Haruki Murakami
read books everyone think
“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Haruki Murakami
pain inevitable suffering optional
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
― Haruki Murakami
whatever seeking come form expecting
“Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.”
― Haruki Murakami
dream right do
“I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.”
― Haruki Murakami
tolstoy happiness allegory unhappiness story
“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”
― Haruki Murakam
listen war end
“Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.”
― Haruki Murakami
clock time ticking past increase future recede possibility regre
“Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.”
― Haruki Murakami
death life opposite part
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.”
― Haruki Murakami
loss life alive opportunity
“Every one of us is losing something precious to us. Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That’s part of what it means to be alive.”
― Haruki Murakami
crazy thing seriously waste time
“Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.”
― Haruki Murakami
pain bear meaning
“I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.”
― Haruki Murakami
letter paper burn stay keep vanish
“Letters are just pieces of paper," I said. "Burn them, and what stays in your heart will stay; keep them, and what vanishes will vanish.”
― Haruki Murakami
time last solve thing yourself
“As time goes on, you'll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn't, doesn't. Time solves most things. And what time can't solve, you have to solve yourself.”
― Haruki Murakami
important learn school
“The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can't be learned at school.”
― Haruki Murakami
people wish themselves self
“No matter what they wish for, no matter how far they go, people can never be anything but themselves. That's all.”
― Haruki Murakami
world battle contrast memories
“That's what the world is , after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.”
― Haruki Murakami
chance encounter keep going
“Chance encounters are what keep us going.”
― Haruki Murakami
money buy time spend
“Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.”
― Haruki Murakami
travel far away yourself self
“No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.”
― Haruki Murakami
turn back end start
“Even if we could turn back, we'd probably never end up where we started.”
― Haruki Murakami
life water shortest route
“Life is not like water. Things in life don't necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.”
― Haruki Murakam
god is not worry
“If you think God’s there, He is. If you don’t, He isn’t. And if that’s what God’s like, I wouldn’t worry about it.”
― Haruki Murakami
everyone ordinary normal
“Everyone may be ordinary, but they're not normal.”
― Haruki Murakami