I wasn't particularly afraid of death itself. As Shakespeare said, die this year and you don't have to die the next.
Haruki MurakamiA personโs destiny is something you look back at afterwards, not something to be known in advance.
Haruki MurakamiIf we reverse the outer shell and the essence--in other words, consider the outer shell the essence and the essence only the shell--our lives might be a whole lot easier to understand.
Haruki MurakamiThere are lots of things we never understand, no matter how many years we put on, no matter how much experience we accumulate.
Haruki Murakami