Life
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Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it�d lose even its imperfection.
Sputnik Sweetheart
No one could say how long that life would last. Whatever has form can disappear in an instant.
South of the Border, West of the Sun
Everyone just keeps on disappearing. Some things vanish, like they were cut away. Others fade slowly into the mist. And all that remains is a desert.
South of the Border, West of the Sun
Life is so uncertain: you never know what could happen. One way to deal with that is to keep your pajamas washed.
1Q84
Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.
Dance Dance Dance
Life is not like water. Things in life don't necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
1Q84
In everybody�s life there�s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can�t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That�s how we survive.
Kafka on the Shore
Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
Dance Dance Dance
And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself?
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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