We ran into lots of old friends. Friends from elementary school, junior high school, high school. Everyone had matured in their own… — Banana Yoshimoto Dream Copy Share Image
“it was clear that the best thing to do was to adopt a sort of muddled cheerfulness” — Banana Yoshimoto Joy Copy Share Image
I saw the sky and sea and sand and the flickering flames of the bonfire through my tears. All at once, it… — Banana Yoshimoto Beautiful Copy Share Image
“There was a real sense of comfort but at the same time it felt oddly tense. The feeling that every little things… — Banana Yoshimoto Cold water Copy Share Image
“When people start getting depressed there’s just no end to it—things just seem to get worse and worse.” — Banana Yoshimoto Depression 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 Air Copy Share Image
“It was only after my head started reeling and my body started weaving and I tumbled into bed that I'd hear that… — Banana Yoshimoto Kind words Copy Share Image
“A lover should die after a long lifetime. I lost Hitoshi at the age of twenty, and I suffered from it so… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
Time expands and contracts. When it expands, it’s like pitch: it folds people in its arms and holds them forever in its… — Banana Yoshimoto Arms Copy Share Image
“I realized that from now on, my mom’s life and mine would have to be completely, unmistakably different. Nothing about us was… — Banana Yoshimoto Life Copy Share Image
“And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more ...” — Banana Yoshimoto Friendship Copy Share Image
Was that what it means to be an adult, to live with ugly ambiguities? — Banana Yoshimoto Adults Copy Share Image
“It was all your imagination. And imagination is sometimes worse than reality…” — Banana Yoshimoto Imagination Copy Share Image
“Until Eriko's death my relationship with Yuichi had been laughing and carefree, but under the surface it had been growing more and… — Banana Yoshimoto Daily life Copy Share Image
So, have you been enjoying yourself these days, Kazami?' I'm having lots of fun.' It was true. That made the sense of… — Banana Yoshimoto Children Copy Share Image
“No recuerdo si esto me había ocurrido con anterioridad, pero cuando me enfrenté a las tinieblas de mi corazón, cuando me sentí… — Banana Yoshimoto Inspirational Copy Share Image
“That night, having wriggled down into my futon all alone, I found myself in the grips of a wrenching sadness. I was… — Banana Yoshimoto Pain Copy Share Image
