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

Banana Yoshimoto

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Banana Yoshimoto
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 24
Essayist
Novelist
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Bunkyo
Yoshimoto Banana
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I saw the sky and sea and sand and the flickering flames of the bonfire through my tears. All at once, it rushed into my head with tremendous speed, and made me feel dizzy. It was beautiful. Everything that happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.
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Everything that had happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.
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