Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I’m talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.
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Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I’m talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.
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I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
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I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
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My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time.
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People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
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I think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
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Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.
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I sometimes think that people’s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what’s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.
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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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I have this strange feeling that I’m not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.
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