When Sumireko was young, her inability to express herself often led to trouble with her friends. One day, she ran from them and ended up at a strange bookshop. The woman there recommended a book and offered a suggestion to help her speak more easily.
It wasn't that I had nothing I wanted to say—
...ليس كأنّ لم يكن لديّ ما أقوله
Nicht, dass ich nichts zu sagen gehabt hätte,
No es que no quisiera decir nada,
No es que no quisiera decir nada,
Non pas que je n’avais rien à dire,
c’était même plutôt le contraire.
Non è che non avessi niente da dire.
Não é que eu não tivesse
nada que quisesse dizer—
Не то чтобы мне было нечего сказать.