Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The present hadn’t changed — but those two people had. Both Kohtake and Hirai returned to the present with a changed heart. Kei gently closed her eyes. I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn’t change, I forgot the most important thing.

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

Something I strongly believe is that we mustn't allow the death of a person to be the cause of unhappiness. The reason for that is simple: if we let everyone who dies be a cause for unhappiness, that would mean people are being born to become unhappy. But the opposite in fact is true. People are always born for the sake of happiness.

I've never said anything like this before, so you might not believe me. I wanted you to know that I was happy because of you. I wanted to tell you. I was happy. Thank you.

Dentro ciascuno di noi esiste la capacità di superare ogni genere di difficoltà. Ognuno possiede quell'energia. Ma a volte, quando questa energia sfugge attraverso la valvola dell'ansia, il flusso si restringe. Più grande è l'ansia, più forza serve per aprire la valvola che libera l'energia.
Questa forza è potenziata dalla speranza. Anzi, si potrebbe dire che la speranza è il potere di credere nel futuro.

It is up to each individual to decide how they feel about the words of others and what action they wish to take.

I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn’t change, I forgot the most important thing.

It is much easier to conceal sadness from a stranger or from someone you don't trust

The kindness in his smile seemed infinite.

I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn't change, I forgot the most important thing. It's always the heart. Situations might not change, but people change.

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.

Its been half a year since he started calling me by my maiden name... Its silently progressing. Fading away, slowly but steadily fading away...His memory of me, that is.

Standing there together next to the tracks as the trains roared and whooshed past for what seemed like for ever, Kinuyo hugged Kazu tightly and stroked her head until she stopped crying.
As time passed, the two were swallowed up by the evening darkness.

He thought it was a shame, but there was no point dwelling on things one couldn't control

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