But what seems like a reasonable distance to one person might feel too far to somebody else.
Haruki MurakamiI used to think the years would go by in order, that you get older one year at a time. But it's not like that. It happens overnight.
Haruki MurakamiThe best musicians transpose consciousness into sound; painters do the same for color and shape.
Haruki MurakamiThe library was like a second home. Or maybe more like a real home, more than the place I lived in. By going every day I got to know all the lady librarians who worked there. They knew my name and always said hi. I was painfully shy, though, and could barely reply.
Haruki Murakami