In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories have none. I want to leave them wide open to every possibility. I think my readers understand that openness.

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have...

I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have...

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 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...

It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

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...

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...

Consider me a memory, consider me the past. Consider me a smile in an old...

Consider me a memory, consider me the past. Consider me a smile in an old...

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...

The hardest mile I ever walked was the one away from you...

The hardest mile I ever walked was the one away from you...

There's always that one special person that no matter what they've done to you, you...

There's always that one special person that no matter what they've done to you, you...

I miss you. I miss us. I miss having you to talk to whenever I...

I miss you. I miss us. I miss having you to talk to whenever I...

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.

Unless you're food, water, or shelter, stop acting like I need you. I'll be just...

Unless you're food, water, or shelter, stop acting like I need you. I'll be just...

God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.

God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.

The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are...

The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are...