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 MURAKAMIIf you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
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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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If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.
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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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I don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
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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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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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There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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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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