“Like the sound of a velvet curtain being drawn aside on a peaceful morning to let sunlight wake someone very special to you.”

“It is very simple, actually. It is because you and Tengo were so powerfully drawn to each other.”

“Occasionally, someone coughed with a dry rasp that sounded like a mummy tapped on the head with a pair of tongs.”

“The pillow smells like the sunlight, a precious smell.”

“A deserted library in the morning - there's something about it that really gets to me. All possible words and ideas are there, resting peacefully.”

“I'm a very ordinary human being; I just happen to like reading books.”

“Results aside, the ability to have complete faith in another human being is one of the finest qualities a person can possess.”