dead-end memories – banana yoshimoto
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Tomo-chan’s heart took her on so many journeys over the course of its movements and fluctuations that she didn’t feel the need to travel.
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Happiness descends on you suddenly, regardless of circumstance, and so indifferently that it seems cruel. It doesn’t care where you are, or who you’re with. You don’t see it coming. You can’t make it happen. It might arrive with your next breath, or you might never get to experience it no matter how long you wait.
Like the movements of waves, or shifts in the weather, the miracle lies in wait for everyone. I just didn’t know it then.
