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“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

“Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward.”
― E.E. Cummings

“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“Language has its limits, but it’s all we’ve got. For understanding each other or misunderstanding each other or whatever.”
― Hideo Furukawa, Slow Boat