Again and again I will suffer; again and again I will get back on my feet. I will not be defeated.
BANANA YOSHIMOTOEvery time I look into his eyes I just want to take the ice cream or whatever I’ve got in my hand and rub it into his face. That’s how much I like him.
More Banana Yoshimoto Quotes
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I was happy. I loved the night, I loved t so much it almost hurt. In the night everything seemed possible. I wasn’t sleepy at all.
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I love feeling the rhythm of other people’s lives. It’s like traveling.
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This world of ours is piled high with farewells and goodbyes of so many different kinds, like the evening sky renewing itself again and again from one instant to the next-and I didn’t want to forget a single one.
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When things get really bad, you take comfort in the placeness of a place.
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I should have told her at the time. I could have taken a deep breath, looked away, and forced myself to say it.
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It was so gorgeous it almost felt like sadness.
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I felt how important the simplest things were, like feeling proud, finding something funny, stretching yourself, retreating into yourself.
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People who are going to get along really well know it almost as soon as they meet. You spend a little while talking and everyone starts to feel this conviction, you’re all equally sure that you’re at the beginning of something good. That’s how it is when you meet people you’re going to be with for a long time.
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Although I was raised with love, I was always lonely.
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Everything that had happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.
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In the uncertain ebb and flow of time and emotions much of one’s life history is etched in the senses.
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Things look different depending on your perspective. As I see it, fighting to bridge those gaps isn’t what really matters. The most important thing is to know them inside and out, as differences, and to understand why certain people are the way they are.
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In the uncertain ebb and flow of time and emotions, much of one’s life history is etched in the senses. And things of no particular importance, or irreplaceable things, can suddenly resurface in a café one winter night.
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It didn’t matter whether he was nearby or far away. His image would drift up into your mind just when you least expected it, shocking you, making your chest pound. Making your heart ache.
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You have the nicest window, you know? None of the others can even compete. It´s not flashy like the others, or bleary – your window gives of this nice, quiet light.
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