But if something did happen, it happened. Whether it's right or wrong. I accept everything that happens, and that's how I became the person I am now.

The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can't be learned at school.

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.

You can have tons of talent, but it won't necessarily keep you fed. If you have sharp instincts, through, you'll never go hungry.

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

If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there's salvation in life. Even if you can't get together with that person.

I'm not so weird to me.