My grandpa always said asking a question is embarrassing for a moment, but not asking is embarrassing for a lifetime.

If you really want to know what's happening here and now, you've got to use your own eyes and your own judgment.

She was hearing everything that went on in his heart, like a person who can trace a map with his fingertip and conjure up vivid, living scenery.

Don't tell me anymore. You should have your dream, as the old woman told you to. I understand how you feel, but if you put those feelings into words they will turn into lies. (from Thailand)

It seemed to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness.

I saw that she was crying. Before I knew it, I was kissing her. Others on the platform were staring at us, but I didn't care about such things anymore. We were alive, she and I. And all we had to think about was continuing to live.

A certain type of perfection can only be realized through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect.