When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
HARUKI MURAKAMISilence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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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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A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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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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My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time.
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Rain has the power to hypnotize.
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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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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I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you.
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Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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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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If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
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