The Decagon House Murders

Even if the world were viewed as a chessboard, and every person on it a chess piece, there would still be a limit as to how far future moves could be predicted.

How often had he thought about giving up halfway through? Looking back, it was a mystery how all that energy could have been stored inside that starving body.

Morisu was, in a way, a strangely conservative realist, Shimada was like a dream-gazing child, a sort of romanticist. He would let his imagination run wild on any real case that interested him and if he found a possibility he thought interesting, he would sublimate that into something like a “dream.” That was how the man appeared in Kawaminami’s eyes.

I do think you should avoid trampling over the secrets people have been trying to keep hidden, without any regard for their feelings

But even I make mistakes when my curiosity clashes with my conscience

Even normal emotions can turn into madness if they manage to dwell long enough in the heart of a genius

I may lead a loose and lazy life, but that’s the one rule I try to protect

I think that staving off boredom is a good thing. It’s much more healthy than allowing your imagination to wither because of a much too hectic life.

That’s okay. You’re just tired

‘Just try and use some common sense.’