What You Are Looking for is in the Library

by Michiko Aoyama

There are so many things to do, but I won’t make the excuse that I have no time anymore. Instead, I will think about what I can do with the time I have. One day is going to become tomorrow.

‘Now, wasn’t that worth all the effort of being born?’”

From big things to little, there are some things we simply cannot force to go to plan, no matter how hard we try.

“You may say that it was the book, but it’s how you read a book that is most valuable, rather than any power it might have itself.”

“This didn’t just come to you. It happened because you did something for yourself. You took action and that caused things to change around you.”

“He might be tough enough to survive any conditions and have special powers, but he sulks if he doesn’t get enough attention and cries at the drop of a hat. It makes you wonder what strength really is, doesn’t it?”

The majority may not accept something, but as long as there are some who do, the existence of that thing—whatever it may be—is protected.

I’m still searching. Searching for somewhere I can be accepted as I am. Just one place is all I need. Somewhere to be at peace.

Ah, time goes by so fast, children don’t stay little for very long.

An inorganic substance such as glass, despite being transparent, can have the effect of being a solid barrier of sorts.

People working in the book industry are not the only ones who make the publishing world go round; most of all it depends on the readers. Books belong to everybody: the creators, the sellers and the readers. That’s what society is all about I believe.”