Don't just give up, Hachiko. Life is about getting knocked down over and over, but still getting up each time. If you keep getting up, you win.

Ai Yazawa

Categorized in : Winning Life Is Giving Up

People like hurting each other but loving is not a waste. by Ai Yazawa

People like hurting each other but loving is not a waste.

hurting-each-other hurt people

Forgetting about our mistakes and our wounds isn't enough to make... by Ai Yazawa

Forgetting about our mistakes and our wounds isn't enough to make them disappear.

time-heals healing mistake

The longer we live the more weight we carry in our hearts. by Ai Yazawa

The longer we live the more weight we carry in our hearts.

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Are you living everyday so that even if the end were to come you’... by Ai Yazawa

Are you living everyday so that even if the end were to come you’d have to regrets?

regret everyday ends

Please leave me something...even one memory would be enough. by Ai Yazawa

Please leave me something...even one memory would be enough.

enough would-be memories

As expected life isn't that sweet at all. When I came to Tokyo I thought I could achieve anything with my own two hands. It's not like that. To get something in these hands, I have to fight a horrible fight. But... there's not much time to grab the things you want with your hands. Why is that? And more importantly what is that I want?

fighting sweet hands

Even if you fulfill your hearts desire, by sacrificing something important, you may not necessarily be happy. Happiness doesn’t come in one form, it determined by your own heart.

sacrifice important heart

Nana...how come being happy and making your dreams come true are two different things? Even now, I still don't know why.

different dream two

Having someone you love say "Thank you" is more rewarding than ju... by Ai Yazawa

Having someone you love say "Thank you" is more rewarding than just having them say "I love you.

say-i-love-you someone-you-love love-you

But even when the moon looks like it's waning...it's actually never changing shape. Don't ever forget that.

moon life looks

I want to protect my own happiness. I'm not an angel. I'm just a... by Ai Yazawa

I want to protect my own happiness. I'm not an angel. I'm just a normal girl.

girl angel want

We didn't say good bye. But we knew it would be the end if we were apart. There was no reason to call or write letters. As it would have been meaningless, if we couldn't hold each other tight.

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Why.. is human desire so unsatisfying? by Ai Yazawa

Why.. is human desire so unsatisfying?

humans desire

People’s feelings are easily swayed. The things reflected in people’s eyes are full of deception. Nothing is as it appears.

eye feelings people

Hey, Hachi People always say that you only discover how precious something is after you lose it--- but I think, you only really recognize it... when you see it a second time face to face. -Nana Osaki

hey people thinking

I'll make you so in love with me, that everytime our lips touch,... by Ai Yazawa

I'll make you so in love with me, that everytime our lips touch, you'll die a little death.

lips dies littles

People can't be just tied together. They have to connect. Otherwise, they'll find themselves bound hand and foot.

insperational inspirational hands

You know Nana, I searched and searched, but could never find the key that unlocked the way. And now that I've stopped looking, I've finally found it. Maybe the door will open for me.

keys doors way

A woman's happiness is in throwing everything away to live for lo... by Ai Yazawa

A woman's happiness is in throwing everything away to live for love.

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I might cry tomorrow, but I may be smiling the day after. That's enough. That's the way life is. If I don't lose hope - tomorrow will come. Tomorrow will come if we don't lose hope... I learned that from Nana. But rainy days still make my cheeks wet with tears, even now. It was pouring, on that rainy day.

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