let the wind change direction a little bit, and their cries turned to whispers.

The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can't be learned at school.

A story is not something of this world. A real story requires a kind of magical baptism to link the world on this side with the world on the other side.

A man is like a two-story house. The first floor is equipped with an entrance and a living room. On the second floor is every family member's room. They enjoy listening to music and reading books. On the first underground floor is the ruin of people's memories. The room filled with darkness is the second underground floor.

Any explanation or logic that explains everything so easily has a hidden trap in it. I'm speaking from experience. Somebody once said if it's something a single book can explain, it's not worth having explained. What I mean is don't leap to any conclusions.

What do we talk about? Just ordinary things. What happened today, or books we've read, or tomorrow's weather, you know. Don't tell me you're wondering if people jump to their feet and shout stuff like 'It'll rain tomorrow if a polar bear eats the stars tonight!

It's basically impossible for everybody's justice to prevail or everybody's happiness to triumph, so chaos takes over.