No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.
HARUKI MURAKAMIMemories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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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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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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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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Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
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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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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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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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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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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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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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Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.
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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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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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