Romans & histoires Quotes From Kafka On The Shore

“After that. Something about being diseased?” “He will hang upon him like a disease?” I furrowed my brow. “Are you saying Kam is hanging on me like a disease? Will I wish for the pestilence that runs presently mad?” Kimia giggled at how well I can quote that play. It is my favorite, and every author should have a favorite Shakespeare play. “Yes! Except I’m the one who wishes you’d caught the pestilence known as Nate instead of my brother if it means watching the two of you makeout all the fucking time!”

“You are the only person who has ever really listened without making it weird,” Zack admits, his voice dropping to a lower register. “Everyone else either starts crying or tries to give me inspirational quotes or something.” The wind rustles through a nearby oak branches overhead while they sit in comfortable silence for a moment. “Inspirational quotes,” she echoed. “That is a new one. What like ‘hang in there’ cat posters? Weird.”

Key always remembered that, and that's why he was able to be where he is today. Key's steps stopped briefly in front of the big building, he sighed to get rid of his nervousness. Everyone is ever nervous, only the way they deal with nervousness is different. Sounds wise indeed, but believe me that it is also a quote from a quote taken from a quote as well. Yes, in essence, it is just their kind of words of wisdom. Who knows who coined those words before?

“Do not lose yourself in the sky. Remember the taste of the salt. Remember the smell of the pines. Do not become the sun.” ​“I will try, Cassian,” I whispered, but as I turned to face the black ship, I felt the humanity inside me slipping away like sand through a sieve.

A tear slowly slid down Kira’s cheek and landed softly on my chest, but not another word was uttered by her for a moment. We stayed like that for a while in silence, no one spoke. I could still hear my father’s voice clearly in my mind. *"Remember, son. It’s not always strength that saves the world. Sometimes it’s patience. Sometimes it’s love."* "That's so tragic and painful…” Kira finally said, breaking the silence. “You said they were two stories though?”

He and I turn red in embarrassment, but nonetheless, he turns to me and wimnks an eye with a bright smile. I giggle, glancing at the quotes and sure of who wrote them. I silently turn my body to see him. The smile on my face making him turn red as he averts his sight between me and the teacher. He clears his throat and runs his hands against the side of his pants. "Ahem! Of course." He sighs and stands straight to read out loud. "No matter what happens, enjoy life because you only get one and it doesn't last long. . . . .-Epicurus." He smirks and squints his eye at me, making me roll my eyes and turn to face him.

Chapter 31: Tragedy (Part 1) "The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives." -Albert Schweitzer ************** |Nate| The water lapped at my feet as I stood at the edge of the sea shore. The sky was dark, but the whole beach was illuminated by an ethereal glow. The warm wind whipped through my hair. The whole area seemed to be deserted and for some reason, I didn't mind at all. Everything was so serene, I'd never experienced peace like this before. Everything seemed too vivid and beautiful to be real.

Then I realized instantly that he'd been quoting Jim Hawkins from the book. How long had be been quoting lines from the book since our conversation began? I wondered. I smiled sadly and took his hand in mine, giving it a little affectionate squeeze.

And beneath it, a pressed rose — the petals blackened with ash. I don’t scream. I don’t call Luca. I only whisper to the empty corridor: “Then come take it.” Outside, thunder rolls — not from the sky, but from the docks. The windows tremble. The alarms shatter the quiet. And for the first time in months, I smile. Because peace has finally died. “Peace is the lie we tell ourselves before the next war begins.”

“You are starting to sound like Hunji more and more every day.” “And that’s a bad thing? Why?” I asked. “I didn’t say that, it’s just funny. You know, like ‘the student becomes the master’ kinda thing.” I rolled my eyes. He was always quoting movies, and he especially liked to quote fighting movies to me at any chance he got. That was one thing I was grateful for that had survived the extinction of humans, movies, and music. We walked back over to the benches where Kira was now sitting with Mike and Kellen.