1Q84 in disguise

"As I see it, you are living with something that you keep hidden deep inside. Something heavy. I felt it from the first time I met you. You have a strong gaze, as if you have made up your mind about something. To tell you the truth, I myself carry such things around inside. Heavy things. That is how I can see it in you."

— Haruki Murakami (1Q84 )

"Wasn't it better if they kept this desire to see each other hidden within them, and never actually got together? That way, there would always be hope in their hearts. That hope would be a small, yet vital flame that warmed them to their core-- a tiny flame to cup one's hands around and protect from the wind, a flame that the violent winds of reality might easily extinguish."

— Haruki Murakami (1Q84 )

"But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words."

— Haruki Murakami (1Q84 )

"They sat on a park bench, held hands, and told each other their stories hour after hour. They were not lonely anymore. They had found and been found by their 100% perfect other. What a wonderful thing it is to find and be found by your 100% perfect other. It's a miracle, a cosmic miracle."

— Haruki Murakami (1Q84 )

"If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there's salvation in life. Even if you can't get together with that person." 

— Haruki Murakami (1Q84 )