WE EACH HAVE A SPECIAL SOMETHING WE CAN GET ONLY AT A SPECIAL TIME OF OUR LIFE. LIKE A SMALL FLAME. A CAREFUL, FORTUNATE FEW CHERISH THAT FLAME, NURTURE IT, HOLD IT AS A TORCH TO LIGHT THEIR WAY. BUT ONCE THAT FLAME GOES OUT, IT’S GONE FOR EVER.
— The Sputnik Sweetheart - Haruki Murakami