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“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

“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

“Only in chaos are we conceivable.”
― Roberto Bolaño, 2666

“War is what happens when language fails.”
― Margaret Atwood