As long as I stared at the clock, at least the world remained in motion. Not a very consequential world, but in motion nonetheless. And as long as I knew the world was still in motion, I knew I existe...
A giant octopus living way down deep at the bottom of the ocean. It has this tremendously powerful life force, a bunch of long, undulating legs, and it's heading somewhere, moving through the darkness...
Whenever an occasion arose in which she needed an opinion on something in the wider world, she borrowed her husband's. If this had been all there was to her, she wouldn't have bothered anyone, but as...
The rain that fell on the city runs down the dark gutters and empties into the sea without even soaking the ground
The journey I'm taking is inside me. Just like blood travels down veins, what I'm seeing is my inner self and what seems threatening is just the echo of the fear in my heart.
Tell me something, Mari—do you believe in reincarnation? Mari shakes her head. No, I don’t think so, she says. So you don’t think there’s a life to come? I haven’t thought much about it. But it seems...
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.
Many are the women who can take their clothes off seductively, but women who can charm as they dress?
I'm often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. I always ponder the question. What exactly do I think about when I'm running? I d...
I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen. So I’m not blaming you for falling in love with another woman. I’m not angry, eith...
Hundreds of butterflies flitted in and out of sight like short-lived punctuation marks in a stream of consciousness without beginning or end.
Hey, what is it with you? Why are you so spaced out? You still haven't answered me.I probably still haven't completely adapted to the world, I said after giving it some thought. I don't know, I feel l...
For a long time, she held a special place in my heart. I kept this special place just for her, like a Reserved sign on a quiet corner table in a restaurant. Despite the fact that I was sure I'd never...
Everybody has to start somewhere. You have your whole future ahead of you. Perfection doesn't happen right away.
A short story I have written long ago would barge into my house in the middle of the night, shake me awake and shout, 'Hey,this is no time for sleeping! You can't forget me, there's still more to writ...
When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person that walked in. That's what the storm is all about.
suffering is a misunderstood pain
I get up early in the morning, 4 o'clock, and I sit at my desk and what I do is just dream. After three or four hours, that's enough. In the afternoon, I run.
Why do you like jellyfish so much? I asked. I don't know. I guess I think they're cute, she said. But one thing did occur to me when I was really focused on them. What we see before us is just one tin...
When you’re surrounded by endless possibilities, one of the hardest things you can do is pass them up.