My own Quotes by Haruki Murakami

8 My own quotes by Haruki Murakami

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Haruki Murakami’s musings on his own path come across in eight succinct lines, each a small window into his literary mind. This compact set is perfect for a quick, authentic taste of his voice.

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I closed my own jazz bar so I could be a man who can write novels as I like. I was pleased…

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I have no models in Japanese literature. I created my own style, my own way.

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Kafka is one of my very favorite writers. Kafka's fictional world is already so complete that trying to follow in his steps…

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Team sports aren't my thing. I find it easier to pick something up if I can do it at my own speed.…

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I think history is collective memories. In writing, I'm using my own memory, and I'm using my collective memory.

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All over the world people have developed their own ideas about what's right and wrong in life, but so long as you…

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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.…

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I wrote my first two long novels and an anthology of short narratives, when I was a manager of my own jazz…

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“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…

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“You let something out of the bag before yourself knew what it was all about”

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