she was beautiful and seemingly quite intelligent, what with her pentameter search system. There wasn't a reason in the world not to find her appealing.
Haruki MurakamiThe curious thing about individuals is that their singularity always goes beyond any category or generalization in the book.
Haruki MurakamiThe power to concentrate was the most important thing. Living without this power would be like opening one’s eyes without seeing anything.
Haruki MurakamiDon't you think it would be wonderful to get rid of everything and everybody and just go some place where you don't know a soul?
Haruki MurakamiI wrote a huge number of letters that spring: one a week to Naoko, several to Reiko, and several more to Midori. I wrote letters in the classroom, I wrote letters at my desk at home with Seagull in my lap, I wrote letters at empty tables during my breaks at the Italian restaurant. It was as if I were writing letters to hold together the pieces of my crumbling life.
Haruki Murakami