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The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

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"It seems that I am the only one who has been able to preserve his dignity, in all this time."



A solitary figure stands amidst a desolate landscape, wearing a mask and long coat, as a dramatic sunset casts a somber light, embodying the dignity referenced in the quote.

"The one thing I can say is that the vast majority of my contemporaries are dead."



"What is the sense of having been a good butler if you have spent your whole life in a state of emotional suppression?"



"In the end, I suppose I could say that I have been a good servant to Mr. Stevens, but have I been a good man?"



"We can no longer be sure of what is meaningful, what is truth. We are adrift on a changing sea."



"I have always had the sense that one must remain unflinching in the face of uncertainty."



"There are some moments that are quite simply, too painful to remember."



"Memory is an uncertain thing; it can mold and warp into something unrecognizable just as easily as it may stand clear and true."



"It’s a matter of the heart as well as the mind – if we allow ourselves to admit what we truly feel, it’s often a very different thing from what we have accepted to be true."



"Perhaps it’s that imperfection is what makes life worth living – the very struggle of trying to achieve perfection is what brings us joy."



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