“In the darkness, Ayami's voice insisted overwhelmingly on its own identity. It was a corporeal voice. Just as, in the light of day, people can't help their gaze going to a beautiful woman, in the darkness they pay more attention to the voice. They accept the mystery of seeming to feel the other's gaze on their skin.”
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“He ran toward the arms of darkness in panic and desperation—the only way anyone ever did.”
“They knew now that the dark was simply the beginning of new things. The dark was necessary.”
“He’d interpreted my move as rudeness, but I thought it would’ve been much ruder to stab him.”
“It takes courage to draw stars in someone else's darkness.”