When I was fifteen, all I wanted was to go off to some other world, a place beyond anybodyโs reach. A place beyond the flow of time.โ - But thereโs no place like that in this world. - Exactly. Which is why Iโm living here, in this world where things are continually damaged, where the heart is fickle, where time flows past without a break.
Haruki MurakamiOkay, letโs put it this way. I would like to sleep with you. But itโs alright if I donโt sleep with you. What Iโm saying is Iโd like to be as fair as possible. I donโt want to force anything on anybody, any more than Iโd want anything forced on me. Itโs enough that I feel your presence or see your commas swirling around me.
Haruki MurakamiWe all die and disappear, but that's because the mechanism of the world itself is built on destruction and loss.
Haruki MurakamiShe's letting out her feelings. The scary thing is not being able to do that. When your feelings build up and harden and die inside, then you're in big trouble.
Haruki MurakamiEverybody has some one thing they do not want to lose," began the man. "You included. And we are professionals at finding out that very thing. Humans by necessity must have a midway point between their desires and their pride. Just as all objects must have a center of gravity. This is something we can pinpoint. Only when it is gone do people realize it even existed.
Haruki Murakami