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

“Until now, a child had been an obstacle in my workplace. Here, they are not only accepted, but regarded as useful.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

“Now I’m tearing up too. To think that one thing I said to him meant so much. But I know I’m not the only reason Seitaro kept on writing. Deep down, he also believes in himself.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

“The thing that I had started had ended up making a connection in an unexpected place and bearing fruit.”
― Michiko Aoyama, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library