For a long time I had not approached the forbidden fruit called happiness, but it was now tempting me with a melancholy persistence. I felt as though Sonoko were an abyss above which I stood poised.

“There's a huge seal called 'impossibility' pasted all over this world. And don'…”

“I am one who has always been interested only in the edges of the body and the s…”

“He felt that taking naps was much more beneficial than confronting catastrophes.”

“As to animals," said the Count unexpectedly, "whatever one says, I maintain tha…”