Banana Yoshimoto, Goodbye Tsugumi (1989); tr. Michael Emmerich (2002)
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On nights like this when the air is so clear, you end up saying things you ordinarily wouldn’t. Without even noticing what you’re doing, you open up your heart and just start talking to the person next to you—you talk as if you have no audience but the glittering stars, far overhead.
— Banana Yoshimoto on Night
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "On nights like this when the air is so clear, you end up saying things you ordinarily wouldn’t. Without even noticing what you’re doing, you open up your heart and just start talking to the person next to you—you talk as if you have no audience but the glittering stars, far overhead." in the context of "Banana Yoshimoto, Goodbye Tsugumi (1989); tr. Michael Emmerich (2002)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Night" (Y)
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About Banana Yoshimoto
Banana Yoshimoto, pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto (born 24 July 1964), is a Japanese novelist.
About Banana Yoshimoto
Banana Yoshimoto, pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto (born 24 July 1964), is a Japanese novelist.
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