Perhaps most people in the world arenโt trying to be free, Kafka. They just think they are. Itโs all an illusion. If they really were set free, most people would be in a real pickle. Youโd better remember that. People actually prefer not being free?
Haruki Murakamiit occurred to me what a simple thing reality is, how easy it is to make it work. It's just reality. Just housework. Just a home. Like running a simple machine. Once you learn to run it, it's just a matter of repetition. You push this button and pull that lever. You adjust a gauge, put on the lid, set the timer. The same thing, over and over.
Haruki MurakamiColours shone with exceptional clarity in the rain. The ground was a deep black, the pine branches a brilliant green, the people wrapped in yellow looking like special spirits that were allowed to wander over the earth on rainy mornings only.
Haruki MurakamiIf you canโt understand it without an explanation, you canโt understand it with an explanation.
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