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1 " I, on the other hand, still might not be considered a proper adult. I had been very grown-up in primary school. But as I continued through secondary school, I in fact became less grown-up. And then as the years passed, I turned into quite a childlike person. I suppose I just wasn't able to ally myself with time. "
― Hiromi Kawakami , Strange Weather in Tokyo
2 " I hadn't known that he felt the same way. By the time I found out, my feelings had already been oddly distorted, squashed down into the furthest reaches of my heart. "
3 " My wife was the kind of person who didn't think things through. She just loved the things she loved, and hated the things she hated. "
4 " We were always sincere with each other. Even when we were joking around, we were sincere. Come to think of it, so were the tuna. And the skipjack. All living things were sincere, on the whole. "
5 " When I heard him speak Sensei's name, haratsuna, my tears welled up. And I had hardly cried up until that point. I was able to cry when I thought about him as Haratsuna Matsumoto, like a stranger. I was able to cry when I realized that Sensei had already gone away somewhere, before I ever came to know him well. "
6 " Up until now, I thought I had enjoyed my life alone, somehow. "
7 " We were always sincere with each other. Even when we were joking around, we were sincere. "
8 " When I was done, she said earnestly, “Everyone causes trouble for someone at some point in their lives. "
9 " My wife was a difficult person, but I wasn’t so different. I used to think that we complemented each other—like the saying goes: Even a cracked pot has a lid that fits. "
10 " I had screwed up. Grown-ups didn’t go around blurting out troublesome things to people. You couldn’t just blithely disclose something that would then make it impossible to greet them with a smile the next day. "
11 " That was the decision of a lifetime. "
12 " I was able to cry when I realized that Sensei had already gone away somewhere, before I ever came to know him well. "
13 " If the love is true, then treat it the same way you would plant - feed it, protect it from the elements - you must do absolutely everything you can. But if it isn't true, then it's best to just let it wither on the vine. "
14 " even a cracked pot has a lid that fits. "
15 " Forcing myself to make conversation felt like standing on a cliff, peering over the edge, about to tumble down headfirst. "
16 " Would you like consider a relationship with me, based on a premise of love. "
17 " being in love makes people uncertain. "
18 " In loneliness I have drifted this long way, alone.My torn and shabby robe could not keep out the cold.And tonight the sky was so clearit made my heart ache all the more. "
19 " I rode the bus alone, I walked around the city alone, I did my shopping alone, and I drank alone. "
20 " If not kept in check, night-time thoughts are prone to amplification. "
