While waiting to be arrested

“You’re right, of course. I don’t need so many dresses. I know that. But, even though I know it, I can’t help myself. When I see a beautiful dress, I have to buy it. Whether I need it, or... more

“You’re right, of course. I don’t need so many dresses. I know that. But, even though I know it, I can’t help myself. When I see a beautiful dress, I have to buy it. Whether I need it, or whether I have too many, is beside the point. I just can’t stop myself.” - Tony Takitani /Or in my case, books. Tony Takitani is a short story by Haruki Murakami; recommended to Murakami neophytes.

"I've never seen a giraffe give birth, or even whales swimming, so why make such a big deal about a baby kangaroo?"
"Because it's a baby kangaroo. That's why." -- A Perfect Day For Kangaroos

"The most frightening thing in the world is our own self." -- The Mirror

"I sometimes think that people's hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what's at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while." -- Airplane... more

"I sometimes think that people's hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what's at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while." -- Airplane: Or, How He Talked To Himself As If Reciting Poetry

"I sometimes think that people's hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what's at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while." -- Airplane... more

"I sometimes think that people's hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what's at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while." -- Airplane: Or, How He Talked To Himself As If Reciting Poetry

"Champagne's completely useless, you know. The only good part is the moment you pop the cork." - New York Mining Disaster

“No matter what they wish for, no matter how far they go, people can never be anything but themselves.” -- Birthday Girl

"I'm not boasting about the times I lived through. I'm simply trying to convey what it felt like to live through that age, and the fact that there really was something special about it." - A Folklore... more

"I'm not boasting about the times I lived through. I'm simply trying to convey what it felt like to live through that age, and the fact that there really was something special about it." - A Folklore for my generation.