As we go through life, we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.
HARUKI MURAKAMILost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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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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No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.
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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
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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 don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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I’m a writer. I don’t support any war. That’s my principle.
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Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.
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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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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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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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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
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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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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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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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Rain has the power to hypnotize.
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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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