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And 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.

Haruki Murakami

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
Rain has the power to hypnotize.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Business Feeling Motivational Opportunity Possible
Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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Distinguish Real Writing
If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.
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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 think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
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Break Up Enough Escape Fact Love Relationship
A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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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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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
Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
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Break Up I Miss You Memories Tears Warm
I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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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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Ocean People Talk
I think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
HARUKI MURAKAMI

And 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.

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And 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.

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