No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.
HARUKI MURAKAMINobody likes being alone that much. I don’t go out of my way to make friends, that’s all. It just leads to disappointment.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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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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Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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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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If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.
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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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I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Rain has the power to hypnotize.
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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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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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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 dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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