Fanny

“So the manual for life already existed. It was just that it was already ingrained in everyone’s heads, and there wasn’t any need to put it in writing. The specific form of what is considered an “ordinary person” had been there all along, unchanged since prehistoric times I finally realized.”
― Sayaka Murata, Convenience Store Woman

“God doesn’t love, men murder, and nature rains clean water down on the bloodied bodies, the sun bleaches their bones, a tree drops its leaves onto the unrecognizable face of someone’s daughter, the earth sprouts glorious sunflowers that feed on the purple flesh of disappeared women.”
― María Fernanda Ampuero, Human Sacrifices

“People who are considered normal enjoy putting those who aren't on trial, you know.”
― Sayaka Murata, コンビニ人間 [Konbini ningen]

“People can easily pass judgment on others when they’re protected by their own normality.”
― Sayaka Murata, Earthlings