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“To be born means being compelled to choose an era, a place, a life. To exist here, now, means to lost the possibility of being countless other potential selves.. Yet once being born there is no turning back. And I think that's exactly why the fantasy worlds of cartoon movies so strongly represent our hopes and yearnings. They illustrate a world of lost possibilities for us.”
― Starting Point 1979-1996
― Starting Point 1979-1996
“I have felt the wind on the wing of madness.”
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“Cut off a wolf's head and it still has the power to bite.”
― もののけ姫 [Mononoke hime]
― もののけ姫 [Mononoke hime]
“Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same.”
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“In the past, humans hesitated when they took lives, even non-human lives. But society had changed, and they no longer felt that way. As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of 'we have no other choice.' I think that in the essence of human civilization, we have the desire to become rich without limit, by taking the lives of other creatures.”
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