Statue of Hidehisa Tachibana 2024.12.14(Sat)-22(Sun)

From thorns

I can't pick figs.

"You can't pick grapes from a rose bush," she said, "you can only tell the difference between a bush and a rose by the time it bears fruit."

yes?

Yes, because that's what it said in the book, she said, falling silent.

I felt it best not to look at your face. Then (for what felt like a very long time to me), you began to speak very carefully, as if catching your breath.

I don't know whether God exists or not, but I do know that flowers are always blooming somewhere, and I think that's a good feeling.

As she said this, she squeezed my hand tighter.