Only When the Dream Ends Do You Taste the World

In this world, there are always hidden corners where things beyond the realm of reason lie concealed.

Some drink wine that restores their memories, only to have three days left to live. Some obtain an elixir of immortality, only to taste loneliness throughout eternity. Others trade their talent for years of life, every word soaked in blood, every sentence gouging at the heart.

A scarecrow learns to love because of a flower. A discarded doll teaches us that some sparks of affection belong to a single fleeting moment.

Some willingly die for the people they love. Some gradually forget themselves over the long years. And some spend their entire lives trying to make up for one moment of hesitation in their youth.

Fate is never generous. Every miracle comes with a price. And yet people keep coming, one after another, because some things matter more than life, last longer than time, and run deeper than forgetfulness.

Open this book and find a handful of lives, each with its own flavor. Perhaps one of these stories will remind you of someone you cannot let go of, or of words you never managed to say.