--- title: "1 Born to run Quotes By Koushun Takami" description: "1 Born to run quotes by Koushun Takami. Plus more from Koushun Takami and more Born to run sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/koushun-takami-10570_born-to-run_as-he-ran-next-to-noriko-a-thought-sudde_1224250.png" --- > [“As he ran next to Noriko, a thought suddenly occurred to him. The screaming, their hasty footsteps, and the officer warning them to stop all receded as his mind was occupied with this thought. It might have been inappropriate. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/as-he-ran-next-to-noriko-a-thought-suddenly-occurred-to-him-the/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/koushun-takami-10570_born-to-run_as-he-ran-next-to-noriko-a-thought-sudde_1224250.png) ## Other authors on Born to run - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-mcdougall-23970.jpg) Christopher McDougall 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-to-run/christopher-mcdougall/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruce-springsteen-20092.jpg) Bruce Springsteen 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-to-run/bruce-springsteen/) ## More by Koushun Takami > [I just didn't want to be a loser anymore... -Mitsuko Souma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/i-just-didn-t-want-to-be-a-loser-anymore-mitsuko-souma/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [“We're supposed to strive for harmony, and that's what the art of tea is supposed to accomplish... but harmony is very, very difficult to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/we-re-supposed-to-strive-for-harmony-and-that-s-what-the-art-of-tea/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [“Let me get this straight. The man with the gun says stay in your seat and you take that to mean jump around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/let-me-get-this-straight-the-man-with-the-gun-says-stay-in-your-seat/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [But I'm willing to take a chance on believing there has to be a way. All I need is someone to believe with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/but-i-m-willing-to-take-a-chance-on-believing-there-has-to-be-a-way/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [Nice jewelry and a boys corpse. Oh you're so pretty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/nice-jewelry-and-a-boys-corpse-oh-you-re-so-pretty/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/you-all-have-your-own-distinct-personal-backgrounds-of-course-some-of/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [“Shogo. I know I'm repeating myself, but I have to say it. If I were Keiko, this is what I'd say. Please Live. Talk,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/shogo-i-know-i-m-repeating-myself-but-i-have-to-say-it-if-i-were/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [“Lord knows my nipples are hard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/lord-knows-my-nipples-are-hard/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [“All of a sudden Yutaka realized he had created a cloud of dust all around him. Oh no! No! This sucks. This blows more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/all-of-a-sudden-yutaka-realized-he-had-created-a-cloud-of-dust-all/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [By then she was dead. In fact, she may have been dead a while ago. Physically, several seconds ago, mentally, ages ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/by-then-she-was-dead-in-fact-she-may-have-been-dead-a-while-ago/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [Shinji slowly fell forward onto his face. Debris bounced up on impact. It took less than thirty seconds for the rest of his body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/shinji-slowly-fell-forward-onto-his-face-debris-bounced-up-on-impact/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [I hope you fall in love with someone nice and have a good marriage. I might end up dying without knowing what it's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/i-hope-you-fall-in-love-with-someone-nice-and-have-a-good-marriage-i/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [How do you know I didn't bring you out here to dispose of you in private?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/how-do-you-know-i-didn-t-bring-you-out-here-to-dispose-of-you-in/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [“Touch me and I'll gut you like the pig you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/touch-me-and-i-ll-gut-you-like-the-pig-you-are/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) > [It's not a bad thing to be loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/koushun-takami/it-s-not-a-bad-thing-to-be-loved/) [Koushun Takami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/koushun-takami/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born-to-run/koushun-takami/#itemlist", "name": "1 Born to run Quotes By Koushun Takami", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As he ran next to Noriko, a thought suddenly occurred to him. 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