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“We are unable to discount the hypotheses that the world began three years ago.”

Book:The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

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Nagaru Tanigawa

Nagaru Tanigawa, born in December 1970, is a renowned Japanese author known for his unique narrative style and profound emotional expression. His works have won the hearts of readers with their distinctive literary charm. more

“It must have been about midnight when I felt it touch me—that breath-soft slip of incorporeal something, that faceless shadow, lacking even language, now, to give it body. I waited for a while in doubt and ignorance, of who it was, of how to communicate with it. No one had ever taught me how to address a person's soul.”

Human Acts Han Kang

Book:Human Acts

Source: Human Acts

“My shadow's edges became aware of a quiet touch; the presence of another soul.”

Human Acts Han Kang

Book:Human Acts

Source: Human Acts

“We would lose ourselves in wondering who the other was, without hands, feet, face, tongue, our shadows touching but never quite mingling.”

Human Acts Han Kang

Book:Human Acts

Source: Human Acts

“Every time I felt a shadow slip from me, I looked up at the night sky. How I wanted to believe that cloud-wrapped half-moon was watching over me, an eye bright with intelligence—in reality nothing more than a huge, desolate lump of rock utterly inert.”

Human Acts Han Kang

Book:Human Acts

Source: Human Acts

“It was as that strange, vivid night was drawing to a close, as the faint blue light of dawn had begun to seep into the sky's black ink, that I suddenly thought of you, Dong-ho.”

Human Acts Han Kang

Book:Human Acts

Source: Human Acts

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