There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
HARUKI MURAKAMIMy priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time.
HARUKI MURAKAMILife is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
HARUKI MURAKAMIWhenever 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.
HARUKI MURAKAMIYoung people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
HARUKI MURAKAMIA fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
HARUKI MURAKAMIWhat happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
HARUKI MURAKAMIYou can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
HARUKI MURAKAMITaking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
HARUKI MURAKAMIWhen I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
HARUKI MURAKAMII don’t want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.
HARUKI MURAKAMILost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
HARUKI MURAKAMII had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAnyone 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.
HARUKI MURAKAMINobody likes being alone that much. I don’t go out of my way to make friends, that’s all. It just leads to disappointment.
HARUKI MURAKAMII don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
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