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“It's just good hospitality,' Tokue countered.
‘For the customers?'
‘No. The beans.'
‘The beans?'
‘Because they came all the way from Canada. For us.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Sweet Bean Paste

“I was weeping again, drunk on the impossible past.”
― Vladimir Nabokov

“In every human heart is a place where you put your broken dreams. When something doesn't work out, no matter what it may be, you just have to give it up and stuff it in with your broken dreams. And make sure you keep the lid on tight.”
― Sayo Masuda

“Excuses are tools of incompetence used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness, and those who use them seldom specialize in anything else.”
― Vernon Brundage Jr., Shoot Your Shot: A Sport-Inspired Guide To Living Your Best Life