Truth Quotes by Haruki Murakami

“I think you just need to be honest with yourself, as much as you can. All you can do is be as…

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“That is because most people believe not so much in truth as in things they wish were the truth.”

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“The sad truth is that what I could recall in five seconds all too soon needed ten, then thirty, thena full minute...”

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“For it is just as sinful from the standpoint of nature and of truth to be above oneself as to be below…

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“Only by learning the truth—whatever that truth might be—could people be given the right kind of power.”

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“To tell you the truth, sleepless nights are as unusual for me as sumo wrestlers who look good in berets.”

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“It's easy to talk big, but the important thing is whether or not you clean up the shit.”

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“Truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one is looking for painful truths”

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“This all has got to be, patently, the most unbelievable, the most ridiculous story I have ever heard. Somehow coming from your…

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“Speaking frankly and speaking the truth are two different things entirely. Honesty is to truth as prow is to stern. Honesty appears…

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“Lies are terrible things. One could say that the greatest sins afflicting modern society are the proliferation of lies and silence. We…

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“To tell the truth, though, I don't think I deserve your kindness. I'm trying my best to be a much better person,…

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“No one noticed that I had changed- that I had given up sleep entirely, that I was spending all my time reading,…

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“There're a lot of odd things going on--but I feel like I'm slowly getting closer to the truth." -"Actually getting closer to…

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“Trouble is we end up being worse at saying things well. It's got to be an inborn fault. Naturally, everyone's got faults.…

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“Most people believe not so much in truth as in things they wish were the truth. Their eyes may be wide open,…

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“By living our lives, we nurture death. True as this might be, it was only one of the truths we had to…

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“The pure present is an ungraspable advance of the past devouring the future. In truth, all sensation is already memory.” Hoshino looked…

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And as the years have passed, the time has grown longer. The sad truth is that what I could recall in five…

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There's no sense forcing yourself if you don't feel like it. Tell you the truth, I've had sex with lots of guys,…

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Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one…

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“To tell the truth, I don’t really understand the causes behind my runner’s blues. Or why now it’s beginning to fade. It’s…

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“Becoming serious was not the same thing as approaching truth, I sensed, however vaguely. But death was a fact, a serious fact,…

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“And how was my time? Truth be told, not so great. At least, not as good as I’d been secretly hoping for.…

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“It may well be that we can never fully adapt to our own deformities. Unable to find a place inside ourselves for…

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“Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, & almost no one…

— Haruki Murakami

“The sad truth is that what I could recall in five seconds all too soon needed ten, then thirty, then a full…

— Haruki Murakami

“his job was to bring that truth to light. It wouldn’t be easy. The place was under heavy guard, with professionals involved.…

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“Becoming serious is not the same thing as approaching the truth”

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“When you fall in love, the natural thing to do is give yourself to it. That's what I think. It's just a…

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“Everything was intertwined, with the complexity of a three-dimensional puzzle, a puzzle in which truth was not necessarily fact and fact not…

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The sad truth is that certain types of things can't go backward. Once they start going forward, no matter what you do,…

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“The truth sometimes reminds me of a city buried in sand. As time passes, the sand piles up even thicker, and occasionally…

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“Hajime," she began, "the sad truth is that some things can't go backwards. Once they start going forward, no matter what you…

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Like most novelists, I like to do exactly the opposite of what I'm told. It's in my nature as a novelist. Novelists…

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“recognition that most of what is generally considered the truth is entirely relative. Subject and object are not as distinct as most…

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No truth can cure the sorrow we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, no kindness can…

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“On the whole, I think of myself as one of those people who take a convenience-sake view of prevailing world conditions, events,…

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“No truth can cure the sadness we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, no kindness, can…

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“Once you start lying to the public, you have to keep lying. It never ends. It’s not easy, either psychologically or practically,…

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