When I was little, I had this science book. There was a section on 'What would happen to the world if there was no friction?' Answer: 'Everything on earth would fly into space from the centrifugal force of revolution.' That was my mood.

A deserted library in the morning - there's something about it that really gets to me. All possible words and ideas are there, resting peacefully.

Reaching the finish line, never walking, and enjoying the race. These three, in this order, are my goals.

It is very simple, actually. It is because you and Tengo were so powerfully drawn to each other.

A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do.

This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don't get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can't do anything, don't get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it's ready to come undone. You have to realize it's going to be a long process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.

I didn't have much to say to anybody but kept to myself and my books. With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw it's fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy.