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“With children like this having children of their own, it was no wonder the world was full of children.”

Wisdom Childhood Human Nature Philosophy Of Life Indifference Infantilization The Last Children Of Tokyo

Book:The Emissary

Source: The Emissary

“Why can't we just go to school when we feel like it? The best thing about school is that there's lots of other kids to play with, but the worst thing is that they bother you when you're trying to learn.”

Children Kids School Education Learning Friends

Author:Yōko Tawada

“I abhor the human stupidity and vanity that takes pride in forcing tigers, lions, and leopards to sit nicely side by side. It reminds me of the government choreography that displays brightly garbed minorities in a parade, minorities granted a crumb of political autonomy in exchange for providing an optical simulation of cultural diversity in their country of residence. But wild animals (as opposed to humans) form groups according to species to enjoy specific benefits.”

Politics Diversity Minorities

Book:Memoirs of a Polar Bear

Source: Memoirs of a Polar Bear

“Dad never praised my cooking or complained about it, either. So I always thought cooking was like putting on your socks, say, or opening a window - nothing special. But now that I had a girlfriend I realized that if you fed a woman good food she'd be yours forever, and was kind of upset with Dad for not telling me something so important.”

Food Cooking Secrets Feeding Feed Important Things In Life

Book:Scattered All Over the Earth

Source: Scattered All Over the Earth

“I always feel myself being thrust back into loneliness when someone tells me it's cold on a hot day. It isn't good to talk so much about the weather — weather is a highly personal matter, and communication on the subject inevitably fails.”

Communication Weather Cultural Differences Polar Bears Chit Chat

Book:Memoirs of a Polar Bear

Source: Memoirs of a Polar Bear

“She's always hated good-byes and as she got older she hated them even more.”

Age Hate Hatred Goodbye Getting Old Getting Older Hate Quotes Good Byes

Book:The Emissary

Source: The Emissary