Yet it was through writing in that foreign language that she succeeded in developing a style that was new and uniquely hers. It featured a strong rhythm based on short sentences, diction that was never roundabout but always straightforward, and description that was apt and free of emotional baggage.

Needless to say, my ability in English composition didn’t amount to much. My vocabulary was severely limited, as was my command of English syntax. I could only write in simple, short sentences. That meant that, however complex and numerous the thoughts running around my head might be, I couldn’t even attempt to set them down as they came to me. The... See more

Most Japanese would have probably done the proper thing, and turned the money in to the police, but stretched to the limit as we were, we couldn’t live by such fine sentiments.

The relationship is all about what is happening inside of the soul and the mind, and the body doesn’t get in the way.

perhaps most saliently, many of our physical-world relationships are trapped in prisons of mediation

a world where the boundaries of cyberspace and meatspace are blurry

One person’s magic, however, is another person’s curse.

The real magic is that sometimes, if you’re lucky, the illusion is shared.

Just the desire for something and the human ability to will that something into their field of vision.