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If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

Haruki Murakami

I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
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But I didn’t understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair.
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Broken Heart Damage Human Being Hurt Person Recover Repair She Understand
Rain has the power to hypnotize.
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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.
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If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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Feeling Sorry Yourself
Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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Expectation Life Seek Struggle Work Hard
You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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Distinguish Real Writing
As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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Change Direction Fate Life Storm
I don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.
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I want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this?
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Couple Existence Relationship Remember

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