Quotes from Solanin

Inio Asano ·  432 pages

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“I wondered if the Demon that whispered "Why not be free?" was Freedom itself.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“Isn't it better to regret things you've done, than regret things you've never even tried?”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“When you're sincere about doing something, you're stalked by the fear that there's no turning back.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“The world is drowning in weirdness and lies......and here we are, so used to it that we're actually bored!”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“I'm not some pure heart chasing after dreams. I know how difficult it is to live an ordinary life, having to overlook each other's shortcomings.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin



“... back then the sky seemed so vast.

And now the sky above me... is low, and narrow, and heavy.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“We were like visitors to some strange planet.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


the path your life is stuck on and be free

It's a dark whisper calling to me.

But I'm not brave enough to listen. I'm old enough to know I don't have any special talents. So no matter how depressing... I have to suck it up... And live the life I have.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“Besides... I'm very old and I can't remember things too well anymore. When my letters come back to me, it makes me feel like my wife still remembers me.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“Today is the first step of our new lives.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin



“Nothing's going to change if you're just thinking about it. No matter how much you worry about someone else's problems.... you can't fix it for them.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“Anyway, I think the two of you should be free to do whatever you want right now. When you're young, you think the only way to happiness is the hard road... but it's actually much simpler than that.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“My brand new sandals are a little stiff, and I think they'll give me blisters. But I love them, so I'll probably wear them out.

With cautious feet, we move forward. Today is the first step of our new lives.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


“I bet even this little boy will grow up to be an adult before he realizes. He'll just become an adult like that. Whether he accepts it or resists until the end is a big fork in the path of life, I suppose.”
― Inio Asano, quote from Solanin


About the author

Inio Asano
Born place: in Ibaraki, Japan
Born date September 22, 1980
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