I’m still afraid of being totally honest. I’m more afraid of this than dying.

In order to induce the process of decay, water is necessary. I think that, in the case of women, men are the water.

Let's face it: the world is twisted. And rotten.

Kids lose their trust in the parents they love, but still accept them, so they end up not trusting themselves anymore.

When stones lying warm in the sun were turned over, they exposed the cold, damp earth underneath; and that was where Masako had burrowed deep. There was no trace of warmth in this dark earth, yet for a bug curled up tight in it, it was a peaceful and familiar world.

A women who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people's evaluations.

I suppose I’m the one responsible for destroying myself.