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title: "39 Stills Quotes By Haruki Murakami"
description: "39 Stills quotes by Haruki Murakami. Plus more from Haruki Murakami and more Stills sayings from other authors."
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> [Still, in the end, we all die just the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/still-in-the-end-we-all-die-just-the-same/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [While they're still alive, people can become ghosts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/while-they-re-still-alive-people-can-become-ghosts/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [two people can sleep in the same bed and still be alone when they close their eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/two-people-can-sleep-in-the-same-bed-and-still-be-alone-when-they-2/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Dreaming is the day job of novelists, but sharing our dreams is a still more important task for us. We cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/dreaming-is-the-day-job-of-novelists-but-sharing-our-dreams-is-a/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [We were, the two of us, still fragmentary beings, just beginning to sense the presence of an unexpected, to be-aquired reality that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/we-were-the-two-of-us-still-fragmentary-beings-just-beginning-to/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [I’m me, and at the same time not me. That’s what it felt like. A very still, quiet feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-m-me-and-at-the-same-time-not-me-that-s-what-it-felt-like-a-very/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [No matter what the situation may be, I still take pleasure in witnessing the joy of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/no-matter-what-the-situation-may-be-i-still-take-pleasure-in/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [I think I'll stay alive here a bit longer, and see with my own eyes what's going to happen. I can still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-think-i-ll-stay-alive-here-a-bit-longer-and-see-with-my-own-eyes/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [I don't know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-don-t-know-how-many-good-books-i-still-have-in-me-i-hope-there-are/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [No matter how honestly you open up to someone, there are still things you cannot reveal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/no-matter-how-honestly-you-open-up-to-someone-there-are-still-things/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [I probably still haven’t completely adapted to the world. I don’t know, I feel like this isn’t the real world. The people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-probably-still-haven-t-completely-adapted-to-the-world-i-don-t-know/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Now and then may not be enough…You have to enjoy it while you’re still young. enjoy it to the fullest. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/now-and-then-may-not-be-enough-you-have-to-enjoy-it-while-you-re/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [I'm still not sure I made the right choice when I told my wife about the bakery attack.But then,it might not have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-m-still-not-sure-i-made-the-right-choice-when-i-told-my-wife-about/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [We fell silent again. The thing we had shared was nothing more than a fragment of time that had died longe ago.Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/we-fell-silent-again-the-thing-we-had-shared-was-nothing-more-than-a/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [I can't imagine how American readers will react to a novel, but if the story is appealing it doesn't matter much if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-can-t-imagine-how-american-readers-will-react-to-a-novel-but-if-the/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [But still," Ayumi said, "it seems to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness." "You may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/but-still-ayumi-said-it-seems-to-me-that-this-world-has-a-serious/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [She's kind of funny looking. Her face is out of balance--broad forehead, button nose, freckled cheeks, and pointy ears. A slammed-together, rough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/she-s-kind-of-funny-looking-her-face-is-out-of-balance-broad-forehead/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [For novelists or musicians, if they really want to create something, they need to go downstairs and find a passage to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/for-novelists-or-musicians-if-they-really-want-to-create-something/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [What’s more, you’re loads better than you think you are.” “So why is it I get to thinking that way?” I puzzled.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/what-s-more-you-re-loads-better-than-you-think-you-are-so-why-is-it-i/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing is going to disappear just because you can't see what is going on.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/closing-your-eyes-isn-t-going-to-change-anything-nothing-is-going-to/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [There wasn't a cloud in the sky, no wind, and everything was quiet around us - all we could hear were birds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/there-wasn-t-a-cloud-in-the-sky-no-wind-and-everything-was-quiet/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Even if there were two of me, I still couldn't do all that has to be done. No matter what, though, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/even-if-there-were-two-of-me-i-still-couldn-t-do-all-that-has-to-be/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Where there is light, there must be shadow, where there is shadow there must be light. There is no shadow without light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/where-there-is-light-there-must-be-shadow-where-there-is-shadow-there/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [“It was a narrow world, a world that was standing still. But the narrower it became, the more it betook of stillness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/it-was-a-narrow-world-a-world-that-was-standing-still-but-the/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Most things are forgotten over time. Even the war itself, the life-and-death struggle people went through is now like something from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/most-things-are-forgotten-over-time-even-the-war-itself-the-life-and/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [The point is, not to resist the flow. You go up when you're supposed to go up and down when you're supposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/the-point-is-not-to-resist-the-flow-you-go-up-when-you-re-supposed-to/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Even when I ran my bar I followed the same policy. A lot of customers came to the bar. If one in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/even-when-i-ran-my-bar-i-followed-the-same-policy-a-lot-of-customers-2/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Most things are forgotten over time. Even the war itself, the life-and-death struggle people went through, is now like something from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/most-things-are-forgotten-over-time-even-the-war-itself-the-life-and-2/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [I often recall these words when I am writing, and I think to myself, “It’s true. There aren’t any new words. Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-often-recall-these-words-when-i-am-writing-and-i-think-to-myself-it/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Your heart is like a great river after a long spell of rain, spilling over its banks. All signposts that once stood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/your-heart-is-like-a-great-river-after-a-long-spell-of-rain-spilling/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [There are three ways you can get along with a girl: one, shut up and listen to what she has to say;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/there-are-three-ways-you-can-get-along-with-a-girl-one-shut-up-and/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [No matter where i go, i still end up me. What's missing never changes. The scenery may change, but i'm still the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/no-matter-where-i-go-i-still-end-up-me-what-s-missing-never-changes/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [For me, writing a novel is like having a dream. Writing a novel lets me intentionally dream while I'm still awake. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/for-me-writing-a-novel-is-like-having-a-dream-writing-a-novel-lets-me/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [As long as I stared at the clock, at least the world remained in motion. Not a very consequential world, but in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/as-long-as-i-stared-at-the-clock-at-least-the-world-remained-in/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Sometimes I find it too hot to run, and sometimes too cold. Or too cloudy. But I still go running. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/sometimes-i-find-it-too-hot-to-run-and-sometimes-too-cold-or-too/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [At any rate, that’s how I started running. Thirty three—that’s how old I was then. Still young enough, though no longer a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/at-any-rate-that-s-how-i-started-running-thirty-three-that-s-how-old/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Hey, what is it with you? Why are you so spaced out? You still haven't answered me." I probably still haven't completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/hey-what-is-it-with-you-why-are-you-so-spaced-out-you-still-haven-t/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Well, think of what I’m doing to you right now. For me I’m the self, and you’re the object. For you, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/well-think-of-what-i-m-doing-to-you-right-now-for-me-i-m-the-self-and/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [A short story I have written long ago would barge into my house in the middle of the night, shake me awake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/a-short-story-i-have-written-long-ago-would-barge-into-my-house-in/)

