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Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes

Total quotes: 8
“There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.”
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Wikiquote
Tagged: Deep, explanation
“We’ve loved each other all our lives. But in the end, we can’t stay together forever.”
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
Tagged: Mortality, Death
“Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.”
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
Tagged: Memories, Past, Valuable
“Maybe none of us really understand what we’ve lived through, or feel we’ve had enough time.”
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
Tagged: Life, Life and its Mysteries, Living, Understanding Life, Time, Life and Existence
“The problem, as I see it, is that you've been told and not told. You've been told, but none of you really understand, and I dare say, some people are quite happy to leave it that way.”
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
Tagged: clones, Understanding, Meaning, purpose, self
“Sometimes I get so immersed in my own company, if I unexpectedly run into someone I know, it's a bit of a shock and takes me a while to adjust.”
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
Tagged: Loneliness, self, Individuality, Thoughts
“‘Write about what you know’ is the most stupid thing I’ve heard. It encourages people to write a dull autobiography. It’s the reverse of firing the imagination and potential of writers.”
— Kazuo Ishiguro, BOOKS Kazuo Ishiguro Talks Zuckerberg, Game Of Thrones And His New Novel
Tagged: Writing Advice
“I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart. That’s how it is with us. It’s a shame….because we’ve loved each other… But in the end, we can’t stay together forever.”
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
Tagged: Letting Go, Holding On
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