The ones with no imagination are always the quickest to justify themselves.

Maybe working on the little things as dutifully and honestly as we can is how we stay sane when the world is falling apart.

We were, the two of us, still fragmentary beings, just beginning to sense the presence of an unexpected, to be-aquired reality that would fill us and make us whole.

When I was a teenager, I thought how great it would be if only I could write novels in English. I had the feeling that I would be able to express my emotions so much more directly than if I wrote in Japanese.

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished.

I may not be the most likable person in the world, but I try not to upset people.

Cell phones are so convenient that they're an inconvenience.