We each have a special something we can get only at a special time of our life. like a small flame. A careful, fortunate few cherish that flame, nurture it, hold it as a torch to light their way. But once that flame goes out, itโs gone forever.
Haruki MurakamiI lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. I felt like everyone hated me. That is the most unhappy time of my life.
Haruki MurakamiI learned that realism can come in all shapes and sizes. The world is big enough for different values to coexist.
Haruki Murakami