“Standing there alone, I always felt sad, a deep sadness I'd felt before, long, long ago. I remembered that sadness very well. A sadness that can't be explained, that doesn't melt away over time, that quietly leaves invisible wounds, in a place you cannot see. And how can you deal with something you can't see?”
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
“Truth is not found in fixed stillness, but in ceaseless change and movement. Isn’t this the quintessential core of what stories are all about? At least that’s how I see it.”
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
“Once you’ve tasted pure, unadulterated love, it’s like a part of your heart’s been irradiated, burned out, in a sense. Particularly when that love, for whatever reason, is suddenly severed. For the person involved, that sort of love is both the supreme happiness and a curse.”
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
“The passing of time purifies the past, soothes the pain of the heart but some types of pain can never go away. In this room, time has stopped, it has stopped at that time.”
― Nana, Vol. 12
― Nana, Vol. 12
“Oh thank God. I can’t imagine explaining “sleep” to someone who had never heard of it. Hey, I’m going to fall unconscious and hallucinate for a while. By the way, I spend a third of my time doing this. And if I can’t do it for a while, I go insane and eventually die. No need for concern.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
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