Penance

by Kanae Minato

I think you can’t really appreciate the town you live in until you’ve left it.

I wonder how all you parents here today teach your children about staying safe. I hope nobody here expects that that’s entirely the job of the school.

Boys have it easy. Even if they look like a bear they’re popular, provided they can play sports. And being big isn’t a drawback the way it is for girls.

you could envy things you could actually get, but should ignore things that were out of reach.

but nothing feels as empty as wonderful things you know belong to someone else.