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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.

Haruki Murakami

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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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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Change Direction Fate Life Storm
Rain has the power to hypnotize.
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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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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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I don’t think of myself as an artist. I’m just a guy who can write.
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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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Couple Existence Relationship Remember
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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Hard Time Manage Person Storm Struggle Survive Walk
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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Inevitable Inspirational One Liner Optional Pain Suffering
Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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Actual Deep Discover Hear Silence
Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
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Ending Listen One Liner War
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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Fall In Love Lover Memories Missing Pieces Room Search
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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Broken Heart Damage Human Being Hurt Person Recover Repair She Understand
A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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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

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