It seemed to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness. Haruki Murakami More Quotes by Haruki Murakami More Quotes From Haruki Murakami I myself, as I'm writing, don't know who did it. The readers and I are on the same ground. When I start to write a story, I don't know the conclusion at all and I don't know what's going to happen next. If there is a murder case as the first thing, I don't know who the killer is. I write the book because I would like to find out. If I know who the killer is, there's no purpose to writing the story. Haruki Murakami purpose writing book Sometimes we don't need words. Rather, it's words that need us. Haruki Murakami sometimes needs In ancient times, people weren't just male or female, but one of three types: male/male, male/female, female/female. In other words, each person was made out of the components of two people. Everyone was happy with this arrangement and never really gave it much a thought. But then God took a knife and cut everybody in half, right down the middle. So after that the world was divided just into male and female, the upshot being that people spend their time running around trying to locate their missing other half. Haruki Murakami knives cutting running If we reverse the outer shell and the essence--in other words, consider the outer shell the essence and the essence only the shell--our lives might be a whole lot easier to understand. Haruki Murakami shells essence might Ever since time began (when was that, I wonder?), it's been moving ever forward without a moment's rest. And one of the privileges given to those who've avoided dying young is the blessed Haruki Murakami dying blessed moving You can hide as cleverly as you like, but in the final analysis mimicry is deception, pure and simple. It doesn't solve a thing. Haruki Murakami analysis deception simple ...I've just been feeling insecure since I was 20, and that's all I've been trying to express. Now the entire world is feeling insecure. Haruki Murakami insecure feelings trying Sex is an extremely subtle undertaking, unlike going to the department store on a Sunday to buy a thermos. Haruki Murakami subtle sunday sex The best way to think about reality, I had decided, was to get as far away from it as possible. Haruki Murakami reality way thinking Rousseau defined civilizations as when people build fences. Haruki Murakami fence civilization people You know, eating's much more important than most people think. There comes a time in your life when you've just got to have something super-delicious. And when you're standing at that crossroads your whole life can change, depending on which one you go into - the good restaurant or the awful one. Haruki Murakami important people thinking While they're still alive, people can become ghosts. Haruki Murakami alive ghost people I don't know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five. Haruki Murakami four stills book Reaching the finish line, never walking, and enjoying the race. These three, in this order, are my goals. Haruki Murakami race goal order There wasn't a cloud in the sky, no wind, and everything was quiet around us - all we could hear were birds chirping in the woods. The war seemed like something in a faraway land that had nothing to do with us. We sang songs as we hiked up the hill, sometimes imitating the birds we heard. Except for the fact that the war was still going on, it was a perfect morning. Haruki Murakami song morning war In any case, suffice it to say I enjoyed hearing about faraway places. I had stocked up a whole store of these places, like a bear getting ready for hibernation. I'd close my eyes, and streets would materialize, rows of houses take shape. I could hear people's voices, feel the gentle, steady rhythm of their lives, those people so distant, whom I'd probably never know. Haruki Murakami voice eye people I had my jazz club and I had enough money. So I didn't have to write for my living. Haruki Murakami had-enough clubs writing I have no models in Japanese literature. I created my own style, my own way. Haruki Murakami style literature way I used to run a full marathon in three hours and 25 or 26 minutes. Not any more. Haruki Murakami marathon three running I'm a writer, not a professional runner. It's fun and it helps me write. I need powerful concentration. Haruki Murakami powerful writing fun
