The ocean was one of the greatest things he had ever seen in his life—bigger and deeper than anything he had imagined. It changed its color and shape….

It was a small room with dim light coming in the window, reminiscent of old Polish films..

If you want everything to be nice and straight all the time, then go live in a world made with a triungular ruler..

I wonder what ants do on rainy days?.

This is no honky-tonk parade. 1Q84 is the real world, where a cut draws real blood, where pain is real pain and fear is real fear. The moon in the sk….

People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they'll go to any length to live longer. But don't think that's the reason most people ru….

Genius or fool, you don't live in the world alone. You can hide underground or you can build a wall around yourself, but somebody's going to come alo….

It's my motto for life. 'Walk slowly; drink lots of water..

I’ve never once thought about how I was going to die,” she said. “I can’t think about it. I don’t even know how I’m going to live..

Everybody has some one thing they do not want to lose," began the man. "You included. And we are professionals at finding out that very thing. Humans….

Constipation was one of the things she hated most in the world, on par with despicable men who commit domestic violence and narrow-minded religious f….

I generally concentrate on work for three or four hours every morning. I sit at my desk and focus totally on what I’m writing. I don’t see anything e….

Even castles in the sky can do with a fresh coat of paint..

I wasn't particularly afraid of death itself. As Shakespeare said, die this year and you don't have to die the next..

By then running had entered the realm of the metaphysical. First there came the action of running, and accompanying it there was this entity known as….

I couldn't tell wether the hole that opened up inside me was from missing you or from the change of season.

My biggest faults is that the faults I was born with grow bigger each year. It's like I was raising chickens inside me. The chickens lay eggs and the….

Well, finally, the events I've been through have been tremendously complicated. All kinds of characters have come on the scene, and strange things ha….

Has the dark shadow really disappeared? Or is it inside me, concealed, waiting for its chance to reappear? Like a clever thief hidden inside a house,….

I didn't start running because somebody asked me to become a runner. Just like I didn't become a novelist because someone asked me to. One day, out o….

But still," Ayumi said, "it seems to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness." "You may be right," Aomame said, "But it'….