Yasmine

“Nakata's empty inside... Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Being empty is like a vacant house. An unlocked, vacant house. Anybody can come in, anytime they want. That's what scares me the most”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“She wondered what she thought of herself, and came to the realization that she felt mostly indifference towards her entire life.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

“According to Chekhov," Tamaru said, rising from his chair, "once a gun appears in a story, it has to be fired."
"Meaning what?"
"Meaning, don't bring unnecessary props into a story. If a pistol appears, it has to be fired at some point. Chekhov liked to write stories that did away with all useless ornamentation.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84

“أنا تمتد صحراء أخري داخل نفسي، لا شىء فيها من سكون الصحراء التي نعبرها. صحراء مليئة بالأصوات و الناس و الصور”
― بهاء طاهر, واحة الغروب