As we go through life, we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.
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 don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
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I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
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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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I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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I sometimes think that people’s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what’s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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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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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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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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