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 to know them inside and out, as differences, and to understand why certain people are the way they are.
Banana YoshimotoWhat was important wasn't the fireworks, it was that we were together this evening, together in this place, looking up into the sky at the same time.
Banana YoshimotoWhen 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 way it was. You have to take responsibility for listening.
Banana YoshimotoBut I have my life, Iโm living it. Itโs twisted, exhausting, uncertain, and full of guilt, but nonetheless, thereโs something there.
Banana YoshimotoFrom the bottom of my heart, I wanted to give up; I wanted to give up on living. There was no denying that tomorrow would come, and the day after tomorrow, and so next week, too. I never thought it would be this hard, but I would go on living in the midst of a glomy depression, and that made me feel sick to the depths of my soul. In spite of the tempest raging within me, I walked the night path calmly.
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