Layyean Yik

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
― haruki murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

“But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair.”
― Haruki Murakami

“I should have told her at the time. I could have taken a deep breath, looked away, and forced myself to say it.”
― Banana Yoshimoto, Amrita