“I wasn't alone, but I was terribly lonely. Because I knew that I would never be happier than I was then.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“The book didn’t come to any conclusion, and nobody wants to read a book that doesn’t have one. For me, though, having no conclusion seemed perfectly fine.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“I knew that life was pointless, but I couldn't give up on it.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“I always used to think that I'd like to stay 17 or 18 if I could. But not any more. I'm not a teenager any more. I've got a sense of responsibility now. I'm not the same person I was when we used to hang out together. I'm 20 now. And I have to pay the price to go on living.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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