2,618 Quotes by Haruki Murakami

Si leyera lo mismo que los demás, acabaría pensando como ellos.

That meadow scene is the first thing that comes back to me. The smell of grass, the faint chill of the wind, the line of the hills, the barking of a dog: these are the first things, and they come with absolute clarity. I feel as if I can reach out and trace them with a fingertip. And yet, as clear as the scene may be, no one is in it.

Everybody feels like that to some extent," I said. "They're trying to express themselves and it bothers them when they can't get it right.

I know these things. I'm always right. It's got nothing to do with logic: I just feel it. For example, when I'm really close to you like this, I'm not the least bit scared. Nothing dark or evil could ever tempt me.

But your problems are not going to continue for the rest of your life

If you need me, use me. Don't you see?

that one of our problems was our inability to recognize and accept our own deformities

Sono libero, mi dico. Chiudo gli occhi e per un po’ penso a questa mia nuova libertà. Ma non riesco a capire bene che cosa significhi il fatto che sono libero. Quello che capisco adesso è semplicemente che sono solo. Solo e in un paese che non conosco. Come un esploratore solitario che ha perso bussola e mappe. È questo che significa essere liberi? Non lo so, e allora rinuncio a pensarci.

In those days I used to talk to myself as if reciting poetry.