Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and it’d lose even its imperfection.
HARUKI MURAKAMIUnfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
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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 only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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I have this strange feeling that I’m not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.
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Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
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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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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.
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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?
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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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