Haruki Murakami

Japan
Born on 12 Jan 1949
Writer

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On Live (To):

Lots of different ways to live and lots of different ways to die. But in the end that doesn't make a bit of difference. All that remains is a desert.

South of the Border, West of the Sun

On 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.

Dance Dance Dance

On Friendship:

But what seems like a reasonable distance to one person might feel too far to somebody else.

After Dark

On Forget:

It's easy to forget things you don't need anymore.

Kafka on the Shore

On Mediocrity:

Mediocrity's like a spot on a shirt�it never comes off.

Dance Dance Dance

On Life:

Life doesn't require ideals. It requires standards of action.

Norwegian Wood

On Music:

Music brings a warm glow to my vision, thawing mind and muscle from their endless wintering.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

On Knowledge:

If you really want to know something, you have to be willing to pay the price.

After Dark

On Pain:

Each person feels pain in his own way, each has his own scars.

Kafka on the Shore

On Writing:

Which is why I am writing this book. To think. To understand. It just happens to be the way I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them.

Norwegian Wood
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