Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.

“I understood for the first time that I didn't understand what I thought I understood”

“Her cry was the saddest sound of orgasm that I had ever heard.”

“Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.”

“She was the kind of person who took care of things by herself. She’d never ask anybody for advice or help. It wasn’t a matter of pride, I think. She just did what seemed natural to her.” ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

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

“Look at the rain long enough, with no thoughts in your head, and you gradually feel your body falling loose, shaking free of the world of reality. Rain has the power to hypnotize.” ― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

“When it's raining like this," said Naoko, "it feels as if we're the only ones in the world. I wish it would just keep raining so the three of us could stay together.” ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

“We're all kind of weird and twisted and drowning.” ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood