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On nights like this when the air is so clear, you end up saying things you ordinarily wouldn’t. Without even noticing what you’re doing, you open up your heart and just start talking to the person next to you—you talk as if you have no audience but the glittering stars, far overhead.

— Banana Yoshimoto Goodbye Tsugumi (1989)

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No matter where you are, you're always a bit on your own, always an outsider.

Goodbye Tsugumi (1989)

Truly happy memories always live on, shining. Over time, one by one, they come back to life.

Kitchen (1988)

People aren't overcome by situations or outside forces; defeat invades from within.

Kitchen (1988)

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