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I want to write stories that are different from the ones I've written so far, Junpei thought: I want to write about people who dream and wait for the ...more

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It wasn't like there was some obvious change. Actually, the problem was more a lack of change. Nothing about her had changed - the way she spoke, her ...more

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Still, this was on the order of a minor miracle, running across someone to whom you can express your feeling so clearly, so completely. Most people go...more

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All you have to do is wait. Sit tight and wait for the right moment. Not try to change anything by force, just watch the drift of things. Make an effo...more

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I'm your phantom dance partner. I'm your shadow. I'm not anything more.

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Like boarding a train running parallel. That's what disappearing is.

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...no matter how advanced the system, no matter how precise, unless we have the will to communicate, there's no connection. And even supposing the wil...more

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People fall in love without reason, without even wanting to. You can't predict it. That's love.

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I just got my signals crossed. First thing, I have to untangle the connections. Otherwise, I come away empty-handed. Or with someone else's hands. Or ...more

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I could feel a small polished stone sinking through the darkest waters of my heart. All those deep convoluted channels and passageways, and yet she ma...more

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Energies expended on sideshows, never on the main event. Where the hell was the main event? Was there a main event?

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People leave traces of themselves where they feel most comfortable, most worthwhile.

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For darkness terrifies. It swallows you, warps you, nullifies you. Who alive can possibly profess confidence in darkness? In the dark, you can't see.

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you mean machines are like humans?"I shook my head. "No, not like humans. With machines the feeling is, well, more finite. It doesn't go any further. ...more

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You're wrong. The mind is not like raindrops. It does not fall from the skies, it does not lose itself among other things. If you believe in me at all...more