I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
HARUKI MURAKAMII think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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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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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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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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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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I think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
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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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Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who’s in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It’s like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven’t seen in a long time.
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