Quotes from K?ji Suzuki

There was no way to actually confirm that his body existed as a body. His cognitive abilities may have convinced him that it did, but there was always the possibility that reality was empty.

Of course, every story always begins with such a coincidence.

I guess you're right. I can look at photo albums and get a reasonable idea of what I was like when I was three years old, or when I was a newborn.

Don't worry. There's nothing down there. Your biggest enemy is your imagination.

You know, a lot of strange things happen in this world.

I'm used to it. Try slamming your fist into a brick wall every day. Eventually you won't even feel the pain anymore.

Of course, a story always begins with such a coincidence.

But darkness, too, really existed, as light's opposite pole.

See, we don't know the beginning and we don't know the end; all we can know about is the in-between stuff. And that, my friend, is what life is like.

Think! There's nothing certain in our future! All we can hope for is a vague continuation. But in spite of that, you're going to keep on living. You can't give up on life just because it's vague. It's a question of possibilities.

There are three conditions that have to be met in order for a malevolent will to remain in the world after death. An enclosed space, water, and a slow death. One, two, three. In other words, if someone dies slowly, in an enclosed space, with water present, then usually that person's angry spirit will haunt the place. Now, look at this well. It's a small, enclosed space. There's water.