In most cases learning something essential in life requires physical pain. Haruki Murakami More Quotes by Haruki Murakami More Quotes From Haruki Murakami So many dreams, so many disappointments, so many promises. And in the end, they all just vanish. Haruki Murakami disappointment dream promise I want to write stories that are different from the ones I've written so far, Junpei thought: I want to write about people who dream and wait for the night to end, who long for the light so they can hold the ones they love. But right now I have to stay here and keep watch over this woman and this girl. I will never let anyone-not anyone-try to put them into that crazy box- not even if the sky should fall or the earth crack open with a roar. Haruki Murakami crazy girl dream Another person's life is that person's life. You can't take responsibility. Haruki Murakami taking-responsibility responsibility life-is Once you let yourself grow close to someone, cutting the ties could be painful. Haruki Murakami cutting ties painful I'm not afraid to die. What I'm afraid of is having reality get the better of me, of having reality leave me behind. Haruki Murakami leaving-me not-afraid reality Her pupils have taken on a lonely hue, like grey clouds reflected in a calm lake. Haruki Murakami lonely taken lakes I may not look it, but I can be a very patient guy. And killing time is one of my specialities. Haruki Murakami guy may looks Sometimes when I think of life, I feel like a piece of driftwood washed up on shore. Haruki Murakami pieces sometimes thinking The ocean was one of the greatest things he had ever seen in his life—bigger and deeper than anything he had imagined. It changed its color and shape and expression according to time and place and weather. It aroused a deep sadness in his heart, and at the same time it brought his heart peace and comfort. Haruki Murakami sadness ocean heart If I stayed here, something inside me would be lost forever—something I couldn't afford to lose. It was like a vague dream, a burning, unfulfilled desire. The kind of dream people have only when they're seventeen. Haruki Murakami dream forever people If you keep on writing for three years, every day, you should be strong. Of course, you have to be strong mentally, also. But in the first place, you have to be strong physically. That is a Haruki Murakami strong writing years Everything. Things you lost. Things you’re gonna lose. Everything. Here’s where it all ties together. Haruki Murakami lost-things ties together I just feel pain. A lot of pain. I thought I could imagine how much this would hurt but I was wrong. Haruki Murakami imagine pain hurt Stories lie deep in our souls. Stories lie so deep at the bottom of our hearts that they can bring people together on the deepest level. When I write a novel, I go into such depths. Haruki Murakami heart writing lying I have no idea! I have been writing for 35 years and from the beginning up to now the situation's almost the same. I'm kind of an ugly duckling. Always the duckling, never the swan. Haruki Murakami ugly-duckling swans writing What gave money its true meaning was its dark-night namelessness, its breathtaking interchangeability. Haruki Murakami breathtaking dark night Not that running away's going to solve everything. I don't want to rain on your parade or anything, but I wouldn't count on escaping this place if I were you. No matter how far you run. Distance might not solve anything. Haruki Murakami distance rain running I'm not human. I'm a piece of machinery. I don't need to feel a thing. Just forge on ahead. Haruki Murakami machinery pieces needs Most of what I know about writing I've learned through running every day. Haruki Murakami ive-learned writing running I bet the reason people are afraid of going bald is because it makes them think of the end of life. I mean, when your hair starts to thin, it must feel as if your life is being worn away ... as if you've taken a giant step in the direction of death, the last Big Consumption. Haruki Murakami taken mean thinking
