I saw the sky and sea and sand and the flickering flames of the bonfire through my tears. All at once, it rushed into my head with tremendous speed, and made me feel dizzy. It was beautiful. Everything that happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.

Banana Yoshimoto
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The author, Naotaka Ishikawa, describes his feelings as he was leaving Okinawa after World War II. He paints a picture of the beauty and the tragedy of war through such words as “sky and sea and sand and the flickering flames of the bonfire.” He also captures the feeling that has been described as riding a roller coaster: “It was beautiful. Everything that happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.”

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