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I wasn’t really able to love someone but I couldn’t help but want to be loved.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa The flow of time cleanses the past and heals the wounds in people’s hearts. But there are wounds we cant speak of.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa But I wonder if there is a place I fit in?
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa Hey Nana, do you remember the first time we met? I beleive in things like fate. So I think it was fate.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa If I ever fall in love again, I would like it if it were a slightly cold guy.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa This trait of hers was a part of her charm as well. ..but she never realized how much pain it brought her…. -Nana Komatsu
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa Hey, Hachi People always say that you only discover how precious something is after you lose it— but I think, you only really recognize it… when you see it a second time face to face. -Nana Osaki
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa Forgetting about our mistakes and our wounds isn’t enough to make them disappear.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa The truth is I always loved him. From the first time I saw him he was so great. But that time I was hurt. I might have been selfish but I was so hurt. I was afraid I would feel more pain.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa Even if you fulfill your hearts desire, by sacrificing something important, you may not necessarily be happy.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa There was no reason to call or write letters. As it would have been meaningless, if we couldn’t hold each other tight.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa In this ordinary life without Ren, I think my life with him was like a dream. Especially on a snowy night like this. On a night as cold as this. Someone keep this guy warm for me, please.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa People are only what they think of themselves.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa Don’t just give up, Hachiko. Life is about getting knocked down over and over, but still getting up each time. If you keep getting up, you win.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa Laugh at love and love will make you cry.
Ai YazawaAi Yazawa That was how Ren turned my boring life into an illusion, and that was too much for no matter how hard i tried, it seemed I could never catch him.
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