Well, think of what Iโm doing to you right now. For me Iโm the self, and youโre the object. For you, of course, itโs the exact oppositeโyouโre the self to you and Iโm the object. And by exchanging self and object, we can project ourselves onto the other and gain self-consciousness. Volitionally.โ โI still donโt get it, but it sure feels good.โ โThatโs the whole idea,โ the girl said.
Haruki MurakamiBut why should you be interested in me?" Good question. I canโt explain it myself right this moment. But maybe โ just maybe โ if we start getting together and talking, after a while something like Francis Laiโs soundtrack music will start playing in the background, and a whole slew of concrete reasons why Iโm interested in you will line up out of nowhere. With luck, it might even snow for us.
Haruki Murakami