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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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 MURAKAMISilence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
HARUKI MURAKAMII’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
HARUKI MURAKAMIWhen I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
HARUKI MURAKAMIIf you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
HARUKI MURAKAMINo matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
HARUKI MURAKAMISometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
HARUKI MURAKAMIPain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
HARUKI MURAKAMII don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
HARUKI MURAKAMII 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.
HARUKI MURAKAMILife is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
HARUKI MURAKAMII 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.
HARUKI MURAKAMIWhatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
HARUKI MURAKAMISpend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.
HARUKI MURAKAMII want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this?
HARUKI MURAKAMILost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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