Since you've been reading mine over the past twenty-two months, I
thought to include some of those shared with me (or within earshot). Because I
haven’t sought permission, all sources will remain anonymous. (I apologize in advance if anyone feels this is a breach of privacy. If so, please let me know, and I will remove your words.) The snippets are
sort of chronological, but not pedantically. Enjoy!
“I write for an
hour every day. It’s the least we can do -- try to do something that isn’t
completely mindless and meaningless.”
“Why are you
going back?...Don’t go back.”
"Investing in my health and well being and my relationships, that’s the most
important."
“It doesn’t have
to be forever. No relationship is forever. Sometimes 'for now' is enough.”
“You light up a
room.”
“Are we stopping
to get some tail in Saskatoon?”
“Don’t bring back radiation or yellow babies.”
“You could wear
a potato sack to school, and there would still be some student thinking,
'Man,
I love potato sacks. That is so HOT!'”
“He’s in love
with you. That’s why he’s sitting so close to you.”
“She said beer
tastes like bile.”
"Oh, Canada."
“The time we
have with each other is the time we have with each other. More and more, I've come to understand this.”
“Why are you so
weird with me lately?”
“How princely
can you feel getting dragged by your heels behind two women?”
“I live in the
moment.”
“You smell bad.
You actually smell bad like armpits. But as a human being.”
“If my life is
not looking funny, it’s not looking right.”
“You’re fairly
interesting but not that fun.”
“I challenge you
to do one thing – one crazy thing that you've never done before – that you’d
never do normally.”
“I accidentally got a Brazilian done yesterday.”
“I have had
happy time with you.”
“I am interested
in Echo…BECAUSE…she [has] big 耳 [ears].”
“Never see you
again.”
“Never let you
go.”
“You secretly
love inappropriate things all the time. I know you now. We’re friends. We've traveled together.”
“If there’s one
thing my mother’s taught me, it’s that yelling and screaming gets shit done."
“Amen. Sorry to
put you on the spot. You’re really good at that.”
“All we need ask
of ourselves is to live honestly and skeptically.”
“Best advice
received while in Japan? 'Don’t take it personally.'”
“Being gracious
will almost never steer you wrong.”
“Well, I have
six months to network, set up a social media profile, and learn to ride a bike.
So, that is what I’ll do with my remaining time in Japan.”
“I can’t eat any more, I’ll die.”
“I need to
google Justin Trudeau now. He sounds hot.”
“Echo-sensei, I think you can leave a little
early today.”
“Are you going
to start looking for the love of your life?”
“Don’t worry. We
have a best language. It is body language – almighty language.”
“Abort mission.
It’s been enough fun already.”
“The ocean freaks
me out. And I like it.”
“Damn you, Tottori. You’re so beautiful.”
“See that dog?
That dog looks like a real racist. All dogs in Japan are racist.”
“I’m not going
to change this tide, obviously, in two months. [I’ll] put those energies
elsewhere.”
“Here’s to us…making
those decisions…you have to say “no” in order to preserve something else
sometimes. In our case, maybe it’s sanity!”
“I’d rather stay
slightly manky.”
“It’s because we
don’t know about the world and shit.”
