Author of quotes: Ryu Murakami

"Children are powerless," Kawashima muttered under his breath. The tears streaming down his cheeks came as a complete surprise to him, and he finished his glass of whiskey in one gulp. No matter how terribly beaten they are, the children cannot respond in kind. Even if their mother walks them around with a shoe horn, a vacuum cleaner hose, a kitchen knife handle, strangles them, scalds them with boiling water, they do not try to run away from her, they do not dare to truly hate. Children are passionate about loving their parents. Rather, they will begin to hate not relatives, but themselves. Love and rage are so intertwined in them that when they become adults and enter into some kind of relationship with other people, only hysterical behavior can save them from heartache.

Life experience told Kawashima that the more you tried to hide something, the more likely it was that someone would be interested, and certainly some employee would definitely remember the person filling out the registration book with gloves on.

I don't want a woman to think that I'm cutting her Achilles tendon to satisfy a perverted lust. She must remain at a loss to the end about what her torment means, why she bleeds. That's the point: only by gradually dying can she comprehend the cause of her death. A bitter and sad but important truth.

We are too small compared to the sea and we must not forget about it. The sea is a world that is still shrouded in mystery. We must love the sea, not forgetting that it is fraught with many dangers, and while diving, do not overestimate our capabilities.

People were walking, not daring to deviate from the specified direction. Disobedience was considered a crime for which he appointed certain punishment. People could make fun of...

To become himself again, we must be able to resist, but now it is not taught.

One of the branches leading to the escalators, he came across a group of teenagers. Why are they here right now? What did you do? Identically dressed, with identical hairstyles... Even their laughter seemed monotonous and monotonous.

In the end, the higher beings are not born but made. And for this you need words to act.

Uehara writes that he is going to commit murder. Such criminals as he is Legion. Keep seeing messages like: "I want to kill so-and-so." It is possible to speak and write about anything.

I lived with only one thought: to our future (no matter how brilliant it may seem) have always depended on ourselves.

Actually, I think that most of those involved in various forums and online hangouts - people are lonely. Their lives are scarce. They want someone to meet you, to find a companion for the soul.

People do not notice exactly what distinguishes them from each other.

It is wonderful to go somewhere when you have a clear and defined goal.

Before meeting with a stranger on the street took him in awe. The mere thought that with him unable to speak, he felt real anguish. Today noticed that passers-by not only not going to engage him in conversation, but shun his own kind.