The number of people who could deliver a kick to the balls with Aomame's mastery must have been few indeed. She had studied kick patterns with great diligence and never missed her daily practice.

“I think memory is the most important asset of human beings. It’s a kind of fuel…”

“Shimamoto was in charge of the records. She'd take one from its jacket, place i…”

“We can, if we so choose, wander aimlessly over the continent of the arbitrary. …”

“The tomatoes and string beans were but chilled shadows. Tasteless shadows. Nor …”