--- title: "11 Haruki Murakami Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Haruki Murakami quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Haruki Murakami sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/anonymous-1_haruki-murakami_si-intentas-pensar-por-ti-mismo-te-queda_1720169.jpg" --- > [“si intentas pensar por ti mismo, te quedas solo. ========== Kafka en la Orilla (Haruki Murakami)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/si-intentas-pensar-por-ti-mismo-te-quedas-solo-kafka-en-la-orilla/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/anonymous-1_haruki-murakami_si-intentas-pensar-por-ti-mismo-te-queda_1720169.jpg) > [I love David Lynch movies, and I like Haruki Murakami books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-love-david-lynch-movies-and-i-like-haruki-murakami-books/) [Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/hiro-murai-8327_books_i-love-david-lynch-movies-and-i-like-har_1875084.jpg) > [You know what I love about Haruki Murakami's books? He's so easy to read. You get three pages in and you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irina-shayk/you-know-what-i-love-about-haruki-murakami-s-books-he-s-so-easy-to/) [Irina Shayk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irina-shayk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2f/irina-shayk-3698_book_you-know-what-i-love-about-haruki-muraka_2889592.jpg) > [I find Japanese books quite baffling when I read them in translation. It's only with Haruki Murakami that I find Japanse fiction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuo-ishiguro/i-find-japanese-books-quite-baffling-when-i-read-them-in-translation/) [Kazuo Ishiguro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuo-ishiguro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c33/kazuo-ishiguro-1029_book_i-find-japanese-books-quite-baffling-whe_1515176.jpg) > [There are loads of novels that I really love, like Haruki Murakami's books, and when I read them, I do think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/there-are-loads-of-novels-that-i-really-love-like-haruki-murakami-s/) [Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/makoto-shinkai-8752_anime_there-are-loads-of-novels-that-i-really_1101711.jpg) > [Warhol was definitely an inspiration when I was younger. I wouldn't quantify his sort of influence. I've been influenced by nature and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-yellin/warhol-was-definitely-an-inspiration-when-i-was-younger-i-wouldn-t/) [Dustin Yellin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-yellin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/dustin-yellin-56878_artist_warhol-was-definitely-an-inspiration-whe_2785835.jpg) > [“Time weighs down on you like an old, ambiguous dream. You keep on moving, trying to slip through it. But even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/time-weighs-down-on-you-like-an-old-ambiguous-dream-you-keep-on-2/) [Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a5/haruki-murakami-21_dreams_time-weighs-down-on-you-like-an-old-ambi_3149269.jpg) > [I love books that create worlds for me that I don't want to leave. I recently lost my entire life to Haruki…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-love-books-that-create-worlds-for-me-that-i-don-t-want-to-leave-i/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/sarah-kay-3508_book_i-love-books-that-create-worlds-for-me-t_749871.png) > [“In that sense, this is not a standard book of interviews. Nor is it what you might call a book of 'celebrity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/in-that-sense-this-is-not-a-standard-book-of-interviews-nor-is-it/) [Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00e/haruki-murakami-21_books_in-that-sense-this-is-not-a-standard-boo_2761063.jpg) > [“They were sitting in their nice apartments or dorm rooms reading the latest Haruki Murakami story while I was sitting in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-cicero/they-were-sitting-in-their-nice-apartments-or-dorm-rooms-reading-the/) [Noah Cicero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-cicero/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/noah-cicero-27652_bad-people_they-were-sitting-in-their-nice-apartmen_1343627.png) > [“Harry was running. Harry didn’t like running. Some people ran because they liked it. Haruki Murakami liked it. Harry liked Murakami’s books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesb/harry-was-running-harry-didn-t-like-running-some-people-ran-because/) [Jo Nesbø](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/jo-nesb-2258_weight-training_harry-was-running-harry-didn-t-like-runn_1889974.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/haruki-murakami-2/#itemlist", "name": "Haruki Murakami Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“si intentas pensar por ti mismo, te quedas solo. ========== Kafka en la Orilla (Haruki Murakami)”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/si-intentas-pensar-por-ti-mismo-te-quedas-solo-kafka-en-la-orilla/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/anonymous-1_haruki-murakami_si-intentas-pensar-por-ti-mismo-te-queda_1720169.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/anonymous-1_haruki-murakami_si-intentas-pensar-por-ti-mismo-te-queda_1720169.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/anonymous-1_haruki-murakami_si-intentas-pensar-por-ti-mismo-te-queda_1720169.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“si intentas pensar por ti mismo, te quedas solo. ========== Kafka en la Orilla (Haruki Murakami)” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love David Lynch movies, and I like Haruki Murakami books.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hiro Murai" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-love-david-lynch-movies-and-i-like-haruki-murakami-books/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/hiro-murai-8327_books_i-love-david-lynch-movies-and-i-like-har_1875084.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/hiro-murai-8327_books_i-love-david-lynch-movies-and-i-like-har_1875084.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/hiro-murai-8327_books_i-love-david-lynch-movies-and-i-like-har_1875084.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love David Lynch movies, and I like Haruki Murakami books.” — Hiro Murai", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know what I love about Haruki Murakami's books? 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