I realized that the world did not exist for my benefit. It followed that the ratio of pleasant and unpleasant things around me would not change. It wasn't up to me. It was clear that the best thing to do was to adopt a sort of muddled cheerfulness.


Three Plays (ed. Grove Press, 1979) - ISBN: 9780802142443

Banana Yoshimoto Quotes

I realized that the world did not exist for my benefit. It followed that the ratio of pleasant and unpleasant things around me would not change. It...

I realized that the world did not exist for my benefit. It followed that the ratio of pleasant and unpleasant things around me would not change. It...

I realized that the world did not exist for my benefit. It followed that the ratio of pleasant and unpleasant things around me would not change. It...

I realized that the world did not exist for my benefit. It followed that the ratio of pleasant and unpleasant things around me would not change. It...