In the pale evening gloom, when the soft fragrance of magnolias hung in the air, my heart would swell without warning, and tremble, and lurch with a stab of pain. I would try clamping my eyes shut and gritting my teeth, and wait for it to pass. And it would pass---but slowly, taking its own time, and leaving a dull ache in its path.

Auteur: Haruki Murakami