Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.
HARUKI MURAKAMIWhen I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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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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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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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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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
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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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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
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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 think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
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