So my exam spree is finally done and lots of time has passed since my last post. So, let’s see.

I finished reading Norwegian Wood and really really enjoyed it so I picked up a few more novels by Murakami. Here are some of my favourite quotes from the book.

Death exists, not as the opposite but as a part of life. – pg 360

Letters are just pieces of paper, burn them, and what stays in your heart will stay; keep them, and what vanishes will vanish. – pg 385

Nobody likes being alone that much. I don’t go out of my way to make friends, that’s all. It just leads to disappointment. – pg 68

After this book I picked up Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. I read the book in two days and really enjoyed it. I loved the movie so while at times the book seemed repetitive, it really gave me a better understanding of the whole movie and Tyler Durden’s role. The book is so much more bad-ass than the movie, minus Brad Pitt.

My favourite quotes from this one:

At the time, my life seemed too complete, and maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves. -  pg. 52

The gyms you go to are crowded with guys trying to look like men as if being a man means looking the way a sculptor or an artist director says. – pg. 50

Being tired isn’t the same as being rich, but most times it’s close enough. – pg. 218

I’m currently trying to read The Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and it is so deep its crazy. More on that when I finish.

-steven