“If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.”
― The Remains of the Day
― The Remains of the Day
“It's because of you when I'm in bed in the morning that I can wind my spring and tell myself I have to live another good day.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control them. ”
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: 24 Stories
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: 24 Stories
“This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don't get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can't do anything, don't get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it's ready to come undone. You have to realize it's going to be a
long process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.”
― Norwegian Wood
long process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.”
― Norwegian Wood
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