Time flows in a strange way on Sundays.

I'd made it back to the land of the living. No matter how boring or mediocre a world it might be, this was it.

There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart.

I write my novels personally, desperately and non-negligently. When I write my novels, I think about my novels only, and never do other works.

Sheep hurt my father, and through my father, sheep have also hurt me.

I try not to think about anything special while running. As a matter of fact, I usually run with my mind empty. However, when I run empty-minded, something naturally and abruptly crawls in sometime. That might become an idea that can help me with my writing.

Nakata's empty inside... Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Being empty is like a vacant house. An unlocked, vacant house. Anybody can come in, anytime they want. That's what scares me the most