Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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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I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
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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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There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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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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I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
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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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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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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 you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
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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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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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I have this strange feeling that I’m not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.
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