Mostly though, they waited. For the mail. For the news. For the bells. For breakfast and lunch and dinner. For one day to be over and the next day to begin.

Julie Otsuka
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When people are waiting for something to happen, the most they can do is wait. They can’t change anything. They can’t eat lunch now or go to the bathroom now or do anything but wait.

Source: When The Emperor Was Divine

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