Reader of Books

“But they’re invisible, aren’t they? And no matter how wonderful the memory, it vanishes if you leave it alone, if no one pays attention to it. They leave no trace, no evidence that they ever existed. But I suppose you’re right when you say we should do everything we can to bring back memories of the things that have disappeared.”
― Yōko Ogawa, The Memory Police

“It must feel much like a typewriter key falling back into place after rising for a moment to strike the page.”
― Yōko Ogawa, The Memory Police

“ALL THE WORLD BEGAN WITH A YES. ONE MOLECULE said yes to another molecule and life was born.”
― Clarice Lispector, Hour of the Star

“my clothes and Hijiri’s were so fundamentally different I couldn’t believe they could be described using the same words.”
― Mieko Kawakami, All The Lovers In The Night