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Quizás aun no te comprenda. Pero, con un poco de tiempo, llegaré a entenderte. Y no habrá nadie en el mundo que te comprenda mejor que yo.

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Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who's in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It's like...more

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In other words, Shozaburo Takitani was now alone in the world. This was no great shock to him, however, nor did it make him feel particularly sad or m...more

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I might have been afraid that if I really loved someone and needed her, one day she might suddenly disappear without a word, and I'd be left all alone...more

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Still, the time I spent with her was more precious than anything. She helped me forget the undertone of loneliness in my life. She expanded the outer ...more

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But you knoe, she's right. Every single day, each time I see her face, see her, it's utterly precious.

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Don't forget - you're the one who swam across the freezing sea at night.

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Rock and roll was my favorite, but before long I grew to enjoy Shinamoto's brand of classical music. This was music from another world, which had its ...more

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He stopped complaining, but now I was annoyed. I went to the roof and drank alone.

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(When asked “Was the model for Midori (a character in Norwegian Wood) modeled after your wife?”)I showed your message to my wife. She got mad and yell...more

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If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there’s salvation in life. Even if you can’t get together with that person.

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April and May were painful, lonely months for me because I couldn't talk to you. I never knew that spring could be so painful and lonely. Better to ha...more

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I was much younger, much hungrier, much more alone. But I was myself, pared down to the essentials.

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There's no sense forcing yourself if you don't feel like it. Tell you the truth, I've had sex with lots of guys, but I think I did it mostly out of fe...more

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I think most readers would say the same. Most would choose Midori. And the protagonist, of course, chooses her in the end. But some part of him is alw...more