“I look up at the painting. It's not even that interesting. Definitely doesn't grab me and shake my brain around like the meadow scene did.” — Stefan Bachmann Copy Share Image
“Now, though, that meadow scene is the first thing that comes back to me. [...] And yet, as clear as the scene may be, no one is in it. No one. Naoko is not there, and neither am I. Where… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
![“Now, though, that meadow scene is the first thing that comes back to me. [...] And yet, as clear as the scene may be, no one is in it. No one. Naoko is not there, and neither am I. Where could we have disappeared to? How could such a thing have happened? Everything that seemed so important back…” quote by Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c09/haruki-murakami-21_quote_now-though-that-meadow-scene-is-the-firs_2464977.jpg)