I'm not human. I'm a piece of machinery. I don't need to feel a thing. Just forge on ahead.
Haruki MurakamiI was twenty-one at the time, about to turn twenty-two. No prospect of graduating soon, and yet no reason to quit school. Caught in the most curiously depressing circumstances. For months I'd been stuck, unable to take one step in any new direction. The world kept moving on; I alone was at a standstill. In the autumn, everything took on a desolate cast, the colors swiftly fading before my eyes. The sunlight, the smell of the grass, the faintest patter of rain, everything got on my nerves.
Haruki MurakamiWaiting for your answer is one of the most painful things I have ever been through. At least let me know whether or not I hurt you.
Haruki Murakami