José Toribio

“Having no music doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would. There're lots of other sounds that take its place -- the chirping of birds, the cries of all sorts of insects, the gurgle of the brook, the rustling of leaves. Rain falls, something scrambles across the cabin roof, and sometimes I hear indescribable sounds I can't explain. I ever knew the world was full of so many beautiful, natural sounds. I've ignored them my entire life, but not now. I sit on the porch for hours with my eyes closed, trying to be inconspicuous, picking up each and every sound around me.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“What my business partner says is, if the Lord gives you a talent or a skill, you have an obligation to use it as best you can. Don't you agree?”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods: Tenth Anniversary

“All the clothes are perfectly plain and design-free, like the whole idea of clothes with patterns never existed.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“The trance happens when you don't focus on anything.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower