

“Letters are just pieces of paper," I said. "Burn them, and what stays in your heart will stay; keep them, and what vanishes will vanish.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood

“Things happen to you they happen. They dont ask first. They dont require your permission.”
― No Country for Old Men
― No Country for Old Men

“How surely are the dead beyond death. Death is what the living carry with them. A state of dread, like some uncanny foretaste of a bitter memory. But the dead do not remember and nothingness is not a curse. Far from it.”
― Suttree
― Suttree

“Life is a memory, and then it is nothing.”
― The Crossing
― The Crossing

“Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one is looking for painful truths. What people need is beautiful, comforting stories that make them feel as if their lives have some meaning. Which is where religion comes from.”
― 1Q84 Book 1
― 1Q84 Book 1
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