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I want to write stories that are different from the ones I've written so far, Junpei thought: I want to write about people who dream and wait for the ...more

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Sometimes we don't need words. Rather, it's words that need us.

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That's how it is with art. Mere humans who root through their refrigerators at three o'clock in the morning are incapable of such writing.

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There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.

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All the same, writing honestly is very difficult. The more I try to be honest, the farther my words sink into darkness.

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Like someone excitedly relating a story, only to find the words petering out, the path gets narrower the further I go, the undergrowth taking over.

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It was a strange feeling, like touching a void.

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Writing things was important, wasn't it? Nakata asked.'Yes, it was. The process of writing was important. Even though the finished product is complete...more

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Your heart is like a great river after a long spell of rain, spilling over its banks. All signposts that once stood on the ground are gone, inundated ...more

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Writing from memory like this, I often feel a pang of dread. What if I've forgotten the most important thing? What if somewhere inside me there is a d...more

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I believe that I have not been fair to you and that, as a result, I must have led you around in circles and hurt you deeply. In doing so, however, I h...more

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It just happens to be the way that I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them.

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It was as if - this something I thought of only later, of course - she was gently peeling back one layer after another that covered a person's heart, ...more

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It was as if - this something I thought of only later, of course - she were gently peeling back one layer after another that covered a person's heart,...more

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There are some things in this world that can be done over, and some that can't. And time passing is one thing that can't be redone. Come this tar, and...more