Metaphors

« I know. But metaphors can reduce the distance.”

“We’re not metaphors.”

“I know,” I say. “But metaphors help eliminate what separates you and me.”

A faint smile comes to her as she looks up at me. “That’s the oddest pickup line I’ve ever heard.”

“There’s a lot of odd things going on – but I feel like I’m getting closer to the truth.”

“Actually getting closer to a metaphorical truth? Or metaphorically getting closer to an actual truth? Or maybe they supplement each other?”

“Either way, I don’t think I can stand the sadness I feel right now,” I tell her.

“I feel the same way.” »

Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the Shore. Vintage Books, London, 2005. P. 385