I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it's just too much. The current's too strong. They've got to let go, drift apart.
Seperation & BreakupKazuo Ishiguro in Never Let Me GoMemories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don't go along with that. The memories I value most, I don't ever see them fading.
Kazuo Ishiguro in Never Let Me GoSometimes I get so immersed in my own company, if I unexpectedly run into someone I know, it's a bit of a shock and takes me a while to adjust.
Kazuo Ishiguro in Never Let Me GoWe took away your art because we thought it would reveal your souls. Or to put it more finely, we did it to prove you had souls at all.
Kazuo Ishiguro in Never Let Me GoIt was like when you make a move in chess and just as you take your finger off the piece, you see the mistake you've made, and there's this panic because you don't know yet the scale of disaster you've left yourself open to.
ChessKazuo Ishiguro in Never Let Me GoAll children have to be deceived if they are to grow up without trauma.
Kazuo Ishiguro in Never Let Me GoYou say you're sure? Sure that you're in love? How can you know it? You think love is so simple?
Kazuo Ishiguro in Never Let Me GoThe problem, as I see it, is that you've been told and not told. You've been told, but none of you really understand, and I dare say, some people are quite happy to leave it that way.
Kazuo Ishiguro in Never Let Me Go