村上春樹

あの日なら、僕はすべてを捨ててしまうことができた。仕事も家庭も金も、何もかもをあっさりと捨ててしまえた。――ジャズを流す上品なバーを経営し、妻と二人の娘に囲まれ幸せな生活を送っていた僕の前に、十二歳の頃ひそやかに心を通い合わせた同級生の女性が現れた。会うごとに僕は、謎めいた彼女に強く惹かれていって――。日常に潜む不安と欠落、喪失そして再生を描く、心震える長編小説。

国境の南、太陽の西

国境の南, 太陽の西 / Kokkyō no minami, taiyō no nishi

This spoke to me, so much. How anything can be a source of hurt. And how it is Okay to be unaware of how you get hurt and how you hurt at times, not oblivious; simply unaware 

Anushree Taparia

I didn’t understand then that I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover that a person again just by living damage another human being beyond repair

I just feel this paragraph all over my body 

We were, the two of us, still fragmented beings, just beginning to sense the presence of an unexpected, to be acquired reality that fill us and make whole. We stood in front of the door would never seen before. The two of us alone, we beneath a glimmer of light, our hands  tightly class class together for fleeting 10 seconds of time.

How can a person not read this and be reminded of someone they’ve loved the greatest, love that’s pained them the most. How can someone read this and not immediately fall utterly in love with nostalgia and this book all over again.

"For a long time, she held a special place in my heart.I kept this specialplace just for her,like a "Reserved" sign on a quiet corner table in a restaurant Despite the fact that I was sure I'd never see her again.

 I felt as though these friends were trying to crush me all the time and I had to always be prepared to defend myself. 

For a long time, she held a special place in my heart. I kept this special place just for her, like a Reserved sign on a quiet corner table in a restaurant. Despite the fact that I was sure l’d never see her again.

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