

“Death is not the opposite of life but an innate part of it. By living our lives, we nurture death.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood

“I have a lot more patience for others than I have for myself, and I'm much better at bringing out the best in others than in myself. That's just the kind of person I am. I'm the scratchy stuff on the side of the matchbox. But that's fine with me. I don't mind at all. Better to be a first-class matchbox than a second-class match.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood

“Person A understand Person B because the time is right for that to happen, not because Person B wants to be understood by Person A.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood

“I'm just sad. You were so nice to me when I was having my problems, but now that you're having yours, it seems there's not a thing I can do for you. You're all locked up in that little world of yours, and when I try knocking on the door, you just sort of look up for a second and go right back inside.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood

“I understood for the first time that I didn't understand what I thought I understood”
― Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa
― Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa
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