“And so Yoshimi heard the dry pop one more time. Her forehead felt as if it were being crushed by a car. That was all.” IfsFeltHeardCarPopsDryMore TimeCrushedForeheads Author:Koushun Takami
“Shogo looked at Shuya and Noriko. "The winner's forced to transfer to another school where he or she is ordered not to mention the game and is instructed instead to lead a normal life. That's all." Shuya felt his chest well up inside and his face froze. He stared at Shogo and realized that Noriko was holding her breath. Shogo said, "I was a student in Third Year Class C, Second District, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture." He added, "I survived the Program held in Hyogo Prefecture last year.” YearsWellsSaidSchoolLastsFacesGamesFeltClassStudentsNormalProgramThirdsBreathsWinnerChestsLast YearSurvivedTransfersNormal Life Author:Koushun Takami
“One thing was absolutely certain—it was a given for Kazuo. Although he might not have particularlyrealized it, or more appropriately, perhaps because he was incapable of coming to such a realization, this was what it came down to: he, Kazuo Kiriyama, felt no emotion, no guilt, no sorrow, no pity, towards the four corpses, including Mitsuru's—and that ever since the day he was dropped into this world theway he was, he had never once felt a single emotion.” WorldMightCertainGivenFeltEmotionFourOne ThingThis WorldSorrowGuiltIncludingPityRealizationIncapableCorpses Author:Koushun Takami
