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.
Haruki MurakamiI used to think the years would go by in order, that you get older one year at a time. But it's not like that. It happens overnight.
Haruki MurakamiI wondered if she was trying to convey something to me, something she could not put into words - something prior to words that she could not grasp within herself and which therefore had no hope of ever turning into words.
Haruki MurakamiI have been told I've got a darkish personality. A few times." Takahashi swings his trombone case from his right shoulder to his left. Then he says, "It's not as if our lives are divided simply into light and dark. There's shadowy middle ground. Recognizing and understanding the shadows is what a healthy intelligence does. And to acquire a healthy intelligence takes a certain amount of time and effort. I don't think you have a particularly dark character.
Haruki Murakami