#murakami ryu

Very few people of our generation or the next will reach adulthood without experiencing the sort of unhappiness you can't really deal with on your own. We're still in the minority, so the media lump us together as "The Oversensitive Young," or whatever the latest catchphrase is, but eventually that will change.

What husband has never speculated how free he might feel if his wife were suddenly out of the picture? And how many count the days till she takes the kids off for a week with her folks? Let these men actually lose their wives, however, and few can even summon the will or energy to run wild; it’s only then that they recognise the support system they’ve been taking for granted.

C'était un sentiment de peine infinie qui jaillissait du plus profond de moi, comme des bulles de gaz perçant la surface d'une eau croupie.