I would stare at the grains of light suspended in that silent space, s…

Haruki Murakami
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I would stare at the grains of light suspended in that silent space, struggling to see into my own heart. What did I want? And what did others want from me? But I could never find the answers. Sometimes I would reach out and try to grasp the grains of light, but my fingers touched nothing. ✨ Haruki Murakami (2011). Norwegian Wood, p.37, Random House
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