“Kazuhiko could have taken his gun and aimed it at the person behind them. But Sakura wouldn't want that. What she wanted was to leave this world quietly before they got sucked into this horrible massacre. Nothing was more important to him than her. There was no room for compromise. If this were what her trembling soul wanted, then he would follow her. Had he been more eloquent he might have described his feelings as something like, "I'm going to die for her honor." Their two bodies danced in the air beyond the cliff, their hands still clasped together, the black sea under them.” IfsWorldWantPersonsStillsTwoImportantSoulFeelingsBodyHandsMightWantedTogetherDiesBlackRoomsBehindsTakenAirSeaThis WorldHonorGunHorribleCompromiseCliffsTremblingEloquentMassacres Author:Koushun Takami
“They tried to believe in their classmates. They must have believed that if we could all get together, then we might end up being saved. We should commend them for that. We couldn't do that.” IfsShouldBelieveEndsMightTogetherSavedGet TogetherClassmates Author:Koushun Takami
“One thing was absolutely certain—it was a given for Kazuo. Although he might not have particularlyrealized it, or more appropriately, perhaps because he was incapable of coming to such a realization, this was what it came down to: he, Kazuo Kiriyama, felt no emotion, no guilt, no sorrow, no pity, towards the four corpses, including Mitsuru's—and that ever since the day he was dropped into this world theway he was, he had never once felt a single emotion.” WorldMightCertainGivenFeltEmotionFourOne ThingThis WorldSorrowGuiltIncludingPityRealizationIncapableCorpses Author:Koushun Takami
“I hope you fall in love with someone nice and have a good marriage. I might end up dying without knowing what it's like to be in love.” EndsMightFallKnowingNiceDyingFalling In LoveGood Marriage Author:Koushun Takami
“You wear nice clothes, you seek respect, you make a lot of money, but what's the point? It's all pointless. Of course, this kind of meaninglessness might suit this crappy nation. But, you see, we still have emotions like joy and happiness, right? They may not mount to much. But they fill up our emptiness. That's the only explanation I have.” KindMayStillsMightJoyCoursesNationsEmotionNiceClothesSuitsExplanationEmptinessLots Of MoneyPointlessJoy And HappinessMeaninglessnessNice Clothes Author:Koushun Takami
