As with marathon runs and lengths of toilet paper, there had to be standards to measure up to.
Haruki MurakamiI am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished.
Haruki MurakamiThe ground we stand on looks solid enough, but if something happens it can drop right out from under you.
Haruki Murakami