--- title: "1 Mean Miserable Quotes By Yoko Ogawa" description: "1 Mean Miserable quotes by Yoko Ogawa. Plus more from Yoko Ogawa and more Mean Miserable sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/yoko-ogawa-15791_different_still-being-alone-doesn-t-mean-you-have_2138667.jpg" --- > [Still, being alone doesn't mean you have to be miserable. In that sense it's different from losing something. You've still got yourself, even if you lose everything else. You've got to have faith in yourself and not get down just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/still-being-alone-doesn-t-mean-you-have-to-be-miserable-in-that-sense/) [Yoko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/yoko-ogawa-15791_different_still-being-alone-doesn-t-mean-you-have_2138667.jpg) ## More by Yoko Ogawa > [“I couldn't reach him from here even if I tried.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/i-couldn-t-reach-him-from-here-even-if-i-tried/) [Yōko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“A problem isn't finished just because you've found the right answer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/a-problem-isn-t-finished-just-because-you-ve-found-the-right-answer/) [Yoko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“Are all things quantifiable, and all numbers fraught with poetic possibility?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/are-all-things-quantifiable-and-all-numbers-fraught-with-poetic/) [Yōko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“Solving a problem for which you know there's an answer is like climbing a mountain with a guide, along a trail someone else has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/solving-a-problem-for-which-you-know-there-s-an-answer-is-like/) [Yoko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“When we grow up, we find ways to hide our anxieties, our loneliness, our fear and sorrow. But children hide nothing, putting everything into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/when-we-grow-up-we-find-ways-to-hide-our-anxieties-our-loneliness-our/) [Yoko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“He preferred smart questions to smart answers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/he-preferred-smart-questions-to-smart-answers/) [Yoko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“Since that time, I've had many similar moments, and I can never hear the words "family" and "home" without feeling that they sound strange,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/since-that-time-i-ve-had-many-similar-moments-and-i-can-never-hear/) [Yōko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“He seemed convinced that children's questions were much more important than those of an adult. He preferred smart questions to smart answers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/he-seemed-convinced-that-children-s-questions-were-much-more/) [Yoko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“The room was filled with a kind of stillness. Not simply an absence of noise, but an accumulation of layers of silence...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/the-room-was-filled-with-a-kind-of-stillness-not-simply-an-absence-of/) [Yôko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [The truly correct proof is one that strikes a harmonious balance between strength and flexibility. There are plenty of proofs that are technically correct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/the-truly-correct-proof-is-one-that-strikes-a-harmonious-balance/) [Yoko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“The ancient Greeks thought there was no need to count something that was nothing. And since it was nothing, they held that it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/the-ancient-greeks-thought-there-was-no-need-to-count-something-that/) [Yōko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“Sometimes I wish I could describe how wonderful I feel in those few seconds from the time he spreads his arms above his head,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ogawa/sometimes-i-wish-i-could-describe-how-wonderful-i-feel-in-those-few/) [Yōko Ogawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ogawa/) > [“He treated Root exactly as he treated prime numbers. 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