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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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“Inching one's way along a steep cliff in the dark: on reaching the highway, one breathes a sigh of relief. Just when one can't take any more, one sees the moonlight. Beauty that seems to infuse itself into the heart: I know about that”

Knows Way Heart Seems Dark Breathe Relief Reaching Sigh Highways Moonlight Cliffs Steep Sigh Of Relief

Book:Three plays

Source: Three plays

“Each one of us continues to carry the heart of each self we've ever been, at every stage along the way, and a chaos of everything good and rotten. And we have to carry this weight all alone, through each day that we live. We try to be as nice as we can to the people we love, but we alone support the weight of ourselves.”

People Way Trying Heart Self Support Nice Stage Weight Chaos Each Day Rotten All Alone

Book:Goodbye Tsugumi

Source: Goodbye Tsugumi

“We ran into lots of old friends. Friends from elementary school, junior high school, high school. Everyone had matured in their own way, and even as we stood face to face with them they seemed like people from dreams, sudden glimpses through the fences of our tangled memories. We smiled and waved, exchanged a few words, and then walked on in our separate directions.”

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Book:Goodbye Tsugumi

Source: Goodbye Tsugumi

“I never tell my boyfriend that I'm busy when I'm not. No matter how effective they are, cheap techniques like that just don't agree with me. So it's always okay, it's always all right. In my opinion the surest way to hook a man is to be as open with him as possible.”

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Author:Banana Yoshimoto

“When was it I realized that, on this truly dark and solitary path we all walk, the only way we can light is our own? Although I was raised with love, I was always lonely. Someday, without fail, everyone will disappear, scattered into the blackness of time.”

Way Light Dark Walks Path Failing Lonely Raised Disappear I Realized Someday Solitary Blackness

Book:Three plays

Source: Three plays

“When 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.”

Way Bigs Responsibility Like You Listening Taking Responsibility

Book:The Lake

Source: The Lake

“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.”

People Knows Way Looks Important Different Matter Certain Fighting Differences Perspective Important Things Bridges Gaps

Book:The Lake

Source: The Lake

“The way we think may be completely different, but you and I are an ancient, archetypal couple, the original man and woman. We are the model for Adam and Eve. For all couples in love, there comes a moment when a man gazes at a woman with the very same kind of realization. It is an infinite helix, the dance of two souls resonating, like the twist of DNA, like the vast universe.”

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Book:Lizard

Source: Lizard

“Recognizing how totally ignorant you are is the only honest way to deal with people who've been through something traumatic.”

People Way Deals Honest Ignorant Recognizing

Book:The Lake

Source: The Lake

“I really believe that no matter how old people get, they tend to change in certain ways depending on how people treat them - they change their colors.”

People Way Believe Matter Certain Color Treats Old People

Book:Asleep

Source: Asleep

“Everyone lives the way she knows best. What I mean by 'their happiness' is living a life untouched as much as possible by the knowledge that we are really, all of us, alone. That's not a bad thing.”

Knows Way Mean Bad Things

Book:Three plays

Source: Three plays

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

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