I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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
-
-
Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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 -
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 MURAKAMI -
Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
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.
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 -
Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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 -
Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
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.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
HARUKI MURAKAMI -
Rain has the power to hypnotize.
HARUKI MURAKAMI