Sexualising children is NOT okay. Pedophilia is NOT okay. A relationship between a minor and an adult NOT okay. The book is gross and disgusted me. I dSexualising children is NOT okay. Pedophilia is NOT okay. A relationship between a minor and an adult NOT okay. The book is gross and disgusted me. I don't understand, how could more than 80% of those who read it like it.! The reviews of those who loved it are completely different from what I have read. And worst of all, the Novel is marketed as YA. Gross. Gross. Gross sickening revolting......more
"I'll let you guys live an easier life. I'll take good care of you guys like you took good care of me". P.7
"Being made fun of is a good experience for"I'll let you guys live an easier life. I'll take good care of you guys like you took good care of me". P.7
"Being made fun of is a good experience for me, because it helps me to become a stronger person". P.7
"I wonder where happiness is. I wonder what happiness is". P.8
"I was nervous not knowing what kind of life was ahead of me". P.13
"I wonder what I'm going to be when I grow up, or actually what can I be?" P.13
"The reason why I study so hard is because this is the only thing I'm good at. If you take studying away from me, all that's left is this useless body. I don't want to feel this way." P.14
"Walking normal is a really hard thing..." P.15
"I can only walk like a robot. This is sad." P.16
"I'm scared of getting old. I'm only 16 years old." P.16
"Why did the illness choose me?" P.16
"It's okay to be slow, it's ok to make mistakes, and the important thing is to try your best." P.16
"Gosh, how much of a money eater bug am I going to be...I cause so much trouble, I'm sorry." P.17
"My 3 big front teeth are gone, and now I look ugly" P.17
"My illness is worse than cancer!" P.17
"In my dream, I can walk, run, and move freely... In reality, I can't do any of that." P.18
"It's hard to eat without my front teeth." P.18
"If I make myself feel better by thinking that I'm going to walk the same paths as my friends, my own path will disappear..." P.20
"People being nice to me is a pain for me." P.21
"Only if I can walk on my own..." P.23
"People always help me, but I can't do anything in return." P.24
"To me, studying is my source of life, but I can't find anything that is more important." P.24
"Can't a human live only with their mind?" P.24
"I cried inside myself, "I don't wanna hear it anymore! I don't want any sympathy!" P.32
"Don't be so harsh on yourself. Life isn't just about studying and school. What can you do if you're thrown into society when you only have academic skills?" P.35
"Wearing a skirt was a dream for me" P.38
"And now I'm afraid I may not be able to live till I'm 42. But I want to still be alive at that age!" P.47
"Give me a break! Am I a 17 year-old grandmother . . .?" P.48
"I felt so miserable. It annoys me so much to be told I have a disability. It's clear I haven't really admitted yet that I'm disabled." P.48
"The few facial expressions I have left include crying, grinning, a serious look, and a sulky face. I can't keep up a vivid and bright expression even for an hour. I can't even sing any more. The muscles around my mouth have a kind of tic. And because of the decrease in the strength of my abdominal muscles, I can only whisper like a mosquito." P.51
"From having a healthy body, I've turned into a disabled person and my life has greatly changed because of that. What's more, my disease is still advancing." p.55
"This spring brings only loneliness." P.56
"Toward the end, it was difficult to get the words out properly, but I managed not to cry. Mom was crying." P.58
"I don't even have time to look up at someone's face and say, 'Good morning.' I tend to look down all the time." P.58
"Rika, my four-year-old sister, was with us. She said a cruel thing: "You aren't beautiful, Aya, you know, because you wobble." P.59
"I don't want to die! I want to live!" P.60
"For the last two years, I've been taught to 'acknowledge being disabled and start from there." P.65
"One thing I can dedicate to society is my body, for the sake of medical advance: I can ask for all my usable organs, such as kidneys and corneas, to be distributed to sick people . . . Maybe that's all I can do?" P.65
"Mom, I'm sorry that I've made you worry so much and that I can't repay you at all. My brothers and sisters, please forgive me: not only could I not do anything worthy of an elder sister, but I've also taken away your mother's attention." P.70
"I can't move, I can't make money, I can't do anything useful to other people." P.74
"I'm living the life of an old woman: no youth, no energy to live, nothing to live for, no goals to work toward . . . All I have is my deteriorating body." P.75
"If someone only says one or two words a day, can you say that they are really leading a life as a member of society? . . . I'm becoming that kind of person." P.76
"If someone can't do anything by themselves, and has to have other people look after them in order to live, can you say they are leading a social life? . . . I'm that person." P.76
"I envy the changeable nature of the weather . . . But people can't live being so changeable, can they?" P.80
"Nothing's any good, you idiot!" P.80
"I feel miserable for being unable to communicate well." P.84
"Mom, what am I living for?" P.84
"I feel there's something to live for if I improve even a little, and I get more relaxed." P.85
"Mom has to work and look after my brothers and sisters. She's not just a mother to me." P.87
"Each person has unspeakable distress. When I remember the past, Annoyingly, I cry; The reality of today Is too cruel, too severe, And doesn't even offer me a dream; Imagining the future Brings me yet another kind of tears." P.88
"Can I . . . get married?" P.96
"What am I living for?" P.99
"My life is worthless," "I have nothing to live for," and "I'm just a burden." P.99
-She never did or said anything to criticize others, such as "Why is it only me who has become like this?" or "I wish you had never had me." P.99
"How will Aya's brothers and sisters get along with their ailing sister when they grow up?" P.101
-"25 years and 10 month . . . Aya's short life eventually came to an end. She suddenly fell into a coma and stopped breathing. Even at that critical moment, her heart continued to beat desperately, as if it was crying out, "I'm hanging in! I won't give up!"" P.106
-""Aya, please look at me! Can you feel Mom's warmth?" But she did not respond to our words or our touch." P.106
"She passed away at 00:55 an May 23rd, 1988."...more
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