“Most things are forgotten over time. Even the war itself, the life-and-death struggle people went through is now like something from the distant past. We’re so caught up in our everyday lives that events of the past are no longer in orbit around our minds. There are just too many things we have to think about everyday, too many new things we have to learn. But still, no matter how much time passes, no matter what takes place in the interim, there are some things we can never assign to oblivion, memories we can never rub away. They remain with us forever, like a touchstone.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Everyone is a hundred different things, but in other people’s eyes we usually get the chance to be only one of them.”
― Us Against You
― Us Against You
“Courage is fear you ignore.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“The pleasure of rooting for Goliath is that you can expect to win. The pleasure of rooting for David is that, while you don’t know what to expect, you stand at least a chance of being inspired.”
― Moneyball
― Moneyball
“What makes us the most normal," said Reiko, "is knowing that we're not normal.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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