Life Ceremony
Sayaka MurataSözler ve Alıntılar
Instinct doesn’t exist. Morals doesn’t exist. They were just fake sensibilities that came from a world that was constantly transforming.
“I really like Disneyland, you know.”
“Ugh.” I screwed up my face. “I hate it.”
“I thought so.” He chuckled. “Nobody ever mentions the person inside the cartoon-character costume, do they? Everyone’s lying a bit. That’s what makes it a dream country. Our world isn’t any different, is it? Everyone keeps telling little lies, and that’s how the mirage is created. That’s why it’s beautiful—because it’s a momentary make-believe world.”
“What about the real world? Where the hell is that, then?”
“It’s the mirage that’s real. All our little lies are gathered together and become a reality that you can see only now.”