Wasn't it better if they kept this desire to see each other hidden within them, and never actually got together? That way, there would always be hope in their hearts. That hope would be a small, yet vital flame that warmed them to their core-- a tiny flame to cup one's hands around and protect from the wind, a flame that the violent winds of reality might easily extinguish. Haruki Murakami
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Instead of having to live out the consequences of their actions, it would have been better if they had kept their feelings for each other secret. That way, they could keep their feelings inside, and they wouldn't have to face the torment of reality. Keeping their feelings inside would mean that they could hold on to them like a flame that the violent winds of life might extinguish.

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