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Banana Yoshimoto is a Japanese writer celebrated for her minimalist and introspective style. Born on July 24, 1964, she gained prominence in the 1990s with her novel 'Kitchen'. Yoshimoto's works often delve into themes of loneliness, youth, and the complexities of human relationships.

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“There are many, many difficult times, god knows. If a person wants to stand on her own two feet, I recommend undertaking the care and feeding of something. It could be children, or it could be house plants, you know? By doing that you come to understand your own limitations. That's where it starts.”

Ifs Knows Want Children Persons Two Care House Difficult Feet Plant Limitation Feeding God Knows Difficult Times Undertakings

Book:Three plays

Source: Three plays

“This world of ours is piled high with farewells and goodbyes of so many different kinds, like the evening sky renewing itself again and again from one instant to the next-and I didn’t want to forget a single one.”

World Want Kind Different Next Forget Sky This World Evening Instant Goodbye Different Kinds Again And Again Farewell Evening Sky

Book:Goodbye Tsugumi

Source: Goodbye Tsugumi

“Every time I look into his eyes I just want to take the ice cream or whatever I've got in my hand and rub it into his face. That's how much I like him.”

Want Looks Hands Eye Faces Ice His Eyes Cream Ice Cream I Like Him

Book:Goodbye Tsugumi

Source: Goodbye Tsugumi

“No one can survive childhood without being wounded. Everyone remembers at least one time when their parents rejected them, pushed them away, even though they may have still been in the womb, blind, and unable to speak. That's why, as adults, we all look for someone to become our parents again, and for someone to look after us in times of need. And we search for a person to live with who can provide the companionship we so desperately want.”

Want Needs Looks May Persons Stills Remember Speak Parent Childhood Adults Blind One Time Rejected Wounded Companionship Womb Time Of Need

Author:Banana Yoshimoto

“No matter what, I want to continue living with the awareness that I will die. Without that, I am not alive.”

Want Matter Dies Alive Awareness No Matter What

Book:Three plays

Source: Three plays

“I wonder what it felt to move to a country where you didn't grow up. I had thought about that often since my sister got married. Do you become a character in a story native to that land, or do you, somewhere in your heart, want to return to your homeland.”

Want Heart Country Character Stories Moving Grows Felt Wonder Growing Up Land Return Married Native My Sister Homeland

Book:N.P.: A Novel

Source: N.P.: A Novel

“This is what it means to be loved... when someone wants to touch you, to be tender.”

Book:The Lake

Source: The Lake

About the Author

Born: July 24, 1964
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 196

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