Banana YoshimotoTo the extent that I had come to understand that despair does not necessarily result in annihilation, that one can go on as usual in spite of it, I had become hardened. Was this w… ▶351Philosophy
Banana YoshimotoIf you don’t say what you’re thinking, you end up lying when you really need to speak up. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (2011). The Lake, p.128, Melville House363Thought
Banana YoshimotoYou 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. ✨ Banana… ▶353Death
Banana YoshimotoWhy is it that everything I eat when I’m with you is so delicious?’ I laughed. ‘Could it be that you’re satisfying hunger and lust at the same time? ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Mega… ▶321HumorTime
Banana YoshimotoAt that moment I had a thrilling sharp intuition. I knew it as if I held it in my hands: In the gloom of death that surrounded the two of us, we were just at the point of approach… ▶376DeathTime
Banana YoshimotoI held the feeling in my heart; the urge to discuss it died out. There was all the time in the world. In the endless repetition of other nights, other mornings, this moment, too, … ▶377DeathLoveTime
Banana YoshimotoNothing exists in this world but me and my bed…” (p. 141).377Humor
Banana YoshimotoAs I grow older, much older, I will experience many things, and I will hit rock bottom again and again. Again and again I will suffer; again and again I will get back on my feet. … ▶322Life
Banana YoshimotoIt’s a marvelous thing, the ocean. For some reason when two people sit together looking out at it, they stop caring whether they talk or stay silent. You never get tired of watchi… ▶323Humanity
Banana YoshimotoEverything in life has some good in it. And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more--it's sad, but that's the truth. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (2011). The L… ▶334LifeSadnessTruth
Banana YoshimotoThat's the advantage of insomnia. People who go to be early always complain that the night is too short, but for those of us who stay up all night, it can feel as long as a lifeti… ▶323HumanityLifeTime
Banana YoshimotoIt was at once a miracle and the most natural thing in the world. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (1979). Three Plays, p.41, Grove Press379Death
Banana YoshimotoEveryone lives the way she knows best. What I mean by 'their happiness' is living a life untouched as much as possible by the knowledge that we are really, all of us, alone. That'… ▶368Life
Banana YoshimotoI had been walking in silence for so long,I had almost forgotten what my own voice sounded like.My knees were tired;my toes were beginning to ache. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Micha… ▶324Philosophy
Banana YoshimotoWe ran into lots of old friends. Friends from elementary school, junior high school, high school. Everyone had matured in their own way, and even as we stood face to face with the… ▶368Humanity
Banana YoshimotoYou know, Chihiro, darling- all it takes is one little wrong step and you end up feeling frustrated your whole life, like me. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (2011). The Lake, p.18, Melv… ▶3710Life
Banana YoshimotoIn the uncertain ebb and flow of time and emotions much of one's life history is etched in the senses. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (1979). Three Plays, p.75, Grove Pres… ▶314LifeTime
Banana YoshimotoThis is what it means to be loved... when someone wants to touch you, to be tender. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (2011). The Lake, p.20, Melville House336Love
Banana YoshimotoPeople aren't overcome by situations or outside forces. Defeat comes from within.359Humanity
Banana YoshimotoI felt how important the simplest things were, like feeling proud, finding something funny, stretching yourself, retreating into yourself. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (2011). The Lak… ▶282Humor
Banana YoshimotoWith a cold--she spoke evenly, lowering her eyes a little--now is the hardest time. Maybe even harder than dying. But this is probably as bad as it can get. You might come to fear… ▶349DeathLifeTime
Banana YoshimotoEverything that had happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.338Humor
Banana YoshimotoOver and over, we begin again. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (1993). Kitchen327Thought
Banana YoshimotoEven when I try to stir myself up, I just get irritated because I can't make anything come out. And in the middle of the night I lie here thinking about all this. If I don't get b… ▶272DeathThought
Banana YoshimotoTruly happy memories always live on, shining. Over time, one by one, they come back to life. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (1979). Three Plays, p.100, Grove Press338LifeTime
Banana YoshimotoIt was so gorgeous it almost felt like sadness. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (2011). The Lake, p.131, Melville House316Sadness
Banana YoshimotoOn nights like this when the air is so clear, you end up saying things you ordinarily wouldn’t. Without even noticing what you’re doing, you open up your heart and just start talk… ▶306DeathLove
Banana YoshimotoInching one's way along a steep cliff in the dark: on reaching the highway, one breathes a sigh of relief. Just when one can't take any more, one sees the moonlight. Beauty that s… ▶339Love
Banana YoshimotoTruly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. When that light has been put out, a heavy shadow of despair descends. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Megan B… ▶251HumanityLove
Banana YoshimotoThe way we think may be completely different, but you and I are an ancient, archetypal couple, the original man and woman. We are the model for Adam and Eve. For all couples in lo… ▶251LoveThoughtTime
