" People still die even if no one intends to kill them, and once they're dead they can't be brought back. If they were to come back to life, that would be a miracle. That's what this story is about.

As I wrote it, this story became the dumping ground for so much anger I've felt throughout my life. But I think anger and hatred and envy and scorn and love and pity and apathy are all mirrors.

I never want to give up on trying to be a good person. "

― Tomoko Yamashita , ひばりの朝 2 (Hibari no asa, #2)