Banana Yoshimoto quote: "But I have my life, I’m living it. It’s twisted, exhausting, uncertain, and full of guilt, but nonetheless, there’s something there."

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

As I grow older, much older, I will experience many things, and I will hit rock bottom again and aga...
BANANA YOSHIMOTO

Giocavo a marito e moglie, a padre e figlia, a fare l'adulta, tutto era un gioco per me.
Ma era...
BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

There are many, many difficult times, god knows. If a person wants to stand on her own two feet, I r...
BANANA YOSHIMOTO

I realized that the world did not exist for my benefit. It followed that the ratio of pleasant and u...
BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

I saw the sky and sea and sand and the flickering flames of the bonfire through my tears. All at onc...
BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

No matter where you are, you're always a bit on your own, always an outsider.
BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

My loneliness was an important part of my own little universe, not some pathological disease that ne...
BANANA YOSHIMOTO

Looking out at the lake, drinking good tea. That's his only luxury.
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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

Ganz unabhängig davon, daß wir uns schon lange nicht mehr geküsst und auch keinen Sex mehr mitein...
BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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BANANA YOSHIMOTO

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J.D. SALINGER

I twisted my arm to curl him behind me and he unfolded there, the two of us snuggled like quotation ...
MICHELLE HODKIN

But I have my life, I’m living it. It’s twisted, exhausting, uncertain, and full of guilt, but nonetheless, there’s something there.

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But I have my life, I’m living it. It’s twisted, exhausting, uncertain, and full of guilt, but nonetheless, there’s something there.

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