“Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back. That's part of what it means to be alive. But inside our heads - at least that's where I imagine it - there's a little room where we store those memories. A room like the stacks in this library. And to understand the workings of our own heart we have to keep on making new reference cards. We have to dust things off every once in awhile, let in fresh air, change the water in the flower vases. In other words, you'll live forever in your own private library.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“Why do you need to know that? Why can’t I tell you Santa Claus brought it? Why isn’t that enough?” She never spilled her secrets. She’d just smile, look at me sideways, and say, “It’s all magical as far as I know.”
― Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
― Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
“We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.”
― Me: Stories of My Life
― Me: Stories of My Life
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