The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Quotes

“This isn't my story, but hers.
In a world full of actors trying to cunningly maneuver themselves into the lead role, she was the star of that night without even trying. She didn't realize it then, and she probably still hasn't.
This is a chronicle of her majestic journey through an alcohol-steeped night and my distress at failing to secure the lead role and making do with my existence as a pebble by the wayside.
Wise readers, relish both her cuteness and my stupidity; savor the exquisite and subtle flavor of life, not unlike that of almond tofu.
I hope you will cheer her on.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, 夜は短し步けよ乙女 [Yoru wa mijikashi aruke yo otome]

“Times like these, you can't be shy. Crashing the celebrations of a stranger is a do-or-die challenge; a moment's hesitation can be fatal. You have to infiltrate the very heart of the event, practically force everyone to get excited, and destroy their completely justified doubts of Who is this person?”
― Tomihiko Morimi, 夜は短し步けよ乙女 [Yoru wa mijikashi aruke yo otome]

“You don’t need to bend over backward, buddy,” the boy said, leaning against a bookshelf. “There’s no reason you have to read intimidating books. Don’t try so hard — just enjoy the chance meetings.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“It’s strange if you think about it, isn’t it? Before being given life in this world, we were dust. Then once we die, we return to dust. We’re dust for a much longer period of time than we’re human. Which actually means it’s normal to be dead, and being alive is a brief exception. Why are we so afraid of death?”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“It's about living without letting your feet touch the ground. Then you can fly.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“I’m scared to die. I thought it would be less scary as I got older, but it only scares me more.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“The world at night struck me as a very strange place.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“Waiting for your lover is unbearable
Making your lover wait, more unbearable still
Then what of me, all alone
Neither waiting nor awaited?”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“It’s Christmas everywhere you look!”
“Yeah. Seems fun.”
“Of course, it’s a foreign tradition that has nothing to do with us. But you know, what’s fun is good!”
“I totally agree!”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“Far from goodwill, I’m surrounded by the folly of youth, wet with my tears of self-loathing at my clumsy struggles and whipped around by the storm of love.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“If I ran away with my tail between my legs now, I’d be a laughingstock for generations to come as a girl who said one thing, then did another.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“Sulking like a sad piece of over-grilled mochi.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“I gazed proudly up at the sky and remembered something Mr. Rihaku had said while we were drinking together, It made me feel so cheerful, I felt I wanted to recite it like a spell to protect me. I murmured it to myself. The night is short - walk on, girl.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, 夜は短し步けよ乙女 [Yoru wa mijikashi aruke yo otome]

“The party for Rihaku would start at six in Tadasu no Mori, so I had arranged to meet with her for coffee beforehand at four. To make sure I wasn’t late, I had to leave at two. In order to do that, I had to wake up at seven. Why? I needed a couple of hours to wash and dry my clothes, an hour to shower and dry my hair, five minutes to brush my teeth, thirty minutes to style my hair, and a few hours to rehearse potential conversations. I’d been extremely busy.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“Like a blockhead student sleepwalking through life on his parents’ money.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“And I’ll be damned. If it wasn’t the after-after-after-(etc.)-party of the wedding reception.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl