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The Bartender from Kyobashi
The pharmacist is an elderly woman who gives Yozo morphine. Yozo first meets her after trying to die by suicide for the second time in his life. In the aftermath of this failed suicide, he is in extremely poor health, so he goes to the pharmacy and instantly senses a connection between himself and the pharmacist, recognizing that the pharmacist is, like him, deeply unhappy. The pharmacist sees this, too, and it brings tears to her eyes. Later, she tells Yozo that he must stop drinking, and she gives him morphine to make it easier to give up alcohol. It isn’t long before he’s fully addicted to morphine and coming back to the pharmacy at all hours of the night, begging the pharmacist for more morphine. He even starts an affair with the pharmacist, who continues to give him drugs even though she knows it’s not a good idea.
The Pharmacist Quotes in No Longer Human
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The Third Notebook: Part Two
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She stood ramrod stiff. But in her wide-open eyes there was no trace of alarm or dislike; her look spoke of longing, almost of the seeking for salvation. I thought, “She must be unhappy too. Unhappy people are sensitive to the unhappiness of others.” Not until then did I happen to notice that she stood with difficulty, supporting herself on crutches. I suppressed a desire to run up beside her, but I could not take my eyes from her face. I felt tears starting, and saw then the tears brimming from her big eyes.
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The Pharmacist Quotes in No Longer Human
The No Longer Human quotes below are all either spoken by The Pharmacist or refer to The Pharmacist . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Third Notebook: Part Two
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She stood ramrod stiff. But in her wide-open eyes there was no trace of alarm or dislike; her look spoke of longing, almost of the seeking for salvation. I thought, “She must be unhappy too. Unhappy people are sensitive to the unhappiness of others.” Not until then did I happen to notice that she stood with difficulty, supporting herself on crutches. I suppressed a desire to run up beside her, but I could not take my eyes from her face. I felt tears starting, and saw then the tears brimming from her big eyes.
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