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Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Tomorrow is tomorrow. Over there is over there. And here and now is not a bad place and time to be, especially when so much of the unknown is beautiful.”

“The world is changing, you know. A pity you aren’t ready to live in it.”

“To be filled with such music, yet be unable to play. She was not unfamiliar with what that could do to a soul.”

“Maybe the universe is filled with introverts?”

“When you rush, all you are doing is practicing your mistakes at a faster pace.”

“One does not play memories of music; one plays music itself. And lifetimes, from beginning to end, are as sheets of music, ready to be played.”

“Nice mouthfeel. Creamy. Not at all like the eggs that one might buy at the store. I assume this chicken ate worms in the garden.’ Shirley tasted again. ‘Yes. These eggs. Definitely worms,’ she said before passing the fork back to Katrina.”

“Katrina thought of all the nights she felt certain she would die alone. With no one to care, and a million things left unsaid. Even Ms. Satomi didn't know how difficult it was when you didn't feel real. Even Ms. Satomi didn't know how it felt when the only real thing genuine about you was the hurt your existence caused.”

“Music, sometimes great music, from the hands and hearts of those who infuse their art with their very souls.”

“With no need for a beginning, nor any reason to end, the music continues. And so, no matter who you are, where you came from, what sins you have committed or hurt you have endured... when you are alone and there is no universe left to remember you. You can always, always rewrite your song”

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Book Keywords:

mistakes, beauty, inspirational, lifetimes, music, musician, the-unknown, practice, art, hope, souls, now, soul

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