I 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.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
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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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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself.
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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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Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.
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I want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this?
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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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Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.
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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
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Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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