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Sputnik Sweetheart

by Haruki Murakami

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Jun 18, 2012 09:21AM

“We adults are angered by the senseless things that happen every day in this world. However, at the same time we repress those feelings by telling ourselves that “there was no other choice” or “there must have been a reason for it.” But it’s a natural human reaction to be outraged when senseless things happen. Some things just can’t be justified or rationalized. I want boys and girls to grow up valuing those feelings.”
― Hiromu Arakawa

tags: inspirational

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“A different species a different set of values a world completely unlike your own. There is a feeling you can only get when you meet the unknown and open your mind. - Nakajima (Gin no Saji)”
― Hiromu Arakawa

tags: gin-no-saji, learning, lesson, life, manga, open-mindedness, silver-spoon, views

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“There are times when it will go so wrong that you will barely be alive, and times when you realise that being barely alive, on your own terms, is better than living a bloated half-life on someone else's terms.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

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“The people of the world, all of them, whether it is the different race or the different language or the different lifestyle, tend to only think about what we cannot share. But our brains are all the same. We are the same people. With everyone’s strength, we can all share the same feelings. That much is obvious. But it won’t come easily.”
― Naoko Takeuchi, 美少女戦士セーラームーン原画集 5 [Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Gengashū 5]

tags: art-book, sailor-moon

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“In certain areas of my life, I actively seek out solitude. Especially for someone in my line of work, solitude is, more or less, an inevitable circumstance. Sometimes, however, this sense of isolation, like acid spilling out of a bottle, can unconsciously eat away at a person's heart and dissolve it. You could see it, too, as a kind of double-edged sword. It protects me, but at the same time steadily cuts away at me from the inside.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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