Everything was too sharp and clear, so that I could never tell where to start- the way a map that shows too much can sometimes be useless.

“Tengo had a gift for such work. He was a born technician, possessing both the i…”

“But like a boat with a twisted rudder, I kept coming back to the same place. I …”

“I think most readers would say the same. Most would choose Midori. And the prot…”

“The blood must have already, in its own silent way, seeped inside.”