Overhead, the two moons worked together to bathe the world in a strange light. Haruki Murakami More Quotes by Haruki Murakami More Quotes From Haruki Murakami There are some things about myself I can’t explain to anyone. There are some things I don’t understand at all. I can’t tell what I think about things or what I’m after. I don’t know what my strengths are or what I’m supposed to do about them. But if I start thinking about these things in too much detail the whole thing gets scary. And if I get scared I can only think about myself. I become really self-centered, and without meaning to, I hurt people. So I’m not such a wonderful human being. Haruki Murakami hurt self thinking My very existence, my life in the world, seemed like a hallucination. A strong wind would make me think my body was about to be blown to the end of the earth, to some land I had never seen or heard of, where my mind and body would separate forever. “Hold tight,” I would tell myself, but there was nothing for me to hold on to. Haruki Murakami strong wind thinking That's what the world is , after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories. Haruki Murakami battle memories world I don't want our relationship to end like this. You're one of the very few friends I have, and it hurts not being able to see you. When am I going to be able to talk to you? I want you to tell me that much, at least. Haruki Murakami few-friends hurt want Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that's the essence of running, and a metaphor for life Haruki Murakami limits essence running If you really want to know something, you have to be willing to pay the price. Haruki Murakami pay-the-price willing want As we go through life we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves. Haruki Murakami colorless who-we-are loses I learned that realism can come in all shapes and sizes. The world is big enough for different values to coexist. Haruki Murakami shapes different world If you think God’s there, He is. If you don’t, He isn’t. And if that’s what God’s like, I wouldn’t worry about it. Haruki Murakami atheist worry thinking Loving another person is a wonderful thing, and if that love is sincere, no one ends up tossed into a labyrinth. You have to have more faith in yourself. Haruki Murakami labyrinth wonderful love-is Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart. Haruki Murakami inspiration memories life I was reduced to pure concept. My flesh had dissolved; my form had dissipated. I floated in space. Liberated of my corporeal being, but without dispensation to go anywhere else.I was adrift in the void. Somewhere across the fine line separating nightmare from reality. Haruki Murakami adrift space reality Reality was utterly coolheaded and utterly lonely. Haruki Murakami lonely reality Our responsibility begins with our imagination. Haruki Murakami imagination responsibility If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there's salvation in life. Even if you can't get together with that person. Haruki Murakami hope love life Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting. Haruki Murakami regret time life Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who's in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It's like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven't seen in a long time. Haruki Murakami love memories life Such wounds to the heart will probably never heal. But we cannot simply sit and stare at our wounds forever. Haruki Murakami staring forever heart Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. Haruki Murakami missing love fall It's because of you when I'm in bed in the morning that I can wind my spring and tell myself I have to live another good day. Haruki Murakami good-day spring morning
