murakami
I feel like I'm walking in a deep forest, in the darkness of the underground. The older I become, the more closely I can look at the landscape of that world. I feel like I'm getting closer to the core, the center, but I don't know if I'm getting closer to a solution or not. I believe my readers feel the same way. It's not just me; it's very important for all of us. That's the purpose of fiction.
Haruki Murakami interviewed in the Japan Times, Dec. 2002.