잊고 웃을 수 있도록 가볍고 어리석은 사람을 자처하는 것이다.”
― 최은영, Shoko's Smile: Stories