Morten Holst

“If you read a novel to the end, then it’s over. I would never want to do something as wasteful as that. I’d much rather keep it here with me, safe and sound, forever.”
― Yōko Ogawa, The Memory Police

“he seemed convinced that children’s questions were much more important than those of an adult. He preferred smart questions to smart answers.”
― Yōko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor

“Before I went to bed I set my alarm for eight, but at some point it must have been turned off. Who on earth played this cruel trick on me? The culprit, of course, was me.”
― Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

“A problem isn't finished just because you've found the right answer.”
― Yoko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor