The strength I'm looking for isn't the type where you win or lose. I'm not after a wall that'll repel power coming from outside. What I want us the kind of strength to be able to absorb that kind of power, to stand up to it.The strength to quietly endure things - unfairness, misfortunes, sadness, mistakes, misunderstandings.
Haruki MurakamiFor a long time, she held a special place in my heart. I kept this special place just for her, like a "Reserved" sign on a quiet corner table in a restaurant. Despite the fact that I was sure I'd never see her again.
Haruki MurakamiWas it Aristotle who said the human soul is composed of reason, will, and desire?โ โNo, that was Plato. Aristotle and Plato were as different as Mel Tormรฉ and Bing Crosby. In any case, things were a lot simpler in the old days,โ Komatsu said. โWouldnโt it be fun to imagine reason, will, and desire engaged in a fierce debate around a table?
Haruki MurakamiYou donโt get it, do you?" I said. โItโs not a question of โwhat thenโ. Some people get a kick out of reading railroad timetables and thatโs all they do all day. Some people make huge model boats out of matchsticks. So whatโs wrong if there happens to be one guy in the world who enjoys trying to understand you?
Haruki Murakami