Tengo could hardly believe it-- that in this frantic, labyrinth-like world, two people's hearts-- a boy's and a girl's-- could be connected, unchanged, even though they hadn't seen each other for twenty years.

Once thing goes wrong, then the whole house of cards collapses. And there's no way you can extricate yourself. Until someone comes along to drag you out.

No one could say how long that life would last. Whatever has form can disappear in an instant.

And it was the kind of thing that loses the most important nuances when reduced to words. He had never told anyone about it, and he probably never would.

Mediocrity's like a spot on a shirt—it never comes off.

Wasn't he the one who said you shouldn't trust anybody who calls himself an ordinar man? - Naoko

Maybe she thought the garbage and rocks in your head were interesting. But finally, garbage is garbage and rocks are rocks.