“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 dark limbo where all the the truly important memories are heaped and slowly turning into mud?”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“Where are people going? I wonder what they hope will happen and what they are afraid of? For me it’s the same thing and has to do with being loved.”
― The Illusion of Separateness
― The Illusion of Separateness
“Death is not the opposite of life but an innate part of it. By living our lives, we nurture death.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“I have a lot more patience for others than I have for myself, and I'm much better at bringing out the best in others than in myself. That's just the kind of person I am. I'm the scratchy stuff on the side of the matchbox. But that's fine with me. I don't mind at all. Better to be a first-class matchbox than a second-class match.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“I guess I don't really understand you yet,' I said. 'I'm not all that smart. It takes me a while to understand things. But if I do have time, I will come to understand you -- better than anyone else in the world ever can.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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