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“Everything we treasure has a price. And everything we have will slip away. She told us we were dust and our lives brief as grass.” (p.24)

Ono-san dropping major wisdom bombs.

“We have been blessed with the time to think. It has allowed us to realize that life is about finding joy in the space between where you came from and where you are going.” (p.88)

“Arriving at one’s destination is never promised. Only the journey is. Waiting is part of that journey.” (p.88)

“Books do not find value when they are written. They find value when they are read. Every book here is both worthless and priceless at the same time. It depends on who you ask.” (p.278)

“The mind is a thousand times more fertile than any kind of soil.” (p.118)

“The most interesting things are invisible.” (p.48)

“What one wants and needs are two very different things.” (p.43)

“Living without a dream made things simpler. Routine was a good substitute for anything life lacked. If you planned it well enough, it could whisk you from the moment you opened your eyes in the morning to the second right before you drifted off to sleep without leaving any room for daydreams, yellow wishes, or dusty thoughts.” (p.19)

“‘But I like the inconveniences.’
‘We don’t,’ said the Controller. ‘We prefer to do things comfortably.’
‘But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.’”

“Every discovery in pure science is potentially subversive; even science must sometimes be treated as a possible enemy. Yes, even science.” (p. 202)

“Words can be life X-rays, if you use them properly—they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.” (p. 73)