I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I’m talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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And 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.
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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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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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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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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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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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Rain has the power to hypnotize.
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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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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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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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