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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 think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
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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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Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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Feeling Sorry Yourself
When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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Distinguish Real Writing
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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Couple Existence Relationship Remember
Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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Change Direction Fate Life Storm
No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Business Feeling Motivational Opportunity Possible
Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
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Ending Listen One Liner War
I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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Dreamer Dreams Positive Right Thinking
I sometimes think that people’s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what’s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.
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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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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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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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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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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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