“A novel is no different than graffiti in a bathroom stall, it's just more pretentious.”
“Fucking is for bathroom stalls and the back seat of a Toyota”
“Just because it's a novel--can't it also be different?”
“Most people are much better at saying things in letters than in conversation, and some people can write artistic, inventive letters, but when they try a poem or story or novel they become pretentious.”
“What is more useless than the popular novel that has passed its boom!”
“Japanese women live in fear of making the least sound in a bathroom stall. Japanese men pay no attention to the subject whatsoever.”