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Them Quotes by Banana Yoshimoto
- We ran into lots of old friends. Friends from elementary school, junior high school, high school. Everyone had matured in their own way, and even…
- Truly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. When that light has been put out, a heavy shadow of…
- Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
- No one can survive childhood without being wounded. Everyone remembers at least one time when their parents rejected them, pushed them away, even though they…
- When someone tells you something big, it's like you're taking money from them, and there's no way it will ever go back to being the…
- Things look different depending on your perspective. As I see it, fighting to bridge those gaps isn't what really matters. The most important thing is…
- Time expands and contracts. When it expands, it’s like pitch: it folds people in its arms and holds them forever in its embrace. It doesn’t…
- I really believe that no matter how old people get, they tend to change in certain ways depending on how people treat them - they…
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- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
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- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster