Let's go and look for the rhythms in nature.

"Having eyes, but not seeing beauty; having ears, but not hearing music; having minds, but not perceiving truth; having hearts that are never moved and therefore never set on fire. These are the things to fear, said the headmaster.

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"I'm going to go on sharpening his pencils all the same," Totto-chan decided, "After all, I love him."

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where everything was so unusual. The school could not escape criticism from people used to a more conventional system of education.

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Something was about to happen that wasn't according to plan.

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"Let's go and look for the rhythms in nature." "

-- Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

if only i have been admitted to the school that was mentioned in the book, everything would have been different. i would have a clearer direction when i was younger, i would have spend my time pursuing the things i love but at least i have reach where i am suppose to be. its never too late.