I'll never see them again. I know that. And they know that. And knowing this, we say farewell.

Ever since that happened to me, I haven't been able to give myself to anyone in this world.

Once thing goes wrong, then the whole house of cards collapses. And there's no way you can extricate yourself. Until someone comes along to drag you out.

Never trust a man who carries a handkerchief, I always say. One of many prejudicial rules of thumb.

The dead will always be dead, but we have to go on living.

The world in books seemed so much more alive to me than anything outside. I could see things I'd never seen before. Books and music were my best friends. I had a couple of good friends at school, but never met anyone I could really speak my heart to.

A man is like a two-story house. The first floor is equipped with an entrance and a living room. On the second floor is every family member's room. They enjoy listening to music and reading books. On the first underground floor is the ruin of people's memories. The room filled with darkness is the second underground floor.