Catherine

“The ancient Greeks believed that when you read aloud, it was actually the dead, borrowing your tongue, in order to speak again.”
― Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being

“Few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds it's way into his heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think we have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory...”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“A person can learn all manner of things, no matter where he finds himself, provided his spirit is determined.”
― Hiromi Kawakami, The Briefcase

“But memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo leaves; for a while they are beautiful, and then they fade and die.”
― Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being