But if a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; — Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen
But if a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; — Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen
But if a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; — Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen
But if a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; — Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen
But if a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; — Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen
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But if a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; never understanding what joy really is. I'm grateful for it.

— Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen
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