" When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, 3 everything around us becomes better too.
- The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

"I'm not a religious person but I do sometimes think God made you for me.
- Normal People, by Sally Rooney

HARUKI MURAKAMI
Men Without Women

TRANSLATED FROM THE JAPANESE BY Philip Gabriel and Ted Goosen

At the end of the days , whether one returns to the past or travels to the future, the present doesn't change."
_ Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

"When you're looking for love and it seems like you might not ever find it, remember you probably have access to an abundance of it already, just not the romantic kind. This kind of love might not kiss you in the rain or propose marriage. But it will listen to you, inspire and restore you. It will hold you when you cry, celebrate when you're happy, and sing All Saints with you when you're drunk. You have so much to gain and learn from this kind of love."
- Everything I Know About Love, by Dolly Alderton