shizuku

Whisper of the Heart (1995) dir. Yoshifumi Kondō

— clarice lispector, the stream of life

Early morning Asakusa, Tokyo.

Kate Bush at home using her Fairlight CMI synth (c. 1980)

"To assign unanswered letters their proper weight, to free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves—there lies the great, the singular power of self-respect. Without it, one eventually discovers the final turn of the screw: one runs away to find oneself, and finds no one at home."