Nobody likes being alone that much. I don't go out of my way... - Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

"With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw its fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy."

"I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all."

"Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt."

"It just happens to be the way that I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them."

"What happens when people open their hearts?""They get better."