Something about Japanese literature gets me right in the heart every time. There's this undercurrent of ache beneath even simple gestures, words and actions that just doesn't cease. I feel with a lot of Western literature, emotions are a lot more clear-cut, with well-defined beginnings and endings and ups and downs. It's like Japanese storytelling asks you to get comfortable in that pain, coz it's not going anywhere.
— Oct 23, 2025 10:30PM
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