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For a girl, appearance can be a powerful form of oppression. No matter how intelligent a girl may be, no matter her many talents, these attributes are not easily discerned. Brains and talent will never stand up against a girl who is clearly physically attractive.

Natsuo Kirino

It wasn't so much that I was afraid of the place itself, but I was afraid of the creatures who masqueraded as people.

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Kids lose their trust in the parents they love, but still accept them, so they end up not trusting themselves anymore.

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Friends are a weird thing. It seems like they know all about you, but then they don't understand you at all.

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And what if, in order to keep on living, I have to continue to accept myself?

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A woman who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people's evaluations. But no one can adapt perfectly to public opinion. And herein lies the source of their destruction.

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[..] and there are tons of people I hate so much that I wouldn't mind taking them out. But killing them wouldn't get me anywhere - that's the conclusion I always come to. If I'm going to pay for it in the end, I might as well let them live.

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If people can't stand being alone, they have no choice but to die

Natsuo Kirino

Natsuo Kirino

Natsuo Kirino

Born: October 7, 1951 (age 73)

Bio: Natsuo Kirino is the pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a Japanese novelist and a leading figure in the recent boom of female writers of Japanese detective fiction.

Known for:

Grotesque (2007)
The Goddess Chronicle (2008)
Real World (2008)
Intrusion

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