In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive. Haruki Murakami More Quotes by Haruki Murakami More Quotes From Haruki Murakami But this thing, whatever it was, this mistlike something, hung there inside my body like a certain kind of potential. I wanted to give it a name, but the word refused to come to mind. I’m terrible at finding the right words for things. I’m sure Tolstoy would have been able to come up with exactly the right word Haruki Murakami namesmindgiving Silence. How long it lasted, I couldn't tell. It might have been five seconds, it might have been a minute. Time wasn't fixed. It wavered, stretched, shrank. Or was it me that wavered, stretched, and shrank in the silence? I was warped in the folds of time, like a reflection in a fun house mirror. Haruki Murakami mirrorsreflectionfun For a certain kind of person, love begins from something tiny or silly. From something like that or it doesnt begin at all. Haruki Murakami tinykindsilly Music brings a warm glow to my vision, thawing mind and muscle from their endless wintering. Haruki Murakami musicmindwinter We fell silent again. The thing we had shared was nothing more than a fragment of time that had died longe ago.Even so, a faint glimmer of that warm memory still claimed a part of my heart. And when death claim me, no doubt I would walk along by that faint light in the brief instant before being flung once again into the abyss of nothingness Haruki Murakami lightheartmemories Between a high, solid wall and an egg that breaks against it, I will always stand on the side of the egg. Haruki Murakami two-sideswallstrength Everyone, deep in their hearts, is waiting for the end of the world to come. Haruki Murakami waitingheartworld Is action merely the incidental product of thought, or is thought the consequential product of action? Haruki Murakami productsaction When you see runners in town is easy to distinguish beginners from veterans. The ones panting are beginners; the ones with quiet, measured breathing are the veterans. Their hearts, lost in thought, slowly tick away time. When we pass each other on the road, we listen to the rhythm of each other's breathing, and sense the way the other person is ticking away the moments. Haruki Murakami breathingheartway Loneliness becomes an acid that eats away at you. Haruki Murakami acidloneliness Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder's frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain. Haruki Murakami mountainviewsmind Everything in life is a metaphor. Haruki Murakami metaphorlife-is You don't have to judge the whole world by your own standards. Not everybody is like you, you know. Haruki Murakami like-youjudgingworld I could disappear from the face of the earth, and the world would go on moving without the slightest twinge. Things were tremendously complicated, to be sure, but one thing was clear: no one needed me. Haruki Murakami goes-onworldmoving A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do. Haruki Murakami gentlemandoewant Have books ‘happened’ to you? Unless your answer to that question is ‘yes,’ I’m unsure how to talk to you Haruki Murakami happenedanswersbook It's just like Yeats said. In dreams begin responsibilities. Flip this around and you could say that where there's no power to imagine, no responsibility can arise. Haruki Murakami flipresponsibilitydream You like to write. It's the single most important quality for someone who wants to be a writer. But not in itself enough. Haruki Murakami qualityimportantwriting Knowledge and ability were tools, not things to show off. Haruki Murakami abilitytoolslife Death leaves cans of shaving cream half-used. Haruki Murakami shaving-creamusedhalf
