I used to think the years would go by in order, that you get older one year at a time. But it's not like that. It happens overnight. Haruki Murakami More Quotes by Haruki Murakami More Quotes From Haruki Murakami And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about. Haruki Murakami life-lesson change inspirational One heart is not connected to another through harmony alone. They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds Haruki Murakami harmony connected heart Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Haruki Murakami motivational inspirational life The journey I'm taking is inside me. Just like blood travels down veins, what I'm seeing is my inner self and what seems threatening is just the echo of the fear in my heart. Haruki Murakami journey fear heart Sometimes it's not the people who change, it's the mask that falls off. Haruki Murakami fake-people sometimes fall No matter how honestly you open up to someone, there are still things you cannot reveal. Haruki Murakami honestly stills matter Deep rivers run quiet. Haruki Murakami rivers running quiet Say it before you run out of time. Say it before it's too late. Say what you're feeling. Waiting is a mistake. Haruki Murakami waiting mistake running But if you knew you might not be able to see it again tomorrow, everything would suddenly become special and precious, wouldn’t it? Haruki Murakami able special might Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy. Haruki Murakami life Never let the darkness or negativity outside affect your inner self. Just wait until morning comes and the bright light will drown out the darkness. Haruki Murakami goodnight good-night morning As time goes on, you'll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn't, doesn't. Time solves most things. And what time can't solve, you have to solve yourself. Haruki Murakami lasts goes-on life Why do people have to be this lonely? What's the point of it all? Millions of people in this world, all of them yearning, looking to others to satisfy them, yet isolating themselves. Why? Was the earth put here just to nourish human loneliness? Haruki Murakami sad lonely life Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely. Haruki Murakami regret way thinking Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in flight, searching the skies for dreams. Haruki Murakami fighting healing dream What matters is deciding in your heart to accept another person completely. When you do that, it is always the first time and the last. Haruki Murakami what-matters lasts heart As long as you have the courage to admit mistakes, things can be turned around. Haruki Murakami mistake long Most things are forgotten over time. Even the war itself, the life-and-death struggle people went through, is now like something from the distant past. We're so caught up in our everyday lives that events of the past, like ancient stars that have burned out, are no longer in orbit around our minds. There are just too many things we have to think about every day, too many new things we have to learn. New styles, new information, new technology, new terminology ... But still, no matter how much time passes, no matter what takes place in the interim, there are some things we can never assign to oblivion, memories we can never rub away. They remain with us forever, like a touchstone. And for me, what happened in the woods that day is one of these. Haruki Murakami struggle memories war What's nurtured slowly grows well. Haruki Murakami wells grows No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself. Haruki Murakami quake matter life
