Kacy

“It doesn’t change the present, right?” “That’s right.” “But what about the things that happen later?” “I’m not sure what you’re saying.” “From now on...” Fumiko chose her words. “From now on—what about the future?” Kazu looked straight at Fumiko. “Well, as the future hasn’t happened yet, I guess that’s up to you...” she said, revealing a smile for the first time. Fumiko’s eyes lit up.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold

“Have him fly to Hawaii to see if it works. We do not go out of our way for men. We do not inconvenience ourselves for men, we do not change our well-laid plans for men. No.”
― Abby Jimenez, Just for the Summer

“My love,” she cried out without thinking. He did not turn around. His shoulders appeared to be trembling ever so slightly. While watching his back, she drank the coffee in one go. She drank it in one gulp, not out of a sense of urgency that the coffee was about to go cold, but rather out of respect for Fusagi, whose gentle back was turned to ensure she could quickly and safely return to the present. Such was the depth of his kindness.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold

“It wasn’t as if anything she did would change the present anyway. It didn’t matter if she never read it. If by reading it his condition would somehow improve, then of course she would—she would give her life for that.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold