“When something bothered me, I didn’t talk with anyone about it. I thought it over all by myself, came to a conclusion, and took action alone. Not that I really felt lonely. I thought that’s just the way things are. Human beings, in the final analysis, have to survive on their own.”— Murakami, Haruki. Sputnik Sweetheart (via sheholdsyoucaptivated)
“Yesterday I invented fire. / Today I’m hemming flames.”— Patricia Colleen Murphy, from “With a Whimper,” Hemming Flames
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