Being a bird, I imagined, must be wonderful. All birds had to do was fly. no need to worry about contraception.

“She hadn't been hurt in any real way, had she? No one had treated her badly. I …”

“Whatever the composition of this new world might be, I surely have no choice bu…”

“Nakata's empty inside... Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Bein…”

“As long as I was alive, I was something. That was just how it was. But somewher…”