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41 " For some reason, it often rained on the nights they met, and this night was no exception - a thin drizzle was falling outside. "
― Haruki Murakami , Men Without Women
42 " I’ve been out with lots of woman who are much prettier than her, better built, with better taste, and more intelligent. But those comparisons are meaningless. "
43 " can any of us ever perfectly understand another person? However much we may love them? "
44 " Whether you want to or not. But the place you return to is always slightly different from the place you left. That’s the rule. It can never be exactly the same. "
45 " every situation, knowledge was better than ignorance. However agonizing, it was necessary to confront the facts. Only through knowing could a person become strong. "
46 " I forgot my eraser,” I told her, “so if you have an extra, could you let me borrow it?” She took her eraser, broke it in two, and gave me half. And smiled broadly. Like the saying goes, in that instant I fell in love. "
47 " The absence of conversation didn’t bother Kafuku. He wasn’t good at small talk. While he didn’t dislike talking to people he knew well about things that mattered, he otherwise preferred to remain silent. "
48 " The way surviving hard winters makes a tree grow stronger, the growth rings inside it tighter.” I tried to imagine growth rings inside me. But the only thing I could picture was a leftover slice of Baumkuchen cake, the kind with treelike rings inside. "
49 " Un buen día, de repente, te conviertes en un hombre sin mujer. Ese día sobreviene de repente, sin mediar el menor indicio o aviso, sin corazonadas ni presentimientos, sin llamar a la puerta y sin carraspeos. Al doblar la esquina, te das cuenta de que ya estás allí. Y no puedes dar marcha atrás. Una vez que doblas la esquina, se convierte en tu único mundo. En ese mundo pasan a decir que eres uno de esos "hombres sin mujeres". En un plural gélido. "
50 " Disfruto de la vida a mi manera. Pero en los últimos tiempos, no dejo de preguntarme que demonios soy. Y bastante seriamente. "
51 " Al fin y al cabo, perder a una mujer consistía en eso. Perder esos momentos especiales que invalidaban la realidad, aun estando integrados en ella. "
52 " The most excruciating thing, though, had been maintaining a normal life knowing his partner’s secret—the effort it required to keep her in the dark. Smiling calmly when his heart was torn and his insides were bleeding. Behaving as if everything was fine while the two of them took care of the daily chores, chatted, made love at night. This was not something that a normal person could pull off. But Kafuku was a professional actor. Shedding his self, his flesh and blood, in order to inhabit a role was his calling. And he embraced this one with all his might. A role performed without an audience. "
53 " —Un caballero es aquel que no habla demasiado de los impuestos que paga ni de la mujer con quien se acuesta "
54 " En el mundo hay gente educada y gente con tacto. Ambas son buenas cualidades, pero en la mayoría de los cados el tacto supera a la educación "
55 " Cuando su corazón se mueve, tira del mío. Como dos barcas atadas por una cuerda. Que no se puede cortar, pues no existe ningún cuchillo capaz de cortarla. "
56 " no meter la pata debido a las prisas, no seguir siempre las mismas rutinas y, cuando hubiera que mentir, contar mentiras lo más sencillas que se pudiera "
57 " As with most people who are well raised, well educated, and financially secure, Dr. Tokai only thought of himself. "
58 " I don’t want to overestimate myself. Basically I’ve been lucky. I’m simply a polite, lucky man. That might be the best way to think of it. "
59 " can barely recall it myself. How much did I suffer? How much pain did I go through? I wish there was a machine that could accurately measure sadness, and display it in numbers that you could record. And it would be great if that machine could fit in the palm of your hand. I think of this every time I measure the air in my tires. "
60 " Tengo la sensación de que algo tiene presos nuestros corazones. Cuando su corazón se mueve, tira del mío. "