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## Other authors on Stills

## More by Haruki Murakami

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-always-feel-like-i-m-struggling-to-become-someone-else-like-i-m/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/if-writing-novels-is-like-planting-a-forest-then-writing-short/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [“The sad truth is that what I could recall in five seconds all too soon needed ten, then thirty, thena full minute...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/the-sad-truth-is-that-what-i-could-recall-in-five-seconds-all-too/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [“Intelligent teenage girls were often instinctively theatrical, purposely eccentric, mouthing highly suggestive words to confuse people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/intelligent-teenage-girls-were-often-instinctively-theatrical/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/memory-is-like-fiction-or-else-it-s-fiction-that-s-like-memory-this/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [The most dangerous creature here would have to be me. So maybe I'm just scared of my own shadow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/the-most-dangerous-creature-here-would-have-to-be-me-so-maybe-i-m/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [If you listen to the radio for a whole hour there's maybe one decent song. The rest is mass-produced garbage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/if-you-listen-to-the-radio-for-a-whole-hour-there-s-maybe-one-decent/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [“that one of our problems was our inability to recognize and accept our own deformities”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/that-one-of-our-problems-was-our-inability-to-recognize-and-accept/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [“When I look back at myself at age twenty, what I remember most is being alone and lonely. I had no girlfriend to warm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/when-i-look-back-at-myself-at-age-twenty-what-i-remember-most-is/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/there-s-not-a-branch-of-publishing-or-broadcasting-that-doesn-t/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/one-by-one-i-ll-face-the-tasks-before-me-and-complete-them-as-best-i/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/eleven-o-clock-had-come-and-gone-i-had-to-find-a-way-to-bring-this/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/some-people-get-a-kick-out-of-reading-railway-timetables-and-that-s/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/when-the-time-comes-everybody-s-got-to-end-up-where-they-belong-only/)

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> [“You let something out of the bag before yourself knew what it was all about”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/you-let-something-out-of-the-bag-before-yourself-knew-what-it-was-all/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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                        "text": "“It was a narrow world, a world that was standing still. But the narrower it became, the more it betook of stillness, the more this world that enveloped me seemed to overflow with things and people that could only be called strange. They had been there all the while, it seemed, waiting in the shadows for me to stop moving. And every time the wind-up bird came to my yard to wind its spring, the world descendedmore deeply into chaos.”",
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                        "text": "Hey, what is it with you? Why are you so spaced out? You still haven't answered me.\" I probably still haven't completely adapted to the world,\" I said after giving it some thought. \"I don't know, I feel like this isn't the real world. The people, the scene: they just don't seem real to me.\" Midori rested an elbow on the bar and looked at me. \"There was something like that in a Jim Morrison song, I'm pretty sure.\" People are strange when you're a stranger.",
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