If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
HARUKI MURAKAMIIf you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAnyone 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.
HARUKI MURAKAMILost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
HARUKI MURAKAMIUnfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
HARUKI MURAKAMIBut 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 MURAKAMIPeople 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.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAs time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAnd once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.
HARUKI MURAKAMIConcentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
HARUKI MURAKAMIPain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
HARUKI MURAKAMINo matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
HARUKI MURAKAMITaking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
HARUKI MURAKAMIYoung people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
HARUKI MURAKAMIDon’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
HARUKI MURAKAMIIf you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
HARUKI MURAKAMII had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
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