Living like that utterly convinced me of the extreme limitations of language. I was just a chlld then,so I have only an intuitive understanding of the degree to which one losses control of words once they are spoken or written. It was then that I first felt a deep curiosity about language, and understood it as a tool that encompasses both a single moment and eternity
Banana YoshimotoAs I grow older, much older, I will experience many things, and I will hit rock bottom again and again. Again and again I will suffer; again and again I will get back on my feet. I will not be defeated. I won't let my spirit be destroyed.
Banana YoshimotoWhy is it we have so little choice? We live like the lowliest worms. Always defeated - defeated we make dinner, we eat, we sleep. Everyone we love is dying. Sill, to cease living is unacceptable.
Banana YoshimotoWhy is it that everything I eat when Iโm with you is so delicious?โ I laughed. โCould it be that youโre satisfying hunger and lust at the same time?
Banana YoshimotoTruly happy memories always live on, shining. Over time, one by one, they come back to life.
Banana Yoshimoto