No matter how much time passes, no matter what takes place in the interim, there are some things we can never assign… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“We habitually cut out pieces of time to fit us, so we tend to fool ourselves into thinking that time is our… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“What Tengo would have to do, it seemed, was take a hard, honest look at the past while standing at the crossroads… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
When you're young, you think you can handle anything. By the time you find out otherwise, it's already too late. You got… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“The Earth, after all, doesn’t creak and groan its way around the sun just so human beings can have a good time… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“In the name of God, they stole her time and her freedom, putting shackles on her heart. They preached about God's kindness,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“First, about our Sheep Man.” “The Sheep Man’s a good guy.” “But the Sheep Man, the one who came visiting here, was… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
As long as possible, I would really like to complete one marathon per year. Though my time has been slowing down as… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Time. Particles of darkness configured mysterious patterns on my retina. Patterns that degenerated without a sound, only to be replaced by new… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“And she leaves. She opens the door and, without a backward glance, goes out and shuts the door. I stand at the… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
From now on, little by little, you must prepare yourself to face death. If you devote all of your future energy to… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“How much time had passed? Five minutes, perhaps, or was it an hour? Or a whole day? Or maybe time had stood… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Seeing a lot of water like that every day is probably an important thing for human beings. For human beings might be… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Silence. How long it lasted, I couldn't tell. It might have been five seconds, it might have been a minute. Time wasn't… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Is it possible, in the final analysis, for one human being to achieve perfect understanding of another? We can invest enormous time… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“When you see runners in town, it's easy to distinguish beginners from veterans. Their hearts, lost in thought, slowly tick away time.… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Now all you can do is wait. It must be hard for you, but there is a right time for everything. Like… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Some people are polite, and some are quick. Each one’s a good quality to have, but most of the time quickness trumps… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Time really is one big continuous cloth, no? We habitually cut out pieces of time to fit us, so we tend to… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
He was silent for thirty seconds, maybe a minute. I uncrossed my legs under the table and wondered if this was the… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Didn't someone once say, 'A friend to kill time is a friend sublime'?" "That was you who said that, no?" "Sixth sense,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Listen, every object's in flux. The Earth, time, concepts, love, life, faith, justice, evil--they're all fluid and in transition. They don't stay… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“After such prolonged frowning, it took her some moments to recall what her normal face even looked like, but after several attempts… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“I like to write. I like to choose the right word, I like to write the right sentence. It's just like gardening… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
You know, eating's much more important than most people think. There comes a time in your life when you've just got to… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“The new day is almost here, but the old one is still dragging its heavy skirts. Just as ocean water and river… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“I was attracted to her from the first time we talked, and soon there was no turning back. For a long time… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
They tell us that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself,but I don't believe that." he said. Then, a… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“They showed up all the time. They'd ring the bell or knock on the door, unconcerned that you might otherwise be occupied… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I found a Bill Evans record in the bookcase and was listening to it while drying my hair when I realized that… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Curiosity can bring guts out of hiding at times, maybe even get them going. But curiosity usually evaporates. Gust have to go… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Since I have come to America, I am often asked whether my next novel will be set in America. I don't think… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Samsa sat there for a long time with his eyes closed. Then, making up his mind, he stood, grabbed his black walking… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
You have to be practical. So every time I say, if you want to write a novel you have to be practical,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Oshima's silent for a time as he gazes at the forest, eyes narrowed. Birds are flitting from one branch to the next.… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
In other words, let's face it: Life is basically unfair. But even in a situation that's unfair, I think it's possible to… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Nah, I shook my head, things that come out of nowhere go back to nowhere, that’s all. We fell silent again. The… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“If I’m asked what the next most important quality is for a novelist, that’s easy too: focus—the ability to concentrate all your… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“No two human beings are alike; it's a question of identity. And what is identity? The cognitive system arisin' from the aggregate… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I always feel like I'm struggling to become someone else. Like I'm trying to find a new place, grab hold of a new life,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“The sad truth is that what I could recall in five seconds all too soon needed ten, then thirty, thena full minute...” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“Intelligent teenage girls were often instinctively theatrical, purposely eccentric, mouthing highly suggestive words to confuse people.” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
Memory is like fiction; or else it's fiction that's like memory. This really came home to me once I started writing fiction, that memory… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
The most dangerous creature here would have to be me. So maybe I'm just scared of my own shadow. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
If you listen to the radio for a whole hour there's maybe one decent song. The rest is mass-produced garbage — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“that one of our problems was our inability to recognize and accept our own deformities” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“When I look back at myself at age twenty, what I remember most is being alone and lonely. I had no girlfriend to warm… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“There's not a branch of publishing or broadcasting that doesn't depend in some way on advertising. It'd be like an aquarium without water. Why,… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“One by one, I'll face the tasks before me and complete them as best I can. Focusing on each stride forward, but at the… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“Eleven o'clock had come and gone. I had to find a way to bring this conversation to a successful conclusion and get out of… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“Some people get a kick out of reading railway timetables and that's all they do all day. Some people make huge model boats out… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“When the time comes, everybody’s got to end up where they belong. Only me, I didn’t have a place to call my own. It’s… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
“You let something out of the bag before yourself knew what it was all about” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share
