Quotes by : Yōko Ogawa

The Professor never really seemed to care whether we figured out the right answer to a problem. He preferred....

I was impressed by the delicate weaving of the numbers. No matter how carefully you unraveled a thread,....

Solving a problem for which you know there’s an answer is like climbing a mountain with a guide, along....

It was as if a tiny crack had opened somewhere in him and was growing, tearing him to pieces. If he had....

Since that time, I've had many similar moments, and I can never hear the words "family" and "home" without....

For a torture to be effective, the pain has to be spread out; it has to come at regular intervals, with....

Math has proven the existence of God, because it is absolute and without contradiction; but the devil....

Among the many things that made the Professor an excellent teacher was the fact that he wasn't afraid....

He preferred smart questions to smart answers.

The waves of regret were gentle, but I knew they would ripple on forever.