The early years he had spent building Nansei were like a hurricane in his memory, a huge, overbearing wind into which every loose thing was sucked.

“... the story of my marriage, which is the great joy and astonishment of my lif…”

“Writing a novel and living a life are very much the same thing. The secret is f…”

“It's easier to love a woman when you can't understand a word she's saying.”

“It makes you wonder. All the brilliant things we mght have done with our lives …”