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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.

Haruki Murakami

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
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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 think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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I don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.
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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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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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Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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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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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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A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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As we go through life, we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.
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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.

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