I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it…

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There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart.

There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart.

It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I...

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I...

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect...

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect...

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age....

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age....

I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed...

I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed...

Memories are what warm you up from the inside. But they're also what tear you...

Memories are what warm you up from the inside. But they're also what tear you...

In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories...

In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories...

Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to...

Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to...

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think...

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think...

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when...

When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when...

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of...

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of...

I held onto everything you said and never let any of it go. But the...

I held onto everything you said and never let any of it go. But the...

She's strong enough to walk away; but broken enough to look back.

She's strong enough to walk away; but broken enough to look back.

You're leaving me because it's easier to walk away, than to fight for something that...

You're leaving me because it's easier to walk away, than to fight for something that...

Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time....

Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time....

Fear of what lies ahead can make it tough to let go of a bad...

Fear of what lies ahead can make it tough to let go of a bad...

If a girl ever steals your man, there's no better revenge than letting her keep...

If a girl ever steals your man, there's no better revenge than letting her keep...

If you try and hold onto something that has fulfilled its purpose in your life,...

If you try and hold onto something that has fulfilled its purpose in your life,...

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

An unquestioned mind is the world of suffering.

An unquestioned mind is the world of suffering.