There are — how do you say — things in this world our philosophy cannot account for.

“Looking at her nails, Aomame had a strong sense of what a fragile, fleeting thi…”

“Inside him, twenty years dissolved and mixed into one complex, swirling whole. …”

“How many times have you said, 'This is it. I've finally found my one true love'…”

“Becoming serious was not the same thing as approaching truth, I sensed, however…”