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Why do people have to be this...

Why do people have to be this lonely? What's the point of it all? Millions of people in this world, all of them yearning, looking to others to satisfy them, yet isolating themselves. Why? Was the earth put here just to nourish human loneliness?

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There are lots of things we n...

There are lots of things we never understand, no matter how many years we put on, no matter how much experience we accumulate.

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As we go through life we grad...

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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Whenever I look at the ocean,...

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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If you really want to know so...

If you really want to know something, you have to be willing to pay the price.

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No truth can cure the sorrow ...

No truth can cure the sorrow we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, no kindness can cure that sorrow. All we can do is see it through to the end and learn something from it, but what we learn will be no help in facing the next sorrow that comes to us without warning.

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As a novelist, you could say ...

As a novelist, you could say that I am dreaming while I am awake, and every day I can continue with yesterday's dream. Because it is a dream, there are so many contradictions and I have to adjust them to make the story work. But, in principle, the original dream does not change.

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Since I have come to America,...

Since I have come to America, I am often asked whether my next novel will be set in America. I don't think it will. I think I will be living in America for some time to come, but while living in America, I would like to write about Japanese society from the outside.

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I lost some of my friends bec...

I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. I felt like everyone hated me. That is the most unhappy time of my life.

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Everything passes. Nobody get...

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

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I think history is collective...

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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You have to dream intentional...

You have to dream intentionally. Most people dream a dream when they are asleep. But to be a writer, you have to dream while you are awake, intentionally.

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I've run the Boston Marathon ...

I've run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people's support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon.

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I just wanted to write someth...

I just wanted to write something about running, but I realized that to write about my running is to write about my writing. It's a parallel thing in me.

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It's physical. If you keep on...

It's physical. If you keep on writing for three years, every day, you should be strong. Of course you have to be strong mentally, also. But in the first place you have to be strong physically. That is a very important thing. Physically and mentally you have to be strong.

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Please think of me like an en...

Please think of me like an endangered species and just observe me quietly from far away. If you try to talk to me or touch me casually, I may get intimidated and bite you. So please be careful.

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I am 55 years old now. It tak...

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished.

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I myself have been on my own ...

I myself have been on my own and utterly independent since I graduated. I haven't belonged to any company or any system. It isn't easy to live like this in Japan.

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You know, if you are kind of ...

You know, if you are kind of rich, the best thing is that you don't have to think about money. The best thing you can buy with money is freedom, time. I don't know how much I earn a year. I have no idea. I don't know how much I pay in taxes.

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You are 27 or 28 right? It is...

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....