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01Undated

... back then the sky seemed so vast. And now the sky above me... is low, and narrow, and heavy.

Inio Asano / quote

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02Undated

Uncle Yuichi: Something's moving up there? Hmm... I don't see anything. It was probably a satelite. Punpun (with gums flapping): Could I have discovered a new planet?!(long pause) Yuichi: Yes! This could be a great discovery! If it really is a new planet... It'll be called Planet PunPun! Punpun (slobbering again): Do you think I'll win the Nobel Prise?! Yuichi: You sure are a greedy kid.

Inio Asano / quote

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03Undated

The love song I wrote that day... I got embarrassed and never sang it for her.Oh yeah... I'll sing it to her when I go home.I'll go home.I'll hurry home.

Inio Asano / quote

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04Undated

The world is drowning in weirdness and lies......and here we are, so used to it that we're actually bored!

Inio Asano / quote

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05Undated

...he didn't know if he was Chuang Tzu who dreamed he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Chuang Tzu.

Inio Asano / quote

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06Undated

The animals known as human beings live in humongous condominium blocks, just going about their daily lives. I've come to realize that it's just a modern jungle. And I'm the girl who's wandered into the forest.

Inio Asano / quote

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07Undated

Punpun was just fine again today.

Inio Asano / quote

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08Undated

Who cares what we dream about? Just getting through each day is hard enough.

Inio Asano / quote

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09Undated

You were scared they were going to laugh at you, right? So let them! People who discourage others will never find their own happiness!

Inio Asano / quote

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10Undated

My face, body, lifestyle, I chose every aspect of myself with my own will. I don´t want to be ordered around by anyone anymore, and I have no need for a past. I´ve got dreams to fulfill, money to earn, love to find and success do achieve. They may be foolishly simplistic desire for some, but to me, working towards them bit by bit is how I build my confidence.

Inio Asano / quote

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11Undated

Nothing's going to change if you're just thinking about it. No matter how much you worry about someone else's problems.... you can't fix it for them.

Inio Asano / quote

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12Undated

I always thought I wasn't afraid to die. No... no one is afraid of death itself. Your pain and suffering is over in an instant. What really makes me suffer... Is seeing you crying over me... From the darkness of the Milky Way.I'm sorry... Please don't make that face. You look best shdn you're smiling, you know.

Inio Asano / quote

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13Undated

My brand new sandals are a little stiff, and I think they'll give me blisters. But I love them, so I'll probably wear them out.With cautious feet, we move forward. Today is the first step of our new lives.

Inio Asano / quote

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14Undated

So, Kurt Cobain kills himself at 27 and becomes a legend. People like that are one in a million. I'm just a normal human being. I agonize and suffer, but I also laugh all the time. People all die someday and disappear as if they never existed, but that's natural. I though I wasn't afraid of dying. No, NOBODY is actually afraid of dying itself. The pain of suffering lasts for an instant. What truly agonizes me... Is the thought of your crying face from far far across the entire galaxy. You were always prettiest when you smiled.

Inio Asano / quote

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15Undated

Anyway, I think the two of you should be free to do whatever you want right now. When you're young, you think the only way to happiness is the hard road... but it's actually much simpler than that.

Inio Asano / quote

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16Undated

I always thought I wasn't afraid to die. No... No one is afraid of death itself. Your pain and suffering is over in an instant. What really makes me suffer... Is seeing you crying over me... From the darkness of the Milky Way.I'm sorry... Please don't make that face. You look best when you're smiling, you know.

Inio Asano / quote

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17Undated

In town, there's a tiny beach that's never busy, not even in the summer.I used to like walking there, looking for stuff.Like old fireworks.Or kelp.A hat knocked off someone's head by the wind. You basically never find what you were expecting to.And maybe you weren't expecting to find anything right from the start...

Inio Asano / quote

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