Appartamento 401 Quotes

“If you break out of this world you’ll find this world again, only one size larger . . .”
― Shūichi Yoshida, Parade

“When people count on someone, the person they’re counting on doesn’t realise it. I mean - they might notice it, but they don’t understand how seriously, how desperately, the other person’s depending on them.”
― Shūichi Yoshida, Parade

“I hate that word."
"What word?"
"Truth. I don't feel any truth in it.”
― Shūichi Yoshida, Parade

“Penso che quando uno fa affidamento su un altro, quando conta sul serio su qualcun altro, quello non se ne rende conto. Forse intuisce qualcosa, ma non capisce quanto sia seria, persino disperata, quella dipendenza.”
― Shūichi Yoshida, Parade

“Non ho la più pallida idea di chi sia questo "vero sé" che la gente si affanna tanto a cercare, né tantomeno potrebbe importarmene se poi quello che trovano è un "vero sé" che gli fa schifo [...]”
― Shūichi Yoshida, Parade

“[...] Tuttavia non mi sarei mai scusata per essere fuggita. Se mi fossi scusata, l'avrei obbligato a perdonare quell'atteggiamento così stupido e puerile.”
― Shūichi Yoshida, Parade

“It was tough coming to the realization that I wasn’t interested in anything, though realizing it didn’t mean I could then immediately find something to engage my interest. I tried to think of something. Maybe I could study a foreign language or study abroad in Rome or somewhere? Or, more realistically, grab some guy I knew and have a destination wedding abroad. But everything I could think of was based on how envious it would make people, not on any genuine interest I might have.”
― Shūichi Yoshida, Parade