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But you knoe, she's right. Every single day, each time I see her face, see her, it's utterly precious.

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To what extent facts we recognize as such really are as they seem, and to what extent these are facts merely because we label them as such, is an impo...more

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Reality is created out of confusion and contradiction, and if you exclude those elements, you're no longer talking about reality. You might think that...more

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You’re here,” I continued. “At least you look as if you’re here. But maybe you aren’t. Maybe it’s just your shadow. The real you may be someplace else...more

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But in real life things don't go smoothly. At certain points in our lives, when we really need a clear-cut solution, the person who knocks at our door...more

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It's just that you're about to do something out of the ordinary. And after you do something like that, the everyday look of things might seem to chang...more

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When you prick a person with a needle, red blood comes out- that's the real world.

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I'm not afraid to die. What I'm afraid of is having reality get the better of me, of having reality leave me behind.

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There are symbolic dreams-- dreams that symbolize some reality. Then there are symbolic realities -- realities that symbolize a dream. Symbols are wha...more

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If only I could fallsound asleep and wake up in my old reality!

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Don't tell me anymore. You should have your dream, as the old woman told you to. I understand how you feel, but if you put those feelings into words t...more

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Have your dream...What you need now more than anything is discipline. Cast off mere words. Words turn into stone. (from Thailand)

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Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control them.

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Strictly speaking, it might not be a dream. It was reality, but a reality imbued with all the qualities of a dream. A different sphere of reality, whe...more

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Haida stopped and glanced at the clock on the wall. Then he looked at Tsukuru. He was, of course, Haida the son, but Haida the father has been the sam...more