“It's a strange new world out there and the rules have changed: It's every princess for herself.”
“Things change every day, Mr Nakata. With each new dawn it's not the same world as the day before. And you're not the same person you were, either.”
“But the world, in its present state, is no place for princesses”
“Just because it's a world of thieves out there don't mean there ain't no rules to it.”
“It's a new era in fashion- there are no rules”
“Like it or not, I'm here now, in the year 1Q84. The 1984 that I knew no longer exists. It's 1Q84 now. The air has changed, the scene has changed. I have to adapt to this world-with-a-question-mark as soon as I can. Like an animal released into a new forest. In order to protect myself and survive, I have to learn the rules of this place and adapt myself to them.”