I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
HARUKI MURAKAMINo matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
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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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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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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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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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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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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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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
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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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