...most people in the world don't really use their brains to think. And people who don't think are the ones who don't listen to others.

If you really want to know something, you have to be willing to pay the price.

I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.

Nakata's empty inside... Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Being empty is like a vacant house. An unlocked, vacant house. Anybody can come in, anytime they want. That's what scares me the most

A theory is a battlefield in your head.

If I stayed here, something inside me would be lost forever—something I couldn't afford to lose. It was like a vague dream, a burning, unfulfilled desire. The kind of dream people have only when they're seventeen.

If you really want to know what's happening here and now, you've got to use your own eyes and your own judgment.