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Haruki Murakami

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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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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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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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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Rain has the power to hypnotize.
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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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As we go through life, we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.
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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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Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.
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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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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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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.
HARUKI MURAKAMI
A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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