Quotes by Tatsuhiko Takimoto

If that type of bad God did exist, then we could go on living in good health. If we could push the responsibility for our misery onto God, then we would have that much more peace of mind, wouldnt we?

Take fireflies for example. Try to imagine their beauty, the evanescent beauty of their lives, which dont even last a week.Female fireflies flash their lights only to have intercourse with the males; males twinkle just to have intercourse with the females. And once their mating has finished, they die. In short, their reproductive instinct is the single, absolute reason for fireflies to live. In that simple instinct and their simple world, no kind of sadness can intervene. This is precisely why fireflies are so fleetingly beautiful.

See, theres the pie chart. If you look, you can see clear as day that the happy times -- the times when you think How fun! Im glad Im alive -- dont make up even one tenth of life. Im work this out properly with a calculator, so theres no mistake.

In actuality, theres nothing to do about a useless, recurring depression. A person could become disconsolate or angry. Even if theyre enraged enough to punch something, they wont find a target. A huge organization... they wish that some huge, evil organization existed. That becomes our dream...

Being alone is best. I mean, its true, isnt it? In the end youll be absolutely alone; therefore, being alone is natural. If you accept that, nothing bad can happen. Thats why I shut myself away in my six-mat one-room apartment.

Dont you understand? Listen carefully to what Im saying. If you do, youll get it. you can grasp this easily. In short...in short, I shut myself in because Im lonely. Because I dont want to face any more loneliness, I shut myself away.