Results aside, the ability to have complete faith in another human being is one of the finest qualities a person can possess.

What I saw wasn't a ghost. It was simply--myself. I can never forget how terrified I was that night, and whenever I remember it, this thought always springs to mind: that the most frightening thing in the world is our own self. What do you think?

No mistake about it. Ice is cold; roses are red; I'm in love. And this love is about to carry me off somewhere. The current's too overpowering; I don't have any choice. It may very well be a special place, some place I've never seen before. Danger may be lurking there, something that may end up wounding me deeply, fatally. I might end up losing everything. But there's no turning back. I can only go with the flow. Even if it means I'll be burned up, gone forever.

What I want is for the two of us to meet somewhere by chance one day, like, passing on the street, or getting on the same bus.

Time really is one big continuous cloth, no? We habitually cut out pieces of time to fit us, so we tend to fool ourselves into thinking that time is our size, but it really goes on and on.

I'm a coward when it comes to matters of the heart. That is my fatal flaw.

I have read all my novels that were translated into English. Reading my novels is enjoyable because I forget almost all the content in them.