There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.
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Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
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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.
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I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it – to be fed so much love I couldn’t take any more. Just once.
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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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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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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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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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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.
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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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