Strangers Quotes

“In fact, knowing she'd been through hardship filled me with sweet tenderness.”
― Taichi Yamada, Strangers

“I was anxious to find a mirror to get a better look at myself. I wasn’t afraid of what I might discover. Quite the contrary, I felt strangely at peace. Behind their easy-going nonchalance, my parents must have had to make sacrifices of untold proportions in order to come back and join me in this world. If it meant I needed to give up a portion of my lifeblood in exchange, I was quite willing to pay the price; in fact, it would actually be a load off my mind. Seeing for myself that I was paler than usual would let me breathe easier. My parents had been doing altogether too much of the giving.”
― Taichi Yamada, Strangers

“Как я живу, если вдуматься? Реагирую на беспрерывную вереницу событий, они волнуют меня какое-то время, но не откладываются в душе, а улетают куда-то далеко-далеко. Я опять и опять каждый день встречаю новый день, но не взрослею. А когда прихожу в себя – старость уже на пороге.”
― Taichi Yamada, Strangers

“I could not but conclude that I had a fragile temperament that easily let wild fancies carry me on.”
― Taichi Yamada; Nobuhiko OÌ„bayashi; Makiko Uchidate, Strangers

“Thank goodness being alone in the world for so long had given me plenty of practice at containing my emotions.”
― Taichi Yamada; Nobuhiko OÌ„bayashi; Makiko Uchidate, Strangers