“Beauty meant that you were good. And being good meant being happy. Happiness can be defined all kinds of ways, but human beings, consciously or unconsciously, are always pulling for their own version of happiness. Even people who want to die see death as a kind of solace, and view ending their lives as the only way to make it there. Happiness is the base unit of consciousness, our single greatest motivator. Saying "I just want to be happy" trumps any other explanation. But who knows. Maybe Makiko had a more specific reason, not just some vague idea of how to make herself happy.” HappinessBeautyMieko KawakamiBreasts And Eggs Book:Breasts and Eggs Source: Breasts and Eggs
“It only took me a couple of hours to realise that she was a woman of talents beyond anything I could imagine - even though I was a stranger to such talents myself.” Mieko KawakamiAll The Lovers In The Night Book:All the Lovers in the Night Source: All the Lovers in the Night
“I could see people all around me, but I almost felt like nobody could see me. I heard a train go by, rumbling down the tracks, drawing a thick line between the world and my experience. I was getting cold again.” Mieko KawakamiBreasts And Eggs Book:Breasts and Eggs Source: Breasts and Eggs