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Haruki Murakami Inspirational Quotes (566)

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But if something did happen, it happened. Whether it's right or wrong. I accept everything that happens, and that's how I became the person I am now.
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The grounds of the place were dominated by several large, old willow trees that towered over the surrounding stone wall and swayed soundlessly in the wind like lost souls.
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I don't know -- maybe the world has two different kinds of people, and for one kind the world is this completely logical, rice pudding place, and for the other it's all hit-or-miss macaroni gratin.
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Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in flight, searching the skies for dreams.
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For a while is a phrase whose length can't be measured.At least by the person who's waiting.
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You know what I should do? Hoshino asked excited. Of course, the cat said. What'd I tell you? Cats know everything. Not like dogs.
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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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Find me now. Before someone else does.
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Something inside me had dropped away, and nothing came in to fill the cavern.
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People want to be bowled over by something special. Nine times out of ten you might strike out, but that tenth time, that peak experience, is what people want. That's what can move the world. That's art.
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Colours shone with exceptional clarity in the rain. The ground was a deep black, the pine branches a brilliant green, the people wrapped in yellow looking like special spirits that were allowed to wander over the earth on rainy mornings only.
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I don't know how many good books I still have in me I hope there are another four or five.
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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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What do we talk about? Just ordinary things. What happened today, or books we've read, or tomorrow's weather, you know. Don't tell me you're wondering if people jump to their feet and shout stuff like 'It'll rain tomorrow if a polar bear eats the stars tonight!
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Understanding is but the sum of misunderstandings.
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When I wake up, my pillow’s cold and damp with tears. But tears for what? I have no idea.
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I may not be the most likable person in the world, but I try not to upset people.
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I want to believe you, but if that's true, I just don't get it. Why does loving somebody mean you have to hurt them just as much? I mean, if that's the way it goes, what's the point of loving someone?
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With each passing moment I'm becoming part of the past. There is no future for me, just the past steadily accumulating.
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You’re optimistic one moment, only to be racked the next by the certainty that it will all fall to pieces. And in the end it does.
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I am a flawed human being - a far more flawed human being than you realize.
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Give yourself five minutes to consider how you can turn a miserable situation to your benefit and that light bulb is going to click on.
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Reality's just the accumulation of ominous prophecies come to life. All you have to do is open a newspaper on any given day to weigh the good news versus the bad news, and you'll see what I mean.
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My shadow is only half of what it should be. Everyone has their shortcomings.
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