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“When you're a kid, getting lost isn't just an event or a situation, it's like a career move. You get this thrill of anxiety and fear and a feeling that you've done something that can never be undone.”

Book:In the Miso Soup

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“They needed a reason why a little kid would commit murder, someone or something to point the finger at, and I think they were relieved when they hit upon horror movies as the culprit. But there's no reason a child commits murder, just as there's no reason a child gets lost. What would it be - because his parents weren't watching him? That's not a reason, it's just a step in the process.”

Murder Japan Japanese Literature Japanese Horror Movies

Book:In the Miso Soup

Source: In the Miso Soup

“An obstacle which would frighten discreet men is nothing to determined women. They dare what men avoid, and sometimes they achieve an unusual success.”

Women Japan Japanese Literature Japanese

Book:The Wild Geese

Source: The Wild Geese

“Change isn’t just possible, it’s expected. You’re not waiting for your brain to catch up. You’re training it to move forward with you.”

Inspirational Science Motivation Hope Empowerment Transformation Mental Health Personal Growth Resilience Neuroplasticity

Book:The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.

“The pale whiteness of her upturned face as she choked on the smoke; the tangled length of her hair as she tried to shake the flames from it; the beauty of her cherry-blossom robe as it burst into flame: it was all so cruel, so terrible!”

Fire Japan Japanese Literature Japanese

Book:Hell Screen

Source: Hell Screen

“Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting skyward, as though - might I say? - the sun itself had crashed to earth, spewing its heavenly fire in all directions.”

Fire Japan Japanese Literature Japanese

Book:Hell Screen

Source: Hell Screen

“Lady #1, Maki, had never once given any thought to what was really right for her in her life, simply believing that if she surrounded herself with super-exclusive things, she'd become a super-exclusive person.”

Japan Japanese Literature Japanese

Book:In the Miso Soup

Source: In the Miso Soup

“…Her desire was close to that of the person who drowns himself; he does not necessarily covet death so much as what comes after the drowning—something different from what he had before, at least a different world.”

Suicide Japanese Literature

Book:Thirst for love

Source: Thirst for love

“He was beneath the waves, a creature crawling the ocean bottom.”

Grief Sadness Ocean Melancholy Japanese Literature Waves Kunikida Doppo

Book:Five Stories by Kunikida Doppo

Source: Five Stories by Kunikida Doppo

“People used to say that on moonless nights Her Ladyship's broad-skirted scarlet trousers would glide eerily along the outdoor corridor, never touching the floor.”

Japan Japanese Literature Japanese

Book:Hell Screen

Source: Hell Screen

“He was said to have survived starvation by eating human flesh, after which he had the strength to tear out the antlers of a living stag with his bare hands.”

Japan Japanese Literature Japanese Cannibalism

Book:Hell Screen

Source: Hell Screen

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