We each have a special something we can get only at a special time of our life. like a small flame. A careful, fortunate few cherish that flame, nurture it, hold it as a torch to light their way. But once that flame goes out, itโs gone forever.
Haruki MurakamiIโm free, I think. I shut my eyes and think hard and deep about how free I am, but I canโt really understand what it means. All I know is Iโm totally alone. All alone in an unfamiliar place, like some solitary explorer whoโs lost his compass and his map. Is this what it means to be free? I donโt know, and I give up thinking about it.
Haruki Murakami