“What matters is deciding in your heart to accept another person completely. When you do that, it is always the first time and the last.”
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
“Sometimes I feel so- I don’t know - lonely. The kind of helpless feeling when everything you’re used to has been ripped away. Like there’s no more gravity, and I’m left to drift in outer space with no idea where I’m going’
Like a little lost Sputnik?’
I guess so.”
― Sputnik Sweetheart
Like a little lost Sputnik?’
I guess so.”
― Sputnik Sweetheart
“Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will even be worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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