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Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.

Haruki Murakami

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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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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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’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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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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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.
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I don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.
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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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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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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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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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If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
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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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Fall In Love Lover Memories Missing Pieces Room Search
Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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