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Banana Yoshimoto

Banana Yoshimoto Quotes

Total quotes: 3

Banana Yoshimoto

Birthname

Birthday: July 24, 1964

Birthplace: Japan

Educated At: Nihon University

Nationality: Japan

Occupations: Writer

Total quotes: 3

“But I have my life, I’m living it. It’s twisted, exhausting, uncertain, and full of guilt, but nonetheless, there’s something there.”

— Banana Yoshimoto, The Lake

Tagged: Life, Uncertainty, Guilt

“It’s a marvelous thing, the ocean. For some reason when two people sit together looking out at it, they stop caring whether they talk or stay silent. You never get tired of watching it. And no matter how rough the waves get, you’re never bothered by the noise the water makes by the commotion of the surface - it never seems too loud, or too wild.”

— Banana Yoshimoto, Goodbye Tsugumi

Tagged: Ocean, Sea, Appreciation, Love, Comfort

“As I grow older, much older, I will experience many things, and I will hit rock bottom again and again. Again and again I will suffer; again and again I will get back on my feet. I will not be defeated. I won’t let my spirit be destroyed.”

— Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen (A Black cat book)

Tagged: Suffering, Survival, Growing Pains, strength, Life

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