I held the feeling in my heart; the urge to discuss it died out. There was all the time in the world.… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
The sky was incredibly far away, and beautiful enough to make a person wonder why our hearts are never so free. — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
From the bottom of my heart, I wanted to give up; I wanted to give up on living. There was no denying… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
I wonder what it felt to move to a country where you didn't grow up. I had thought about that often since… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
Inching one's way along a steep cliff in the dark: on reaching the highway, one breathes a sigh of relief. Just when… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
Truly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. When that light has been put out, a… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
Each one of us continues to carry the heart of each self we've ever been, at every stage along the way, and… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
It didn't matter whether he was nearby or far away. His image would drift up into your mind just when you least… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
There are many days when all the awful things that happen make you sick at heart, when the path before you is… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
On nights like this when the air is so clear, you end up saying things you ordinarily wouldn’t. Without even noticing what… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
it'll be this kind of deep blue”she said. “The kind of color that somehow sucks your eyes and your ears and all your words… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“People look so beautiful when their expressions show that they know they have a future.” — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“I don’t put any stock in whatever it is that happens inside my head.” — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
The way we think may be completely different, but you and I are an ancient, archetypal couple, the original man and woman. We are… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
I love feeling the rhythm of other people's lives. It's like traveling. — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“But that’s only because we have to be that way in order to get on with our lives. Just because people are playing doesn’t… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“I know just how slimy people can be, and how people like that are during the daytime. They don’t get slimy at night because… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“I wanted to strip and dance naked in front of them, because maybe then I could have demolished the fake, slimy atmosphere they had… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
I held the feeling in my heart; the urge to discuss it died out. There was all the time in the world. In the… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“Everything in my life revolves around people playing at being something.” — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“When things get really bad, you take comfort in the placeness of a place. I” — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“And usually, when it’s all over, I find that everything has come together surprisingly well. When that happens, I feel like I’ve been dancing,… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
