Humor Quote by Kazuo Ishiguro — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“One is not struck by the truth until prompted quite accidentally by some external event.”

“On the first day Coraline's family moved in, Miss Spink and Miss Forcible made a point of telling Coraline how dangerous the well was, and they warned her to be sure she kept away from it. So Coraline set off to explore for it, so that she knew where it was, to keep away from it properly.”

“People who smile while they are alone used to be called insane, until we invented smartphones and social media.”

“It's the idea that people living close to nature tend to be noble. It's seeing all those sunsets that does it. You can't watch a sunset and then go off and set fire to your neighbor's tepee. Living close to nature is wonderful for your mental health.”

“Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be.”

“He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.”

“If absolute power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave God?”