The unwaking world was as hushed as a deep forest.

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

You couldn’t begin to imagine who I am, where I’m going, or what I’m about to do, All of you are trapped here. You can’t go anywhere, forward or back. But I’m not like you. I have work to do. I have a mission to accomplish. And so, with your permission, I shall move ahead.

I just feel pain. A lot of pain. I thought I could imagine how much this would hurt but I was wrong.

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.

There has to be pain. That's the rule.

I didn't start running because somebody asked me to become a runner. Just like I didn't become a novelist because someone asked me to. One day, out of the blue, I wanted to write a novel. And one day, out of the blue, I started to run-simply because I wanted to. I've always done whatever I felt like doing in life. People may try to stop me, and convince me I'm wrong, but I won't change.