There are some things about myself I can’t explain to anyone. There are some things I don’t understand at all. I can’t tell what I think about things or what I’m after. I don’t know what my strengths are or what I’m supposed to do about them. But if I start thinking about these things in too much detail the whole thing gets scary. And if I get scared I can only think about myself. I become really self-centered, and without meaning to, I hurt people. So I’m not such a wonderful human being.
Haruki MurakamiMy grandpa always said asking a question is embarrassing for a moment, but not asking is embarrassing for a lifetime.
Haruki MurakamiSo what’s wrong if there happens to be one guy in the world who enjoys trying to understand you?
Haruki MurakamiYou make do with what you have. As you age you learn even to be happy with what you have.
Haruki MurakamiIt is however, difficult to make your narratives relative by yourself. A novelists' work is to provide models to make your narratives relative. If you read my novels then you may feel, "I have the same experience as this narrative", or "I have the same idea as this novel". It means that your narrative and mine sympathize, concord and resonate together.
Haruki Murakami