Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

I found that quiet place in my home that is my place of refuge. I don't care if you got kids or if you are married. You got to find that one place that is your everybody-off-limit place: unless this place is on fire, or you need to go to the emergency room, don't disturb me. You can go to this place and cleanse, meditate, let God speak to you.

People ask me where I go to get away, and I say 'Home.'

I wish I was at home in my nice hole by the fire, with the kettle just beginning to sing!

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

He wants only to rest and to have a little peace.

I only really and truly fully relax on my own. Give me a sun lounger, a pool and a sea view, and I'm happy.

It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet.

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.

I don't really go out that much, if I'm honest. I'm quite a recluse. If I had my way, I'd probably be at home most of the time with a book and a cup of tea or glass of wine.

Mostly, I just want to be in my house reading and writing.

Behind my door at home, that's when I'm relaxed, and that's when I can allow the emotions or whatever - to feel just what I want to feel - so a lot of people don't know me in that respect. I need a bit of space, a bit of a place to come home to and not have to pretend or perform anymore, where I'm just myself.

Travelers repose and dream among my leaves.

I love shutting my front door and being at home with just my dog and me. That's when I'm happiest.

I like my home and I like the nature.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

There's something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on Earth but not quite.

The only place I've felt was really my home is my cabin up north. There's something in the water there that connects me to that place. There's also this sense of isolation and loneliness about it that I've never been able to shake.

When I'm home, I'm relaxed.

I usually just end up at home on my couch - reading.

I have a ranch, which is my favorite place in the world.

I like my peace and quiet whenever I can grab it.

When I come home, I need to feel instantly disconnected. In the rest of my life, I feel overstimulated. Here, I want things to be serene and unfussy, full of objects I love - but not too many of them.

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.