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1 " I had no idea why I was being so patronising. Perhaps I couldn't believe true love existed at our age. Our classmates who claimed to be in love were mistaking excitement and fuzzy feelings for love. "
― Clarissa Goenawan , Rainbirds
2 " A flock of black birds flew by, screeching loudly. Passing through he clouds, they soared into the distant sky. "Do you know what kind of birds those are?" I asked. "They're a type of cuckoo," Honda said. "In Australia, they're called rainbirds. They're thought to sing before stormy weather--it has something to do with their migration patterns." So those were rainbirds. "
3 " Sadness alone can’t harm anyone. It’s what you do when you’re sad that can hurt you and those around you. "
4 " Remember this, Ren. Sadness alone can't harm anyone. It's what you do when you're sad that can hurts you and those around you. "
5 " Love comes when you least expect it. That's why people call it falling in love. You cannot learn to fall, nor do you ever plan to. You just happen to fall. "
― Clarissa Goenawan
6 " When you ask too much of others, of course people will start to fail you. "
7 " The trouble with emotional pain is, you can't see the wound. But it's still there. It's real. "
8 " Orang-orang hanya mencarimu saat sedang butuh. Pada momen-momen genting, mereka langsung membuangmu untuk menyelamatkan diri "
9 " Kenalan adalah orang yang kita kenal, tapi teman adalah orang yang bisa kita andalkan. Jelas sangat berbeda. "
10 " From that day on word, Chie didn’t believe in friends. People would only seek you out whenever it was convenient for them. When it came to crucial moments, they were drop you immediately to save themselves. Chie promised herself never to trust anyone and thereby never get hurt again. "
― Clarissa Goenawan , The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida
11 " Keiko Ishida had fallen into an irreversible sleep. Even a tsunami couldn't wake her from her eternal dream. "
12 " Kesedihan itu sendiri tak akan menyakiti siapa pun. Hal-hal yang kaulakukan ketika sedang sedihlah yang bisa menyakitimu dan orang-orang di sekitarmu "
13 " From that day onward, Chie didn’t believe in friends. People would only seek you out whenever it was convenient for them. When it came to crucial moments, they would drop you immediately to save themselves. Chie promised herself never to trust anyone and thereby never get hurt again. "
14 " A screeching noise came from above, shattering the silence. I saw a flock of black birds high above me, but they weren't moving. They were suspended, frozen in the air. Time had stopped for them. I wondered if they would ever fly again, or would they remain there forever? The gray clouds in the distance moved closer. They sky was getting darker, but the birds were still as stone. "
