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title: "1 Choice Didn Quotes By Hiromi Kawakami"
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> [“I’m not the wisest man in the world,” he said, “but there’s no need to take on responsibility for every stray that comes your way.” All very well, I thought. But sometimes you only know what you should take on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/i-m-not-the-wisest-man-in-the-world-he-said-but-there-s-no-need-to/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

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## More by Hiromi Kawakami

> [“There are plenty of people in the world I don't dislike, some of whom I almost like; on the other hand, I almost hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/there-are-plenty-of-people-in-the-world-i-don-t-dislike-some-of-whom/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“It grows because you plant it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/it-grows-because-you-plant-it/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“I kissed the girl on the lips, as if to suck her breath inside me. When I did this, the girl wilted, ever so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/i-kissed-the-girl-on-the-lips-as-if-to-suck-her-breath-inside-me-when/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“Well, my love is just as deep, just as deep as that swamp.” “And the love that we both feel will merge together in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/well-my-love-is-just-as-deep-just-as-deep-as-that-swamp-and-the-love/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“How could anyone endure such a state, of having someone there and not there—not there and there—at the same time?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/how-could-anyone-endure-such-a-state-of-having-someone-there-and-not/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“Sucked in and turned around by the blades, the night at first flows smoothly, but then it starts to take on a denser consistency.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/sucked-in-and-turned-around-by-the-blades-the-night-at-first-flows/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“If the love is true, then treat it the same way you would a plant—fertilize it, protect it from the elements—you must do absolutely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/if-the-love-is-true-then-treat-it-the-same-way-you-would-a-plant/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“Everything felt so far away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/everything-felt-so-far-away/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“Hiroko's grandfather nodded gravely. “Every family has something about it, doesn’t it?” he said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/hiroko-s-grandfather-nodded-gravely-every-family-has-something-about/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“I’m not the wisest man in the world,” he said, “but there’s no need to take on responsibility for every stray that comes your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/i-m-not-the-wisest-man-in-the-world-he-said-but-there-s-no-need-to/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“Physical pain inspires the worst kind of helplessness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/physical-pain-inspires-the-worst-kind-of-helplessness/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

> [“Of course, everyone has a touch of madness in them. In fact, there’s something frightening about a person who isn’t a little crazy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiromi-kawakami/of-course-everyone-has-a-touch-of-madness-in-them-in-fact-there-s/)

[Hiromi Kawakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiromi-kawakami/)

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