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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.

Haruki Murakami

I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
I don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Nobody likes being alone that much. I don’t go out of my way to make friends, that’s all. It just leads to disappointment.
HARUKI MURAKAMI

Alone Disappointment Friendship Lead
I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
HARUKI MURAKAMI

Inevitable Inspirational One Liner Optional Pain Suffering
I think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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.
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Ocean People Talk
Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
I don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
HARUKI MURAKAMI

Anniversary Care Couple Forget Love Remember
Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.
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

Hard Time Manage Person Storm Struggle Survive Walk

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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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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