"A Pale View of Hills" Quotes
A woman revisits her memories of post-war Japan, reflecting on loss, identity, and the haunting presence of the past.
fiction | 183 pages | Published in 2010
Quotes
Memory is a funny thing. When I was in the scene, I hardly paid it any mind. I never stopped to think of it as something that would make a lasting impression, certainly never imagined that eighteen years later I would recall it in such detail.
The past won't hold still. It waits for an opportunity to return, to reclaim its power.
Loss is a strange thing. You can't lose something you never had, but once you had it, you can't lose it forever.
People say you can't change the past, but this is not true. The past is constantly changing, reshaping itself into new forms.
Sometimes the greatest mystery of life lies not in discovering the answers but in embracing the questions.
We are all shaped by the choices we make, and those choices shape the world around us.
Love can be a beautiful illusion or a painful reality. It all depends on how you define it.
Regret is a heavy burden to carry, but sometimes it's the only thing that reminds us we're still alive.
In the silence between words lies the true meaning. Sometimes what is left unsaid speaks louder than anything else.
The past can be a prison or a teacher. It all depends on how you choose to remember it.





