Toshikazu Kawaguchi Quotes

Life doesn't get served to you on a plate. Why don't you just give it up?

Al final del artículo sobre la leyenda urbana se cuestionaba el sentido de la silla porque, por mucho que uno viaje en el tiempo, en el presente no cambia nada.
«El alma lo es todo. Por muy duro que sea el presente y por mucho que este no cambie, si el alma se transforma, todo podrá superarse. Ese es sin duda el verdadero sentido de la silla», pensaba Kazu.

But Kazu still goes on believing that, no matter what difficulties people face, they will always have the strength to overcome them. It just takes heart. And if the chair can change someone’s heart, it clearly has its purpose.

Not having any regrets might actually be my biggest regret. I wish I was capable of feeling regret.

At the end of the day, whether one returns to the past or travels to the future, the present does not change.

Water flows from high places to low places. That is the nature of gravity. Emotions also seem to act according to gravity. 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.

surviving alone is much the same as dying alone

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.

She took an instant liking to her. Treat them mean, keep them keen, that was Hirai’s motto.

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.

It wasn't until later that she learned he could barely read or write. When she found out, she asked him how he managed to read all the long letters she wrote to him. Apparently, he just allowed his eyes to wander over them. Then he just wrote in his reply the vague impression he got from this gazing.

After a long silence of being lost in her feelings, Hirai managed to mutter just two words 'Thank you'. She didn't know whether that one phrase could contain all these feelings or whether it conveyed how she felt. But every part of her at that moment was invested in those two words.

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

At that moment, Kei’s heart sang with happiness: she was the mother of this child. She wasn’t just a parent — she was the mother of the girl standing before her. She was unable to stop the tears from gushing.

Water flows from high places to low places. That is the nature of gravity. Emotions also seem to act according to gravity. 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.