Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
HARUKI MURAKAMIPain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
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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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The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.
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Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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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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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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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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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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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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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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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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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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