It was cold – close to freezing – and perfectly still. It was just the way it should be. The river had gone to sleep.

“In the joy of others, lies our own.”
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―

“What I think is this: You should give up looking for lost cats and start searching for the other half of your shadow.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore

“While I fear that we're drawn to what abandons us, and to what seems most likely to abandon us, in the end I believe we're defined by what embraces us.”
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir

“A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.”
“That’s only three.”
Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.”
― Beautiful Ruins
“That’s only three.”
Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.”
― Beautiful Ruins

“I don't ask myself what did I live for, said Carlene strongly. That is a man's question. I ask whom did I live for. ”
― On Beauty
― On Beauty

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