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“Words and the human heart that creates them are absolutely free, with no connection to the powers that be. And that’s as it should be. A ship to enable all people to travel freely across the sea of words—we must continue our efforts to make sure The Great Passage is just that.”
― Shion Miura, The Great Passage

“Sometimes words were useless. No matter how they called out to him, Araki and Mrs. Matsumoto had been unable to tether the professor’s life to this earth. And yet the professor wasn’t completely gone, either. Because of words, the most important part of him was lodged in their hearts.”
― Shion Miura, The Great Passage

“I guess words, and dictionaries, must always exist in the narrow, perilous space between individual and authority, internal freedom and public governance.”
― Shion Miura, The Great Passage

“The memories of the professor were proof that even after life functions cease and the body turns to ash, beyond physical death, the soul lives on. In order to speak of the professor’s aura, his speech and behavior, in order to share their memories and pass them on, words were indispensable.”
― Shion Miura, The Great Passage