Nobody likes being alone that much. I don’t go out of my way to make friends, that’s all. It just leads to disappointment.
HARUKI MURAKAMIUnfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
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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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No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.
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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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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
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Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it – to be fed so much love I couldn’t take any more. Just once.
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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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