4 Quotes & Sayings By Chica Umino

Chica Umino is a Japanese illustrator and author of geometrical novels. She wrote her first picture book, Otoshimono (cloud book), in 2006. A number of her books have won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Children's Manga. Chica received the 2011 Tezuka Culture Prize, one of the highest honors given for achievement in manga and anime.

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Dear God, what is my purpose of life? What should I do to find it? Once I found it, will I become stronger?.... Oh no, my mind is blank.a strange sound kept ringing in my head. What sound is that...? Ah, I know. It's... The sound of emptiness. Chica Umino
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When I was little, I was out riding my brand-new blue bicycle when I decided to see how far I could keep going without looking back even once. I could feel with my back how my neighborhood was receding, further and further away.. but I kept pedaling with all my might, my mind almost going blank. All I could hear was the sound of my own heart, thumping wildly in my ears. Even now, I remember it sometimes. What exactly was I trying to do that day? What was it that I wanted to prove? It's no good. My mind just keeps fogging over. I have this irritating sound stuck in my head. What is it? This sound.. Ohh.. I know what it is. This is.. the sound of emptiness. . Chica Umino
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No need for everyone to look the same. The secret is to wear what suits you best! Chica Umino