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Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2) QUOTES

Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2) QUOTES

1 " When in the presence of someone with whom you have a bond, and to whom you have entrusted your feelings, it is hard to lie and get away with it. The truth just wants to come flowing out. This is especially the case when you are trying to hide your sadness or vulnerability. It is much easier to conceal sadness from a stranger, or from someone you don't trust. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

2 " Seasons flow in a cycle.
Life too, passes through difficult winters.
But after any winter, spring will follow. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

3 " We can never truly see into the hearts of others. When people get lost in their own worries they can be blind to the feelings of those most important to them. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

4 " I want to find work that is worth spending a lifetime on "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

5 " The visual and auditory information that enters the mind is distorted by experiences, thoughts, circumstances, wild fancies, prejudices, preferences, knowledge, awareness, and countless other workings of the mind. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

6 " A parent’s love for their child is bottomless. Their children remain children, no matter how old they grow. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

7 " It wasn’t that he was dissatisfied with his ordinary life, or was just that from somewhere in his heart he heard, I want to find work that is worth spending a lifetime on. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

8 " If I had led a sad life as a result of my sister's death, then it would have been as if her death had caused it. So, I thought I mustn't allow that to happen. I swore to myself that I would make sure that I was happy. My joy would be the legacy of my sister's life. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

9 " Kiyoshi looked pleased, and smiling broadly, he slowly inhaled over the cup.
Upon observing this, Nagare’s narrow eyes arched in pleasure. That the coffee he served in the cafe was never just ordinary was a source of great pride and joy to him. He puffed out his chest with an air of satisfaction and retired behind the counter. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

10 " And if she couldn’t change reality, there was no point returning to the past. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

11 " The woman in the dress was not a particularly fast reader. Despite it being the only thing she did, she would finish a book about once every two days. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

12 " Some weeks he had as little as one thousand yen to spend. Everyone else his age had a proper job and was doing things that adults did, like falling in love and buying new cars. But Yukio was in front of the kiln getting covered in smoke and soot. He would knead his clay and dream of the day when he would be an acclaimed potter with his own studio. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

13 " There were many times when he felt like giving up, filled with doubt about his talent. He was in his thirties and couldn’t see how he could go on working in casual jobs. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

14 " People tend to feel happy when spring arrives, especially after a cold winter. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

15 " Non possiamo mai leggere con certezza nel cuore degli altri. Quando la gente si perde nelle proprie preoccupazioni, rischia di non vedere i sentimenti delle persone più care. "

― Toshikazu Kawaguchi , Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)