I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
HARUKI MURAKAMIDon’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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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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Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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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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Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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Rain has the power to hypnotize.
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I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
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Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.
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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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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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A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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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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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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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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