Murasaki ShikibuYou are here to remind me of someone I long for, and what is it you long for yourself? We must have been together in an earlier life, you and I.
About This Quote
If you are here to remind me of someone I long for, and what is it you long for yourself? This quote is supposed to be a conversation between two lovers who have just met. But it can be interpreted to mean any two people who have just met.
Source: The Tale Of Genji
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