Disha J.

“What do you think about pineapple in sweet and sour pork?’
I stare at her in confusion.
Red-faced, she begins explaining: ‘A lot of people don’t like it, do they? They can’t stand pineapple in sweet and sour pork. But it never disappears, does it? Why is that?’
‘Er, I don’t know – why doesn’t it?’
‘Because the people who like pineapple in sweet and sour pork may be in a minority, but they don’t just like it, they’re crazy about it. It’s a question of passion. The majority may not accept something, but as long as there are some who do, the existence of that thing – whatever it may be – is protected. I like it,’ she adds, ‘pineapple in sweet and sour pork, that is. And the picture you drew.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

“You need to be careful when reading biographies and history.’
I lift my head at this, and she looks me in the eye.
‘You have to remember that it is merely one version of events, and only the parties involved can ever know the real truth. There are always numerous interpretations, and hearsay, about who said or did what. Misunderstandings occur even in real time; you can see that on the internet. So when it comes to events deep in the past, it’s very difficult to be sure of what is accurate.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

“If I can draw just one picture that leaves a mark in somebody’s life and is remembered, then I can find a place for me.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

“There’s no guarantee of certainty in anything. But the flip side to there being no guarantee of security is that there’s also no certainty that something is a dud.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library