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1 " For some stories, it's easy. The moral of 'The Three Bears,' for instance, is " Never break into someone else's house.' The moral of 'Snow White' is 'Never eat apples.' The moral of World War I is 'Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. "
2 " A deaf composer's like a cook who's lost his sense of taste. A frog that's lost its webbed feet. A truck driver with his license revoked. That would throw anybody for a loop, don't you think? But Beethoven didn't let it get to him. Sure, he must have been a little depressed at first, but he didn't let misfortune get him down. It was like, Problem? What problem? He composed more than ever and came up with better music than anything he'd ever written. I really admire the guy. Like this Archduke Trio--he was nearly deaf when he wrote it, can you believe it? What I'm trying to say is, it must be tough on you not being able to read, but it's not the end of the world. You might not be able to read, but there are things only you can do. That's what you gotta focus on--your strengths. Like being able to talk with the stone. "
― Haruki Murakami , Kafka on the Shore
3 " In some stories, it's easy. The moral of " The Three Bears," for instance, is " Never break into someone else's house." The moral of " Snow White" is " Never eat apples." The moral of World War One is " Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. "
4 " But even if they could go home it would be difficult for me to tell you what the moral of the story is. In some stories, it's easy. The moral of 'The Three Bears', for instance, is " Never break into someone else's house" . The moral of 'Snow White' is " Never eat apples" . The moral of World War One is " Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand. "
