When was it I realized that, on this truly dark and solitary path we a…

Banana Yoshimoto
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When was it I realized that, on this truly dark and solitary path we all walk, the only way we can light is our own? Although I was raised with love, I was always lonely. Someday, without fail, everyone will disappear, scattered into the blackness of time. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (1979). Three Plays, p.21, Grove Press
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