Most people, he muses, they're trying to escape from boredom, but I'm trying to get into the thick of boredom.

“People with places to go and people with no place to go; people with a purpose …”

“One last word of advice, though, Mr. Okada, though you may not want to hear thi…”

“Tengo knew that time could become deformed as it moved forward. Time itself was…”

“In most cases learning something essential in life requires physical pain.”