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.
HARUKI MURAKAMISilence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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I sometimes think that people’s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what’s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.
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Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.
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Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
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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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What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
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Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.
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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
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A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
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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 was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it – to be fed so much love I couldn’t take any more. Just once.
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Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
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I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
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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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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
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