... and a few hours ago my birthday just ended too, hehe ��｡
After three months.
I finally finished 1Q84 and its 900 something pages.
It was truly a marvelous read.
But I can never forget, or like it more than Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood.
1Q84 had its own style though...
Like hope and love in the midst of a dark, unforgiving world.
I wish I had my own "Tengo" too.
It was so beautiful the way he described love in all forms.
And the way some of the pieces fitted together.
Quotes and parts I liked were:
"Maybe we shouldn't meet again. Wasn't it better to keep this desire to see each other hidden within them, and never actually got together? That way, there would always be hope in their hearts. That hope would be a small yet vital flame that warmed them to their core--a tiny flame to cup one's hands around and protect from the wind, a flame that the violent winds of reality might easily extinguish."
- Tengo's thoughts, page 892
"But realistically speaking, you have to see there's a huge possibility you'll never be able to meet him again. And if you do meet, he might already be married to someone else. He might have two kids. Isn't that so? And in that case, you might have to live the rest of your life alone, never being joined by the one person you loved in all the world. Don't you find that scary?"
Aomame stared at the red wine in her glass. "Maybe I do", she said. "But at least I have someone to love."
"Even if he never loved you?"
"If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there's salvation in life. Even if you can't get together with that person."
- Ayumi and Aomame, pages 191-192
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���It's like the Tibetan Wheel of the Passions. As the wheel turns, the values and feelings on the outer rim rise and fall, shining or sinking into darkness. But true love stays fastened to the axle and doesn't move.���
- Aomame, I forgot which page ^^;
And the cute thing is that most of Mr. Murakami's characters are not the cool and hip types.
They're simple people who have no need to stand out and be the perfect ones, but they find perfection through the little things that make them different from everyone else.
Same with Mr. Palahniuk.
No "I am destined for greatness" BS or how to win the hearts of people and stuff.
Maybe this is the reason I don't feel pressure in achieving anything as of the moment, there is nothing yet that compels me to.
Same as before, I really wanna go to Japan. So very bad.
And get married by 30 and live a comfortable, upper middle-class life.
My simplicity must be so boring huh ^^*
But I have other dreams too, besides everything Japanese: Maldives, Hawaii, the Carribean, Barcelona or Madrid. Just chill out in those cities and inhale the present culture.
Honestly, I'm not too interested in museums and tourist places ^^
I just like interacting and observing people and really exploring neighborhoods and unique places where the local people have fun and relax.
Like being "one of them" for the duration you're there.
Wha why did this topic turn to travel??
Now that I've finished the first ever book I bought for myself...
What should I read next? :)
��� meryll ���