Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

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"It is not in my nature to be interested in the living.But there are many things, I have found, that defy nature."

Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

"There is a thrill in relishing the suffering of strangers, and they hide their interest with worried faces."

Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

"Even then I found the word fitting, soothing.Fireflies.Fire flies.Fire, fly."

Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

"Dad says there are more than three thousand letters in the Japanese alphabet, which could pose a problem. There are only twenty-six letters in the English alphabet, and I get into enough trouble with them as it is."

Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

"Dinner that night is a feast of flavor. To celebrate the successful exorcism, Kagura has cooked several more dishes than the shrine's usual, simple fare- fragrant onigiri, balls of rice soaked in green tea, with umeboshi- salty and pickled plums- as filling. There is eggplant simmered in clear soup, green beans in sesame sause, and burdock in sweet-and-sour dressing. The mood is festive."

Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

"There are so many other fun ways to dishonor the family name that buying girls’ underwear shouldn’t be one of them."

Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well