Toshikazu Kawaguchi

It takes talent not to give up

I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn't change, I forgot the most important thing. It's always the heart. Situations might not change, but people change.

Even if I am dead, I want you to live with a smile on your face

I’d be happy to be born, even for only one day if one day was all I had.

What scares me is just that I'm worried that you will forget how to smile when I die. [...] So please smile.

Doing things differently from everyone else would normally antagonize those making sure no one went against the grain, but no one ever thought that way with Kei. She was always everyone’s friend; she had that sort of effect on people.

Don't ever forget me until the end of ages.'
'The end of ages?'
'Because my love for you runs deeper than any grudge.

I could talk to her, but I couldn't' tell her anything.

If the world were to end tomorrow, which would you do?
1. Keep quiet about it because they wouldn't properly understand.
2. Tell the truth because you will feel guilty keeping quiet.

I never could have imagined that this, this casual conversation could make me so happy.

Not having any regrets might actually be my biggest regret. I wish I was capable of feeling regret.

nothing comes about by itself

Fumiko saw Goro’s face as he glanced back before leaving the café. She saw his face for only a split second but he was smiling wonderfully, just like the time when he had said, “Perhaps you could buy me a coffee?

I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn’t change, I forgot the most important thing.

There were many times when he felt like giving up, filled with doubt about his talent. He was in his thirties and couldn’t see how he could go on working in casual jobs.