I may not look it, but I can be a very patient guy. And killing time is one of my specialities.

Our hearts are not stones. A stone may disintegrate in time and lose its outward form. But hearts never disintegrate. They have no outward form, and whether good or evil, we can always communicate them to one another.

The pure present is an ungraspable advance of the past devouring the future. In truth, all sensation is already memory.

Results aside, the ability to have complete faith in another human being is one of the finest qualities a person can possess.

Reading was like an addiction; I read while I ate, on the train, in bed until late at night, in school, where I'd keep the book hidden so I could read during class. Before long I bought a small stereo and spent all my time in my room, listening to jazz records. But I had almost no desire to talk to anyone about the experience I gained through books and music. I felt happy just being me and no one else. In that sense I could be called a stack-up loner.

Some people think literature is high culture and that it should only have a small readership. I don't think so... I have to compete with popular culture, including TV, magazines, movies and video games.

That was the rule. Break one of my rules once, and I’m bound to break many more.