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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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Something will work out tomorrow, I thought. And if not, then tomorrow I'll do some thinking. Ob—la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on.

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

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I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. I felt like everyone hated me. That is the m...more

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I think of human existence as being like a two-story house. On the rst oor people gather together to take their meals, watch television, and talk. e s...more

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I myself, as I’m writing, don’t know who did it. The readers and I are on the same ground. When I start to write a story, I don’t know the conclusion ...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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Maybe that's why people don't like you. You make it obvious you don't care whether people like you or not. That makses some people angry.

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I dream, sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

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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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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.

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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

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When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person that walked in. That's what the storm is all about.

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No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

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I'm tired of living unable to love anyone. I don't have a single friend - not one. And, worst of all, I can't even love myself. Why is that? Why can't...more