Mineko Iwasaki Quotes

Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.

In a world where the body is always healing, there's something to be said for knowing how and when not just physically but also emotionally.

They begged me not to quit. But they didn’t offer to change anything.

People will tell you not to quit but they don't offer you anything for a new start. Everyone gives motivation but no one is going to help you to change. It is you who can help you. At the end of the day, you have to be self-oriented. The author said They told you not to quit But didn’t offer to change anything.

I took the obi from my father’s chest and took it with me. I kept it until I met my husband. I gave it to him. He still wears it.

Every woman is a princess in her father's eyes. Fathers are the safest person on the planet for girls. Women always want a husband to protect them like their father. They want to feel safe as they are with their father. The author took the obi from my father’s chest and gave it to her husband.

How come we kept celebrating things that made me feel bad?

Sometimes people continue the work which hurts them. No matter what type of injury you have, failing to take care of yourself can make it worse. Stop doing the thing which is hurting you. Stop celebrating for the thing that made you feel.