Quote by Banana Yoshimoto

“Nakajima’s past would always be there, so the foundation could crumble at any moment. That’s what happens, I realized, when people destroy other people.”

— Banana Yoshimoto

“For a moment, I felt sorry for him. The pain and disappointment of his life hung about him like a cloak. It permeated the…

— Evette Davis

“Nakao: Koizumi, I'm so sorry I said such cruel things. Otani: What's that? Nakao: The whispering of your heart.”

— Heikichi Nakao Otani

“I was struck that morning, as I would occasionally be struck the entire time I was in India, by the notion that the town…

— Sameer Parekh

“He steered for me - I had to look after him, I worried about his deficiencies, and thus a subtle bond had been created,…

— Joseph Conrad

“Ash looked at me. I saw pain in his eyes, and a little regret, but they shone with such emotion I felt breathless. 'I…

— Julie Kagawa

“I had wanted to hate you that day. Believe me, I had. And then suddenly, staring at me incredulously, your extra half-tooth had blurted…

— Kunal Sen

“His warmth enveloped me. I was caught in him, absolutely ensnared by all that he was. I shivered as his words –his heated breath-…

— Paloma Beck

“He looked younger, kinder, a brighter image of the man she knew. A man life hadn’t mistreated or betrayed. Whatever the pain of this…

— Anna Campbell

“I had wanted to call him. There were so many things I wanted to talk to him about. And that I wanted to ask…

— Chica Umino

“That was what had finally broken through her blindness. Her father had saved his people and destroyed himself. As strong as he looked, inside…

— Laini Taylor

“It was a fantastic feeling, but it left me restless because the most important thing in it was the longing, for what was going…

— Karl Ove Knausgård