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.
HARUKI MURAKAMIIf you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.
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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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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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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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If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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As we go through life, we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.
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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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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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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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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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