2,618 Quotes by Haruki Murakami

He calmed himself, shut his eyes, and fell asleep. The rear light of consciousness, like the last express train of the night, began to fade into the distance, gradually speeding up, growing smaller until it was, finally, sucked into the depths of night, where it disappeared. All that remained was the sound of the wind slipping through a stand of white birch trees.

But metaphors can reduce the distance... metaphors help eliminate what separates you and me.

I wasn't in love with her. And she didn't love me. For me the question of love was irrelevant. What I sought was the sense of being tossed about by some raging, savage force, in the midst of which lay something absolutely crucial. I had no idea what that was. But I wanted to thrust my hand right inside her body and touch it, whatever it was.

Allegories and metaphors are not something you should explain in words. You just grasp them and accept them

Nemoj da se sažaljevaš. To rade samo kreteni.

The trees might have been old growth the way they towered over the road, blocking out the sun and covering everything in gloomy shadows. The breeze flowing into the bus's open windows turned suddenly cold, its dampness sharp against the skin.

Junior coughed into a white handkerchief, inspecting it before putting it back into his pocket. Never trust a man who carries a handkerchief, I always say. One of many prejudicial rules of thumb.

It is very simple, actually. It is because you and Tengo were so powerfully drawn to each other.

Looking at the ocean makes me miss people, and hanging out with people makes me miss the ocean.