337 Quotes by Banana Yoshimoto

Giocavo a marito e moglie, a padre e figlia, a fare l'adulta, tutto era un gioco per me.Ma era un modo come un altro per cercare di continuare a vivere, e non significava affatto che non fossi sincera.

Sounds great," I agreed. I would go out with Akira and forget, for a brief while, the sorrow that clings to life. I would pretend for a moment that my sadness might someday disappear.

I’ll wait until then—I won't forget you. I don’t want things to end like this, only having known you during this strange time. But right now, I just can’t think about the future.

He lived knowing that he had already experienced perfection; that, no doubt, was what gave him a certain aura of sadness, and a sense of flexibility.

In questo mondo non c'è posto per le cose tristi. Nessun posto.

Quando vedono troppe cose, gli esseri umani diventano stranamente tristi.

No matter how high-class you aspire to be, in the entertainment business you’re always trying to create a space where people can unload their irritations and frustrations

In this world there is no place for sadness. No place; not one.

I saw the sky and sea and sand and the flickering flames of the bonfire through my tears. All at once, it rushed into my head with tremendous speed, and made me feel dizzy. It was beautiful. Everything that happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.