Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
HARUKI MURAKAMIListen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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 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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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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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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Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
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Nobody likes being alone that much. I don’t go out of my way to make friends, that’s all. It just leads to disappointment.
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I don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
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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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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I’m talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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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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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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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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