"I realized that the world did not exist……" — Banana Yoshimoto
"I realized that the world did not exist for my benefit. It followed that the ratio of pleasant and unpleasant things around me would not change. It wasn't up to me. It was clear that the best thing to do was to adopt a sort of muddled cheerfulness."
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Banana Yoshimoto
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87 Quotes by Banana Yoshimoto
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I spent most of my time thinking, because I didn't have enough energy to do anything else.
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