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I try not to think about anyt...

I try not to think about anything special while running. As a matter of fact, I usually run with my mind empty. However, when I run empty-minded, something naturally and abruptly crawls in sometime. That might become an idea that can help me with my writing.

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Many people tell me that they...

Many people tell me that they don 't know what to feel when they finish one of my books because the story was dark, or complicated, or strange. But while they were reading it, they were inside my world and they were happy. That's good.

Haruki Murakami 1117 quotes

I could have been a cult writ...

I could have been a cult writer if I'd kept writing surrealistic novels. But I wanted to break into the mainstream, so I had to prove that I could write a realistic book.

Haruki Murakami 1117 quotes

The thing I’m most afraid of ...

The thing I’m most afraid of is me. Of not knowing what I’m going to do. Of not knowing what I’m doing right now

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Anyone who falls in love is s...

Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves.

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Say it before you run out of ...

Say it before you run out of time. Say it before it's too late. Say what you're feeling. Waiting is a mistake.

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Never let the darkness or neg...

Never let the darkness or negativity outside affect your inner self. Just wait until morning comes and the bright light will drown out the darkness.

Haruki Murakami 1117 quotes

Despite your best efforts, pe...

Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt.

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This is what it means to live...

This is what it means to live on. When granted hope, a person uses it as fuel, as a guidepost to life. It is impossible to live without hope.

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Pain is inevitable. Suffering...

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

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When someone is trying very h...

When someone is trying very hard to get something, they don't. And when they're running away from something as hard as they can, it usually catches up with them.

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If you can’t understand it wi...

If you can’t understand it without an explanation, you can’t understand it with an explanation.

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Strong and independent? I’m n...

Strong and independent? I’m neither. I’m just being pushed along by reality, whether I like it or not.

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You have to wait until tomorr...

You have to wait until tomorrow to find out what tomorrow will bring.

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I'd be smiling and chatting a...

I'd be smiling and chatting away, and my mind would be floating around somewhere else, like a balloon with a broken string.

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Everyone who has something is...

Everyone who has something is afraid of losing it, and people with nothing are worried they'll forever have nothing. Everyone is the same.

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Life is a lot more fragile th...

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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Unclose your mind. You are no...

Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in flight, searching the skies for dreams.

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If you only read the books th...

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

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Did you ever see anyone shot ...

Did you ever see anyone shot by a gun without bleeding?

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