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.
HARUKI MURAKAMIBut 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.
More Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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You can hide memories, but you can’t erase the history that produced them.
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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 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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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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If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
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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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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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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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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
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Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.
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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 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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