#jap lit

[archersea]

kitchen, banana yoshimoto.

[archersea]

[archersea]

kitchen, banana yoshimoto.

[obsessionsmuch-blog-blog-blog]

Autonomy and dependency are like light and shade, caught in the pull of each other's gravity, until, after considerable trial and error, each individual can find his or her own place in the world

Haruki Murakami - 'Underground - The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche'

[lonesometravels-blog]

repost from my main tumblr.

[theravenwine]

'Relax your body, and the rest of you will lighten up.' What's the point of saying that to me? If I relaxed my body now, I'd fall apart. I've always lived like this, and it's the only way I know how to go on living. If I relaxed for a second, I'd never find my way back. I'd go to pieces, and the pieces would be blown away. Why can't you see that? How can you talk about watching over me if you can't see that?"

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami