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 MURAKAMII want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this?
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
-
-
The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
I don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
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.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
I don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
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.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
I think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
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.
HARUKI MURAKAMI