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

Have your dream...What you need now more than anything is discipline. Cast off mere words. Words turn into stone. (from Thailand)

To be able to talk to your heart’s content about a book you like with someone who feels the same way about it is one of the greatest joys that life can offer.

I myself have been on my own and utterly independent since I graduated. I haven't belonged to any company or any system. It isn't easy to live like this in Japan.

I'm a coward when it comes to matters of the heart. That is my fatal flaw.

Rousseau defined civilizations as when people build fences.

Generally, people who are good at writing letters have no need to write letters. They've got plenty of life to lead inside their own context.