You can’t run away. The past will be only too happy to chase you —- in absolute, complete, and total earnest. Do you know why? Because they’re lonely. The past and memories are very lonely things. I don’t believe in God. Because he doesn’t have a fixed form. The past certainly does exist, even in a world where the future doesn’t have a fixed form. Even if it’s being colored by misunderstandings and delusions, a person’s past can’t be anything but the truth as long as he believes in it. If that’s what you base your actions or your way of life on, isn’t that like being god?

It's easier to crush a dream than realize one, forming a bond is infinitely more difficult than breaking one

In my hometown, the sky seemed endless . . . but there was nothing to see.

If reality is as equally valuable as fiction, then you should just chalk up the parts of the past you don’t need to your imagination

If you truly want to escape the ordinary, you'll simply need to keep evolving. Whether what you seek is above or below.

If you really do love her, don’t look away, no matter what happens. No matter what you see, no matter what you learn about her, don’t look away. Once you got her in your embrace, don’t let go. Once you decide you love someone, that’s your responsibility.

For us, the playground of fiction is just as important as reality