“I wouldn't say my life has been happy, but it has been a great blessing to have been able to teach for so long and have the chance to work with so many children over the years . . . If it hadn't been for teaching, I don't think I'd have been able to survive.”
More from Haruki Murakami
“You wait for the right moment, and it will come to you. You need confidence that you will…”
“No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.”
“Time weighs down on you like an old, ambiguous dream. You keep on moving, trying to slip…”
“If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.”