Carly

“The words were so foreign to Azusa she had a hard time understanding them. Critical, cancer, terminal, caregivers. She'd read them in books and heard them on television dramas, sure enough, but was Nayuta describing her own father?”
― Sonoko Machida, The Convenience Store by the Sea

“That's not the point!' he shouted. 'It's got nothing to do with what someone else would do! To tear myself apart about about this for so long, and then when the crucial moment comes, to make the same mistake again? - I can't forgive myself, and there's nothing I can do about it!”
― Sonoko Machida, The Convenience Store by the Sea

“I did the exact same thing again. I spent so much time in my head about it, thinking no way ever again will I let this happen. I was sure that was enough, but I was a total failure. Just because I got a little mad...”
― Sonoko Machida, The Convenience Store by the Sea

“It's hard to know what's inside a person. If you judge people only by their words and faces, you miss the really important things. But then, what should we do instead? I think it's best to let people's actions speak for themselves.”
― Sonoko Machida, The Convenience Store by the Sea