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“But nature is actually kind of unnatural, in a way. And relaxation can actually be
threatening. It takes experience and preparation to really live with those contradictions.”
― Kafka on the Shore
threatening. It takes experience and preparation to really live with those contradictions.”
― Kafka on the Shore
“You have to look!" Johnnie Walker commanded. "That's another one of our rules. Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will be even worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in, Mr. Nakata. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Perhaps most people in the world aren't
trying to be free, Kafka. They just think they are. It's all an illusion. If they really were
set free, most people would be in a real bind. You'd better remember that. People
actually prefer not being free.”
― Kafka on the Shore
trying to be free, Kafka. They just think they are. It's all an illusion. If they really were
set free, most people would be in a real bind. You'd better remember that. People
actually prefer not being free.”
― Kafka on the Shore
“All kinds of things are happening to me," I begin. "Some I chose, some I didn't. I don't know how to tell one from the other anymore. What I mean is, it feels like
everything's been decided in advance--that I'm following a path somebody else has
already mapped out for me. It doesn't matter how much I think things over, how much
effort I put into it. In fact, the harder I try, the more I lose my sense of who I am. It's like my identity's an orbit that I've strayed far away from, and that really hurts. But more than that, it scares me. Just thinking about it makes me flinch.”
― Kafka on the Shore
everything's been decided in advance--that I'm following a path somebody else has
already mapped out for me. It doesn't matter how much I think things over, how much
effort I put into it. In fact, the harder I try, the more I lose my sense of who I am. It's like my identity's an orbit that I've strayed far away from, and that really hurts. But more than that, it scares me. Just thinking about it makes me flinch.”
― Kafka on the Shore
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