64 quotes found
“In Japan, so many emoticons have been created that its reasonable to assume Japanese appreciate their convenience more than anyone else.”
“Girly products can spur Japans growth in this century every bit as much as, if not more than, the manly technologies.”
“The warmth of our bodies began to melt my frozen heart bit by bit.”
“The Japanese have two words: "uchi" meaning inside and "soto" meaning outside. Uchi refers to their close friends, the people in their inner circle. Soto refers to anyone who is outside that circle...”
“If I had a dream or a goal then maybe I would be able to overcome the obstacles in my way.”
“In pursuing a way, Japanese typically move beyond an interest in craftsmanship to a kind of sacred search for the ultimate.”
“Whenever people see birds flying through the sky, it's said that they get the urge to go on a journey.”
“Laziness is the mother of all bad habits, but ultimately she is a mother and we should respect her”
“I despise common sense. Ive seen the world from every possible angle. This cruel, ridiculous, beautiful world.”
“You're like a plant. Very pure... so opposite from me that it surprises me. Maybe I can stay pure if I don't have to deal with people.”
“When you become big enough to wear this, they'll come for you. You'll probably be 17. It will be spring. Get on the ship. There, your ability will be needed. Then you'll be... free from solitude.”
“Is happiness found in the nest where there's no hardship? Or is it in the outer world with vast sky? When the time comes, what would you keep and what would you abandon?”
“But it must be inconvenient to not be able to remember your name. I'll give you my last name, if you want.”
“The World is an organization that was created for peacekeeping and management of this land. Its origin and science easily exceeds the civilization on the surface. This ship was provided to us by th...”
“We, the people with special powers use our abilities for peace. That's the mission that was given to us by the World.”
“Masume works hard and he's very thoughtful. He likes hardships, so he's very useful.”
“Worry? That's a strange thing to say. There's no way anyone would be worried about me. Besides, we're all gonna be enemies eventually.”
“When you healed this tree, I felt like the leaves waved and made gentle sounds. Maybe the tree was saying thank you.”
“If you don't understand, I'll stay with you until you do.”
“So if someone is thinking about me, then that's the place I go ?”
