Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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We ran into lots of old friends. Friends from elementary school, junior high school, high school. Everyone had matured in their own way, and even as we stood face to face with them they seemed like people from dreams, sudden glimpses through the fences of our tangled memories. We smiled and waved, exchanged a few words, and then walked on in our separate directions.

Banana Yoshimoto's Popular Quotes

I love feeling the rhythm of other people's lives. It's like traveling.

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When things get really bad, you take comfort in the placeness of a place.

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The sky was incredibly far away, and beautiful enough to make a person wonder why our hearts are never so free.

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Truly happy memories always live on, shining. Over time, one by one, they come back to life.

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When was it I realized that, on this truly dark and solitary path we all walk, the only way we can light is our own? Although I was raised with love,…

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People aren't overcome by situations or outside forces. Defeat comes from within.

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If you don’t say what you’re thinking, you end up lying when you really need to speak up.

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Over and over, we begin again.

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Time expands and contracts. When it expands, it’s like pitch: it folds people in its arms and holds them forever in its embrace. It doesn’t let us go…

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