So you want another story?" Uhh... no. We would like to know what really happened." Doesn't the telling of something always become a story?" Uhh... perhaps in English. In Japanese a story would have an element of invention in it. We don't want any invention. We want the 'straight facts,' as you say in English." Isn't telling about something--using words, English or Japanese--already something of an invention? Isn't just looking upon this world already something of an invention?

It was a huge zoo, spread over numberless acres, big enough to require a train to explore it, though it seemed to get smaler as I grew older, train included. Now it's so small it fits in my head.

We believe what we see.’...What do you do when you’re in the dark?

Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.

Much hostile and aggressive behaviour among animals is the expression of social insecurity.

Was it the forgetfulness of old age or personal incapacity that made the man able to say please but not thank you?

I couldn't get Him out of my head. Still can't. I spent three solid days thinking about Him. The more He bothered me, the less I coul forget Him. And the more I learned about Him, the less I wanted to leave Him.