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[..] and there are tons of pe...

[..] and there are tons of people I hate so much that I wouldn't mind taking them out. But killing them wouldn't get me anywhere - that's the conclusion I always come to. If I'm going to pay for it in the end, I might as well let them live.

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I started writing juvenile no...

I started writing juvenile novels around 1985. I never really thought of it as a career, but more as a way to make a living.

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A woman who does not know her...

A woman who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people’s evaluations. But no one can adapt perfectly to public opinion. And herein lies the source of their destruction.

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I was in a self-induced depre...

I was in a self-induced depression. Welcome to me Real World.

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My talent was the uncompromis...

My talent was the uncompromising ability to feel spite.

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For a girl, appearance can be...

For a girl, appearance can be a powerful form of oppression. No matter how intelligent a girl may be, no matter her many talents, these attributes are not easily discerned. Brains and talent will never stand up against a girl who is clearly physically attractive.

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It wasn't so much that I was ...

It wasn't so much that I was afraid of the place itself, but I was afraid of the creatures who masqueraded as people.

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In order to induce the proces...

In order to induce the process of decay, water is necessary. I think that, in the case of women, men are the water.

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I was frightened by the optim...

I was frightened by the optimism of adults, their stupid trust in science to treat a troubled heart. Afraid of their obsession with believing they have to treat troubled kids. I just wanted them to leave me alone, so how come they didn't get it? But that's the way it always is.

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Fortunately for me, I ran acr...

Fortunately for me, I ran across some girls I could get along with so I could enjoy high school life okay, but it must be awful for kids who don't get along with anybody. We're different from our parents, a completely different species from our teachers. And kids who are one grade apart you are in a different world altogether. In other words, we're basically surrounded by enemies and have to make it on our own.

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In reality of everyday occurr...

In reality of everyday occurrences I've had to submit to people in order not to lose them. It's less the submission that bothers me, I guess, than how it makes my life miserable. And what happens if I can't forgive myself for making that choice? And what if, in order to keep on living, I have to continue to accept myself? What am I supposed to do? Conclusion: It'd be best if I'm destroyed. The best thing is for me just to vanish.

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When stones lying warm in the...

When stones lying warm in the sun were turned over, they exposed the cold, damp earth underneath; and that was where Masako had burrowed deep. There was no trace of warmth in this dark earth, yet for a bug curled up tight in it, it was a peaceful and familiar world.

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Kids lose their trust in the ...

Kids lose their trust in the parents they love, but still accept them, so they end up not trusting themselves anymore.

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A women who does not know her...

A women who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people's evaluations.

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It's a very confusing experie...

It's a very confusing experience living as a woman in Japan. If your husband is white-collar, the wife is blue. Even if you marry a person of status, the wife inevitably remains a rung below.

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One of my books, 'Rain Fallin...

One of my books, 'Rain Falling on My Face,' earned me the 39th Edogawa Ranpo prize. It's a very prestigious literary prize in Japan, mostly for mysteries and thrillers.

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For research, I like to go to...

For research, I like to go to the location of the places in the novels. The first thing that I do is involve my senses: I notice the smells; I open the trash cans and look at what people have thrown away.

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In Japan, full-time homemaker...

In Japan, full-time homemakers have no economic power of their own, and they socially lead a faceless, anonymous existence.

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I don't know if foreigners wi...

I don't know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender or age group rather than convey a more universal appeal.

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I first thought about becomin...

I first thought about becoming a writer after the age of 30, which is rather late, I'd say. In my 20s, I wasn't especially good at anything, and I didn't have a lot of experiences. I was just a young woman without a good job.

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