#ayako sono

[gennsoup]

"You shouldn't criticize him for his eagerness to know. These days a lot of people seem to think that not knowing anything is perfectly normal. When a person stops wanting to learn, that's the end."

Ayako Sono, Fuji

[likeitovich]

[luoyueblog]

延ばすという知恵は大切だ。 誰かに抗議したくなったら、 明日までメールを送るのを 待ったらいい。 誰かを殴りたくなったら、 この次に会った時にすればいい。 相手をなじる手紙を書いたら、 封をするのは明朝にして、 明日再度よみ返してみるのだ。 すると多分、気持ちは かなり変わっているだろう。

曽野綾子 謝罪の時代

[serymn]

The ocean is indifferent, it ignores me whether I love or I kill. In a way, the sea has enveloped all life and death, and so it can't be surprised, it can't withdraw, it doesn't even judge. I could cry out from cliffs at the end of the ocean for a body to come forth, the sea simply wouldn't hear.

No Reason for Murder by Ayako Sono (original title: Tenjo no Ao or Heavenly Blue). The story is about a serial killer, Fujio, and his friend, Yukiko. It is really sad and heartbreaking...

[serymn]

When you get smaller, does the evil in you also get smaller? Some people would say that's impossible. But if we suppose, there are people who are enthusiastic about becoming great, there are also people who find peace in becoming small. It's the common notion that being great is always the worthwhile goal, the only good thing there is. But the opposite of that idea can give pleasure as well. In the last moments of my life, I will recall the smell of the sea, no matter how remote or isolated the place of execution might be, or how cruelly dark the man-made place is. And when I think of the sea, I will become very small.

No Reason for Murder by Ayako Sono (original title: Tenjo no Ao or Heavenly Blue). This is from Fujio's letter to Yukiko before his execution. 

[tatysmorgasbord]

Death itself was not extraordinary; the important question was whether the life had been worth living or not. In a life worth living, a person should have certain proof that they are loved by someone, whoever it is.

Ayako Sono, No Reason for Murder