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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.

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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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Business Feeling Motivational Opportunity Possible
Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
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As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself.
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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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Couple Existence Relationship Remember
Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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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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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.
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Broken Heart Damage Human Being Hurt Person Recover Repair She Understand
Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
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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
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
No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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Change Direction Fate Life Storm

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