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I wasn’t really able to love someone but I couldn’t help but want to be loved.

Ai Yazawa

A woman’s happiness is in throwing everything away to live for love.
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Everything Happiness Love Throwing Woman
You were a stray cat, strutting so free and full of pride. But I could see your open wound. And without really thinking I just chalked it up to another cool thing about you.
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Cat Chalked Full Hurt Pride Stray Strutting Thinking
For us who choose our dreams over our love the only thing we can do for love is perhaps to release the lock around our necks. Through that, the pain may vanish.
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Around Choose Dream Love Neck Pain Perhaps
I learned that from Nana. But rainy days still make my cheeks wet with tears, even now. It was pouring, on that rainy day.
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Cheek Day Even Learned Make Now People Pour Rainy Still Tear Wet
But even when the moon looks like it’s waning…it’s actually never changing shape. Don’t ever forget that.
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Change Life Look Moon Shape Waning
Why.. is human desire so unsatisfying?
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Desire Human Unsatisfying
As expected life isn’t that sweet at all. When I came to Tokyo I thought I could achieve anything with my own two hands. It’s not like that.
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Achieve Anything Expected Fighting Hand Own Sweet
Many things happened in my life, and I thought that they changed me. But in the end, nothing has changed since I was seventeen.
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Changed End Happened Many Seventeen Thing Today Tomorrow Worry
In this sleepless night, as the darkness advances, look up at the sky and somehow remember that somewhere in this wide world.
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Darkness Love Night Remember Sky Somewhere Wide World
I always thought that life was about standing your ground, no matter how strong the current was. But going with the flow isn’t so bad after all. As long as it takes you forward.
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Bad Current Flow Going Long Standing Strong Thought
To get something in these hands, I have to fight a horrible fight. But… there’s not much time to grab the things you want with your hands. Why is that? And more importantly what is that I want?
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Fight Grab Hand Horrible Importantly More Something Thing Time Want
In the world of art, all things are possible.–George from Paradise Kiss
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Art Kissing Possible Thing World
People can’t be just tied together. They have to connect. Otherwise, they’ll find themselves bound hand and foot.
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Bound Connect Hand Inspirational Otherwise People Together
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.
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Always First Great Hurt Loved Pain Saw Selfish Time Truth
I am glad I met you and I am glad to say that.
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Glad Met Say
I wanted to have a good relationship. One that’s romantic and dramatic, like in the movies. But I finally became a woman at 17 and learned that men aren’t really that simple.
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Good Man Movie One Relationship Romantic Simple Wanted
Being alone and being lonely are two different things. (Yasu)
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Alone Different Lonely Thing Two
At that time I told myself that I didn’t want to fall in love ever again. But that night while praying for your happiness Nana.
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Again Dream Falling Happiness Love Pain Praying Time
But I wonder if there is a place I fit in?
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Fit Place Wonder
Laugh at love and love will make you cry.
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Cry Laughing Love Make
You know Nana, I searched and searched, but could never find the key that unlocked the way.
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Door Key Looking Searched Stopped Unlocked Way
When dawn comes, that memory gradually distances…Tonight, I will bring it to sleep with me, so that will not be taken away by the waves of the night.
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Away Bring Come Dawn Distance Memories Sleep Taken Tonight
I want to protect my own happiness. I’m not an angel. I’m just a normal girl.
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Angel Girl Happiness Normal Protect Want
I might cry tomorrow, but I may be smiling the day after. That’s enough. That’s the way life is. If I don’t lose hope – tomorrow will come. Tomorrow will come if we don’t lose hope…
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Come Day Enough Hope Pouring Rainy Tear Tomorrow
I can’t help but think that it was on purpose, to attract the prince’s affections. No matter what I do, I’ll still have the fate of a girl who just keeps getting hurt, wondering if she can be happy in this pointless, one man show?
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Affection Attract Fate Girl Happy Help Hurt Prince Purpose Think Wondering
I have to get back to the hotel. But I don’t know the way. I always rely on Shouji so I didn’t notice where we were going.
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Always Attitude Back Fall Going Hotel Notice Nut Way
The loneliness caused by not hearing Ren’s voice… I felt it deep in the night. I felt it deeper than anyone else. Even now at times I look back.
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Anyone Caused Deeper Dream Else Hearing Loneliness Look Night Time Voice

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