Vanessa

“Nobody even imagines how well one can lie about the state of one’s own heart.”
― Yukio Mishima, Thirst for Love

“But happiness is being able to hope, however faintly, for happiness. So, at least, we must believe if we are to live in the world of today.”
― Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“Each worm to his taste;
some prefer to eat nettles.”
― Junichiro Tanizaki, Some Prefer Nettles