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View Plans“ ”I want my child to be happy. How can such a simple wish be so terribly scary?
About Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Toshikazu Kawaguchi (; born 3 April, 1971) is a Japanese author, screenwriter, and director born in Osaka, Japan. He has received the Grand Prize of the Suginami Theatre Festival for his stage version of Before the Coffee Gets Cold as well as having been nominated for the Bookseller's Award for the novel version. ja:コーヒーが冷めないうちに
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Additional quotes by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
So I ask you never to forget one thing. You are my wife, and if life becomes too hard for you as my wife, I want you to leave me.
The sensation that she was a spirit, shimmering and swirling like steam, now left her, and she began to regain awareness of her limbs. In a panic, she felt her body and face, to make sure it was herself who had appeared. When she came to her senses, a man was there before her, watching her strange behavior, puzzled.
With you gone, there's nothing to live for.' He started bawling uncontrollably.
But Setsuko just smiled back fondly. He was precious to her.
'But I am still here,' she reminded him gently. 'I'll always be by your side,' she said without hesitation. 'Even though I die, as long as you don't forget me, I'll always be in your heart.