My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 2 Quotes

“At school, I'd cry at how much I missed her. Sitting in between her back and the backrest. Even since I'd gotten bigger, I'd always cling to my mother. I hate my mother...Protest that I detest her and despise her and all the while I'm clinging on. And well, here I am still clinging on at 28.”
― Kabi Nagata, My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 2

“My presence left a large footprint. I belatedly struggled with this realization-- that I was a burden on others. I felt like my own existence was too much for me to handle. I had that thought when living alone, too. Is the existence of a single human being such a bulky thing? That burden was clunky and awkward whether I lived alone or stayed at my parents' place... but when I lived alone, I was the only one carrying it.”
― Kabi Nagata, My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 2