"Not yet adults ourselves, we sought to protect ourselves from potential wounds by turning the tables on our perceived aggressors and being the ones to launch the attack. But it grew tiresome being a constant target, and those who clung to their injuries were surely not destined to live long."

-Natsuo Kirino, 'Grotesque'.

Gosh do i love her stark, analytic manner of writing. So in-your-face and unpretentious...now if only if all her books were translated(from Japanese to English),that'd be great!