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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.

Haruki Murakami

When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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Distinguish Real Writing
Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
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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 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 far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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Actual Deep Discover Hear Silence
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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Hungry Love Want
Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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Business Feeling Motivational Opportunity Possible
Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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Feeling Sorry Yourself
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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Alone Disappointment Friendship Lead
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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Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
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Ending Listen One Liner War
There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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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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Clock Decrease Future Increase Past Possiblity Regret Tick Unfortunate
Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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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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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.

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