If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAnd 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.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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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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No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.
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Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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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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Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
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Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
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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 dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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Nobody likes being alone that much. I don’t go out of my way to make friends, that’s all. It just leads to disappointment.
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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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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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