大切なものが話しているはしから次々と消えてしまう。なくなってしまう。そして、輪郭しか残ってないのに安心してしまう。そういう気がする。 - Banana Yoshimoto
Kalau manusia sama sekali tidak pernah merasa putus asa, kita tidak akan tahu bagian mana dari diri kita yang tak sanggup kita singkirkan. Lalu kita akan tumbuh dewasa tanpa benar-benar mengerti apa saja yang bisa membuat kita gembira. Aku bahagia karena bisa menderita", Eriko (Kitchen) - Banana Yoshimoto
Things are just things. They can't bring back the dead. it just makes me feel better. - Banana Yoshimoto
Può darsi che in futuro stando con me conoscerai dolori, guai, problemi ma, se vuoi, costruiamo insieme una vita complicata, ma più felice di qualsiasi vita solitaria - Banana Yoshimoto
Quando vedono troppe cose, gli esseri umani diventano stranamente tristi. - Banana Yoshimoto
Even when I try to stir myself up, I just get irritated because I can't make anything come out. And in the middle of the night I lie here thinking about all this. If I don't get back on track somehow, I'm dead, that's the sense I get. There isn't a single strong emotion inside me. - Banana Yoshimoto
Once you've recognized your own limits, you've raised yourself to a higher level of being, since you're closer to the real you... - Banana Yoshimoto