I think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAnd once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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I have this strange feeling that I’m not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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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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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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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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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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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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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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I don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
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