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.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAs we go through life, we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.
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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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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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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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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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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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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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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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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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Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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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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