I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
HARUKI MURAKAMIWhatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.
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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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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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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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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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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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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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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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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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Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
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