Alvi

“They spent the first three years of school getting you to pretend stuff and then the rest of it marking you down if you did the same thing.”
― Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake

“You can’t buy it, but it has a price,” said Oryx. “Everything has a price.”
― Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake

“Why are you staring at me?” she’d ask.
“‘Cause you’re pretty,” I’d reply.
“You’re the first one who’s ever said that.”
“I’m the only one who knows,” I’d tell her. “And believe me, I know.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

“For a long time, she held a special place in my heart. I kept this special place just for her, like a "Reserved" sign on a quiet corner table in a restaurant. Despite the fact that I was sure I'd never see her again.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun