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“Strangely enough, when you get older the things you didn't understand when you were a child start to make sense. "When this happened, I should have done that." "When that happened, I should have said this." those types of things. You start to understand rather than regret. It may be closer to repentance. So it may be that I do want to repent and erase the ignorant self from my childhood.”

Book:Fruits Basket, Vol. 4

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Fruits Basket, Vol. 4

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Natsuki Takaya

Natsuki Takaya is a Japanese artist renowned for her delicate style and unique creative approach. Born on July 7, 1973, she has made significant achievements in the art world, with her works deeply loved by readers and widely influential internationally. more

“For me- and for everybody else, probably- this is my first experience growing old, and the emotions I'm having, too, are all first-time feelings. If it were something I'd experienced before, then I'd be able to understand it more clearly, but this is the first time, so I can't. For now all I can do is put off making any detailed judgments and accept things as they are. Just like I accept the sky, the clouds, and the river. And there's also something kind of comical about it all, something you don't want to discard completely.”

Life Growing Up Acceptance Aging Old

Book:What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Source: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

“That was the problem, wasn't it? You left home. But you never did become an adult. Not really. You just fucked up in different and more complicated ways.”

Growing Up Adulthood

Book:A Spot of Bother

Source: A Spot of Bother

“Ah man. I remember the days of lying to my mother about a boy. Once I had a boy hidden in the closet and of course Mom wouldn't leave, so I finally had to pretend to get sick to my stomach just to get her out of the room long enough for him to climb out the window and down the tree. He fell, broke his leg. Ah, to be young again.”

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Author:Amy Sherman-Palladino

“You can believe what you've been told. You can imagine in vivid detail the things explained to you. You may even feel emotions assumed to accompany the related experience. But you absolutely cannot know something with any real degree of understanding until you've personally walked the road yourself.”