

“People wonder why the novel is the most popular form of literature; people wonder why it is read more than books of science or books of metaphysics. The reason is very simple; it is merely that the novel is more true than they are.”
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“Don't feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood

“For both of us, it had simply been too enormous an experience. We shared it by not talking about it. Does this make any sense?”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

“Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesthetic emotions they offer me, and I ignore the commentaries and criticism.”
― Seven Nights
― Seven Nights

“She was fascinated with words. To her, words were things of beauty, each like a magical powder or potion that could be combined with other words to create powerful spells.”
― Lightning
― Lightning
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