I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Related Topics
There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
-
I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
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.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
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.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
I want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this?
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
As we go through life, we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.
HARUKI MURAKAMI