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A Pale View of Hills
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A woman revisits her memories of post-war Japan, reflecting on loss, identity, and the haunting presence of the past.

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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.

Kazuo Ishiguro

The past won't hold still. It waits for an opportunity to return, to reclaim its power.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Loss is a strange thing. You can't lose something you never had, but once you had it, you can't lose it forever.

Kazuo Ishiguro

People say you can't change the past, but this is not true. The past is constantly changing, reshaping itself into new forms.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Sometimes the greatest mystery of life lies not in discovering the answers but in embracing the questions.

Kazuo Ishiguro

We are all shaped by the choices we make, and those choices shape the world around us.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Love can be a beautiful illusion or a painful reality. It all depends on how you define it.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Regret is a heavy burden to carry, but sometimes it's the only thing that reminds us we're still alive.

Kazuo Ishiguro

In the silence between words lies the true meaning. Sometimes what is left unsaid speaks louder than anything else.

Kazuo Ishiguro

The past can be a prison or a teacher. It all depends on how you choose to remember it.

Kazuo Ishiguro