A Wild Sheep Chase

by Haruki Murakami

The world had barely changed in ten years. Only the singers and song titles. And my age.

good line

“Speaking frankly and speaking the truth are two different things entirely. Honesty is to truth as prow is to stern. Honesty appears first and truth appears last. The interval between varies in direct proportion to the size of ship. With anything of size, truth takes a long time in coming.

truth

Humans by necessity must have a midway point between their desires and their pride.

midway

“Didn’t someone once say, ‘A friend to kill time is a friend sublime’?” “That was you who said that, no?” “Sixth sense, sharp as ever. Right you are.”

friend