Kafka is one of my very favorite writers. Kafka's fictional world is already so complete that trying to follow in his steps is not just pointless, but quite risky, too. What I see myself doing, rather, is writing novels where, in my own way, I dismantle the fictional world of Kafka that itself dismantled the existing novelistic system.
Haruki MurakamiI think of myself as more the non-turn-on type. so when I do get turned on, I donโt trust it, I have to investigate the source.
Haruki MurakamiI learned that realism can come in all shapes and sizes. The world is big enough for different values to coexist.
Haruki MurakamiHer smile steps offstage for a moment, then does an encore, all while I'm dealing with my blushing face.
Haruki MurakamiEverybody has some one thing they do not want to lose," began the man. "You included. And we are professionals at finding out that very thing. Humans by necessity must have a midway point between their desires and their pride. Just as all objects must have a center of gravity. This is something we can pinpoint. Only when it is gone do people realize it even existed.
Haruki Murakami