Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
HARUKI MURAKAMILost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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I have this strange feeling that I’m not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.
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There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair.
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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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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 think history is collective memories. In writing, I’m using my own memory, and I’m using my collective memory.
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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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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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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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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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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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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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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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Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
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A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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