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I want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this?

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

Alone Disappointment Friendship Lead
There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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Distinguish Real Writing
Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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

Ocean People Talk
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
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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My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time.
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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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Anniversary Care Couple Forget Love Remember
Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.
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And 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.
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Hard Time Manage Person Storm Struggle Survive Walk
I don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
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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Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
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Clock Decrease Future Increase Past Possiblity Regret Tick Unfortunate
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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Fall In Love Lover Memories Missing Pieces Room Search

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